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GR Ex5 Causative

This document provides 15 sentences for a grammar exercise on rewriting sentences in the causative form. Students are asked to rewrite each sentence so that it expresses someone causing or allowing the action to be done by someone else, and in some cases to mention the agent. The sentences cover a range of scenarios involving hiring others to do work like painting a house, repairing a car, walking a dog, making a wedding dress, testing eyes, installing alarms and more.

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GR Ex5 Causative

This document provides 15 sentences for a grammar exercise on rewriting sentences in the causative form. Students are asked to rewrite each sentence so that it expresses someone causing or allowing the action to be done by someone else, and in some cases to mention the agent. The sentences cover a range of scenarios involving hiring others to do work like painting a house, repairing a car, walking a dog, making a wedding dress, testing eyes, installing alarms and more.

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2022-2023 CSKPHC Form 1BCD Grammar Exercise (5) – Causative (1)

Rewrite the following sentences in the causative:


1. My mother hired someone to paint her house last month.
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2. A mechanic repaired my car last summer before I set off on my holiday.
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3. She forced his daughter to walk her dog while being on holiday. (mention the agent)
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4. Sarah is not making her own wedding dress, but she paid a designer in Italy to make it for her.
(mention the agent)
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5. If you cannot see properly, you should find an optician to test your eyes. (mention the agent)
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6. An electrician installed a burglar alarm for us in October.
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7. The doctors removed David’s tonsils when he was eleven.
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8. We must ask the travel agent to help us make the arrangements.
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9. Why don’t you employ a professional photographer to take your photo? (mention the agent)
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10. Mr. Carolos had corrected Rosina’s composition before he was off-duty. (mention the agent)
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11. Someone stole my smartphone when I left it behind in the fitting room.
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12. For their wedding anniversary, Mary arranged for a baker to make a big cake.
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13. After the car accident, Cynthia made a famous plastic surgeon reshape her nose.
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14. We should call someone to clean the pool before the summer begins.
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15. My mom has done my food shopping online, and the food will be delivered to my house. *
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