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1、Answers. Technical writing exercise 6agreed to theapologised for1much aboutrenaissance . agreed to an increase. apologised for losingfind out about ourthinking about doing. to look at the dinosaurs agree with the teacher . looking for ? 2 trainingin July . going toMadrid.MISTAKE! I m just goingto th

2、e library to read some reports.school in 1985 meet at the swimming .studying Frenchfor3 . born on June 19. Jane go to . study inCopenhagen starts at6.30 so we ll much younger in the .their best work at night.3 .standard of living . letter of complaint good quality of life.for a long periodof time .

3、a result of my broken (correct) .government of my country. letter ofcomplaint toThere is a large number ofdifferent types ofcarsleader of the opposition. instead of going abroad. agree with you looking for her visa apologise for being . finally agreed totake us. because I needed looking atnew wall .

4、reception because of their . apologised to everyone when . agree with what you . difference between your essay and hisimportance of checking. emerge at night . eveningat 10-00? restaurantfor sixis on 8th September. lessonsin AugustTechnical writing exercise 71 Making verbs passive Which do you think

5、 is correct?My business is located in the eastern part of the city. My business locates in the eastern part of the city.This money can be give to the poor people for food.This money can be given to the poor people for food.Rules: The passive tense is formed with the verbto be + the past participle o

6、f the verb:Nowadays, a great deal of moneyis spenton advertising.The verb to be should be changed into the correct tenseTensePassivePresent simpleis spentPresent continuousis beingspentSimple pastwas spentPast continuoushas beenspentPast perfecthad beenspentTo make a negative, we put not between the

7、 verb to be and the past particle:We were not toldthat the time zone had changed.The passive can also be used in the infinitive form:Workers need to be taughthe correct way to behave in an emergency.After modal verbs, we use the passive infinitive without to:Some people say that childrenshould be se

8、enand not heard.You will be paidon the last Thursday of each month.ExerciseCorrect the mistakes in the following sentences. You do not need to change the tense.The antique car was sell for over one million dollars.The teachers has to eat in the student canteen during renovations.The leeks carry alon

9、g a conveyor belt to a hut where they wash and pack.The supervisor told to take her workers out of the building if the fire bell rang.1 / 4Smoking do not allow in any part of the train.The art gallery was being renovating when we were there, so we could not go in.Air tickets can buy at any tour oper

10、ator.New teachers have instructed not to drive college buses until they are trained.2 When to use passive tense Which do you think is correct?Many pigs have been died because of the disease. Many pigs have died because of the diseaseThe interviews of country people took from 1982 an1992.The intervie

11、ws of country people were taken from 1982 and 1992.Rules:With activeverbs we usually use the following order: subject + verb + object. We use the passive when we want to put the object of the verb first, namely object + verb. Compare:The musician told the tuteesto close their books. =active (subject

12、 + verb + object)The tutees were toldto lose their books. = passive(object + verb)We use the passive:When we want to make the object the focus of the sentence: The compactdisks were soldfor a small profit at the school. (note the focus on the books rather than the person selling them).Note that the

13、verb were agrees with the object (books)When the context tells us who carried out the action: Anew regulation was introducedto help protect people in this situation. (we know that the government did this).When it is not important who carried out the action: In the factory, theclothes are cleanedand

14、placedon hangers ready for sale. ( wedon t know who does this)Note that we can include the “ subject ” by adding by + (the person/group): foodAlot couldofwaste be recycled by pig producers.When reporting earlier studies in a research summary:Investigations revealedthat the hypothesis was implausible

15、.Change the following sentences from active to passive. The tense need not be changed but whether to leave out the subject needs to be decided.A school inspector checks each teaching exercise for quality:Each teaching exercise .The immigration authorities do not permit pets to enter the country dire

16、ctly.Pets .Your brother is washing the dishes at the momentThe. dishes.A plumber will repair your shower this afternoon. Your showerThe newspaper advert helped to sell our car at lastOur. car .Something tore the back off my jacket.My jacket .The musicians played an encore for the appreciative audien

17、ceAn. encore .Burning plastic gives off highly toxic chemicals. Highly toxic chemicals .3“ Register ” and formalityWhich do you think is correct?This type of business attracts a greater % of incomers than local people.This type of business attracts a greater percentage of incomers than local people.

18、Many of my old friends believe that kids have too little exercise these days.Many of my old friends believe that children have too little exercise these days.Rules:“ Register ” meausinsg the right word in the right context. For formal essay writing, you must use a formal register. This means you sho

19、uld not use informal language. You should not use:2 / 4Informal vocabulary: not kidsokbucksheaps. You should use a more formalequivalent instead:childrenall right or acceptable moneymany or great deal.Symbols on their own in place of words: not% $ & . You should write the words in full: percenta

20、ge money and at. Note that % and $ should only be used with numerals. For smaller amounts we write$50 (not fifty dollars ) and 75% (not 75 percent). The noun form of percent is percentage.Abbreviations: not m yrs kgs no. You should write these words in full: million years kilos/kilograms number.All

21、capital letters: not NOWADAYS PEOPLE EAT OUT. You should use capital lettersonly when appropriate: Nowadays people eat out.Look at the following examples:Young people wasteheaps of bucks on clothing. -> waste agreat deal ofmoney on In 1983 the % rose to 77.5 -> thepercentagerose toBetween they

22、rs2000 and 2006, over 3mpeople died. -> the years. over 3millionCorrect the register errors in the following sentences. There may be more than one.Some youngsters believe that it is ok to smoke in public places.Kids today are much more comfortable spending money than older people.The no. of gradu

23、ates without employment in the yr 2001 was 1 m.The business needs to create heaps of new products to solve the problem.A LARGE AMOUNT OF $ IS SPENT ON DEVELOPING INNOVATVE PRODUCTS.The female workers tend to wear their uniform at work more than the guys.35% of the farmers agreed with the decision bu

24、t the % that disagreed was far greater.The baby rhinoceros gains 90 kgs per day.Match the people or group to the correct sentence.The burglarthe governmentthe hospital staffthe villageThe principalthe waiterThe “ hors d oeuvreswas ”served on a goldplatterthe waiterEach year the most distinguished sp

25、ortspersonischosen. .A new law has been passed to make polluting steamsillegalI realised my ear-rings had been stolen during the breakin-Paul is being treated for minor injuries.Our new committee will be elected on 20th June .Now rewrite the sentences in the active tense using the subjects in the bo

26、xThe waiter servedthe“ hors d oeuvresona gold” platter23456Find 10 verbs that should be in the passive and make the changesTraining a new puppyThere are two main types of training: behavioural and obedience.3 / 4Behavioural training should do on a one-to-one basis. This type of training uses to corr

27、ect any bad habits your dog may have developed, such as climbing on beds. Obedience training should do often but only for short periods of time. It is best to train your dogs just before eating so her meal associates with a reward for the training.It is important to keep your puppy safe from danger.

28、 Many young puppies injure because their owners don t realise howinquisitive they can be. One way to protect your puppy is by giving her a special place. The place can make of any material but it must be big enough for the puppy to move around comfortably. It can use for house training your puppy or to protect her from very young children.You should never try to win your puppy s affection by allowing erh to do whatever she likes. If your puppy rewards with a cuddle and a pat when she jumps on the beds, then she will continue to do this.To correct jumping, first your p