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Sigrid explains Causative constructions - Parte 1


Principiante

1)  Which sentence is in the passive voice?

  • My car was washed at the carwash.
  • My brother washed my car.
  • The dishwasher washes my dishes.
  • I ironed my clothes yesterday.

2)  When we use a causative construction, we...

  • use an he action verb.
  • name the object.
  • omit the person who does something.
  • focus on how something happens.

3)  In an active construction, the focus is on...

  • the object.
  • how someone does something.
  • the person who does something.
  • the infinitive.

4)  When we shift the focus, it means that...

  • we discard it.
  • we move it somewhere else.
  • we talk about it.
  • we keep it in the same place.

5)  If I have someone do something, I...

  • arrange for it to happen.
  • use force.
  • don't give them a choice.
  • own them.

6)  "My mother irons my clothes." If I want to put this sentence into the passive voice, which is correct?

  • My clothes ironed my mother.
  • I never iron my clothes.
  • My clothes are ironed by my mother.
  • My mother does the ironing.