ANSWER KEY- WEEK NINE HOMEWORK

p. 54 – Conditional

3.

take

R

4.

close

I

5.

calls

R

6.

knew

I

7.

would you go

I

8.

won’t play

R

9.

was (were)

I

10.

get

R

11.

could grow

I

12.

help

R

13.

will receive

R

14.

would be

I

15.

would get

I

 

 

p. 58 – Passive Voice

1.

The murderer will be executed at midnight tonight in the electric chair.

2.

Over 200 UFO’s have been seen this year, according to The Star.

3.

The man’s leg was crushed by an iron girder in yesterday’s accident.

4.

His leg is going to be amputated [by the doctor] this afternoon.

5.

That song was written by the Beatles, but my favorite version was performed by Elvis.

6.

Human skulls are worn by the natives of Borneo during their spirit dances.

7.

Afterwards, the flesh of their captured enemies is eaten.

8.

The skulls will be used again [by the tribe] in their next spirit dance.

9.

The verdict has not been decided yet.

10.

The road is being repaired today.

 

p. 59 – Passive Voice

1.

A new president will be elected [by the people of Malaysia] next year.

2.

Many kinds of flowers are grown by farmers in Columbia.

3.

The boreal forest is being destroyed by the lumber industry.

4.

The bullfight was cancelled because of protests by animal rights activists.

5.

The water in the St. Lawrence has been tested by government inspectors for contamination.

6.

Automatic weapons can be bought over the internet.

7.

The old movie theater is going to be demolished.

8.

The Ottawa Treaty has not been signed by the United States.

9.

A greater amount of pollution is produced by diesel fuel than by gasoline.

10.

When I arrived downtown, a movie was being filmed on St. Catherine Street.

 

p. 62 – Gerunds vs. Infinitives

1.

looking

2.

arresting / to make

3.

being / to pass

4.

wondering / stealing

5.

to inform / to accept

6.

to see

7.

to quit / smoking

8.

Eating

9.

having

10.

to keep

11.

Watching / to improve

12.

listening

13.

to convince / to go

14.

holding

15.

swimming / diving / visiting (or ‘to visit’)

16.

to take

17.

bringing / to enter

18.

crossing

19.

to study

20.

looking / to work

21.

to step

22.

starting / making

23.

watering

24.

washing / taking out

25.

to tell / lending