SPECIAL CASESA. ACTIVE

2-Special cases

a. Active: s1+ verb1( say/believe/think....) (that) +S2+verb2...

Passive:

Cỏch 1: It + be + PP (verb1) + s2 + verb2 ....

Cỏch 2: S2+ be+ PP (verb1) + to- infinitive (verb2)...

Ex: People say that he is crazy.

Passive:

It is said that he is crazy

He is said to be crazy.

b. Negatives

Ex1: No-one has cleaned the floor lately.

Passive: The floor hasn’t been cleaned lately

Ex2: We didn’t do anything about it.

Passive: Nothing was done about it.

c. Who + V + object ... ?

Passive: - By whom... ?

- Who... by ?

Ex: Who wrote this novel ?

Passive:

- By whom was this novel written ?

- Who was this novel written by ?

d. It + be + adjective + to-infinitive + sth

Passive: It + be + adjective + for sth + to be + PP

Ex: It is important to finish this exercise.

It is important for this exercise to be finished

e. Bare-infinitive + object

Passive:

Let + object + be + PP

S + be + allowed / advised/asked/ supposed/ .... + to infinitive

Ex1:

Please open the door

Let the door be opened

Ex2:

Turn on the light

You are supposed to turn on the light.

f. Causative form ( thức mệnh lệnh)

Active:

- She + have + sb+ bare-infinitive + st

- S + get + sb + to- infinitive + sth

- S + have + sth + PP

- S + get + sth + PP

Ex1:

She has had someone repaint the car

She has had the car repainted

They got me to do the housework

They got the housework done.

RELATIVE CLAUSE

Introduction ( giới thiệu).

Mệnh đề quan hệ/ mệnh đề tớnh từ là mệnh đề phụ trong cõu (khụng thể đứng riờng một mỡnh). Nú bắt đầu

bằng:

a. relative pronouns (đại từ quan hệ) : WHO, WHOM, WHICH, WHOSE, THAT.

b relative adverbs (trạng từ liờn hệ) : WHERE, WHEN, WHY.

Ex1: A man who dares to do it dares to do anything.

Ex2: We talked to the man who was from Beijing.