The passive voice (some special cases)
1. S + want / love / like / wish … + O
1
+ to Infinitive + O
2
⇒
S + want / love / like / wish …+ O
2
+ to be V
ed

/ V
3
+( by + O
1
)
Ex : He wants someone to take photographs.
⇒
He wants photographs to be taken
2. S + advise/ beg / order/ recommend / urge + indirect O
1
+ to Infinitive + O
2
( Two ways )
⇒
S (Indirect O
1
) + (be) +advised / begged / ordered/ recommended / urged + to Infinitive
⇒
S + advise/ beg / order/ recommend / urge+ indirect O
1

/ V
3
( Gerund )
EX : He recommended using bullet-proof glass.
⇒
He recommended that bullet-proof glass should be used.
5.
Ex : I remember them taking me to the zoo.
⇒
I remember being taken to the zoo.
6. V + O + Adv
⇒
Let + O + be + V
ed

/ V
3
+ Adv
Ex: write your name here.
⇒
let your name be written here.
7. causative form ( have / Make / Get)S + have / make +O (person) + bare Infinitive + O( thing )
S + get + O (person) + to Infinitive + O( thing )
⇒
S + have / make / get +O (thing) + V
ed


+ O
2⇒
It + (be) + V
ed

/ V
3
(v
1
) + ( That ) + S
2
+ V
2
+ O
2⇒
S
2
+ (be) + V
ed

/ V
3
(v
1

3
Ex : we continue to use the natural resources.
⇒
The natural resources continue to be used
Conditional sentences
Note:
1.có thể tạo câu điều kiện bằng việc bỏ IF, chuyển Had ( III) ; were( II) lên đầu câu.
2. IF = provided( that), on condition ( that), as long as ,
* suppose, supposing = what if…………?
Ex : suppose the plane is late + what if / what will happen if the plane is late?
3. Otherwise = or ( else) = if this doesn’t happen/ didn’t happen/ hadn’t happened
Ex: we must be back before midnight; otherwise we’ll be locked out.
= if we are not back before midnight, we’ll be locked out
4. But for = if it were not for/ if it hadn’t been
Ex : my father pays my fees. But for that I wouldn’t be here.
5. Mixed condition.
Ex : if I hadn’t stayed up late last night , I wouldn’t feel sleepy nows
Question tags
General rule : 1. negative statements
⇒
affirmative interrogative
2. affirmative statements
⇒
negative interrogative
Ex : you didn’t see him, did you? Peter helped you , didn’t he ?
Note:
1. I ‘m late , aren’t I ? let’s go , shall we?
2.Những câu văn có các từ mang nghĩa phủ định : Neither, no , noone, nobody, nothing , scarcely ,
barely, hardly ever, seldom…. Có câu hỏi đuôi khẳng định.
Ex: no salt is allowed , is it?

Ex: you can eat whatever you like( anything you like)
Exercises:
1. His life is hard. He is determined to study ( No matter ………
2. He tried. He was not successful.
3. He doe anything he always tried his best
4. he got goog jobs. He was not satisfied
5. he is very rich. He isn’t happy