Learning languagues is very important in the modern world. Many people thinks is only useful for travelling, but I believe it have much other benefits. In a global society, speak more than one language help people connect and understand each other better.
First of all, languages help with comunication between people. When someone learn other language, they can understand other cultures better. This make people more open-minded and respectfull. It also allow us share ideas more easy and avoid misunderstandings.
Other reason is that learning languages improve your brain. The studies shows that bilingual people have better memory and problem solving skills. This knowlege is useful at school and at work. In addition, it is easier find information online in diferent languages.
To sum up, languages create many oportunities in the future. People which speak more than one language usually get better jobs. In my opinion, schools should teach languages more early. For all these reasons, learning languages is something everyone should do.
In English, the causative form is used when we don't do something ourselves, instead we arrange for someone else to do it for us.
He painted his house (HE DID IT HIMSELF)
He had his house painted (HE HIRED PAINTERS TO DO IT)
This is the causative form. We can use HAVE or GET. HAVE is more formal. GET is more informal:
He got his house painted
Watch this video and learn more about it:
The boy is getting his hair cut
There are two verbs generally used in the passive causative form; they are Have and Get. In addition, there is usually no agent in this form; it's not like in active form which has the agent. The action verb is in the past participle, and the object comes before it. The difference between have and get in this passive causative form is that have is more formal than get.
I have my teeth cleaned
once a year
Pattern
Subject
Have/Get
Object
Past Participle
Examples:
I'm going to ask someone to fix my car. = I'm going to have my car fixed.
She asked John to wash the plate. = She got the plate washed by John.
Write the correct response, changing the ACTIVE sentences into PASSIVE CAUSATIVE FORM sentences: EX: Jim is sending the letter. (Jim is going to the post office)
--> Jim is having the letter sent. (Someone else is going to the post office instead of Jim)
1. My mother changed the curtains. -->
2. Thomas is going to wash the car. -->
3. Maria has redesigned the web site. -->
4. Kelly will take Mr. Brown to the beach. -->
5. John brought the cat to the vet. -->
6. Jane is putting the vase on the table. -->
7. We were driving Mr. Jones to the airport. -->
8. We fed the dog. -->
9. We have given the money to the homeless shelter. -->
Sometimes we do not know who did an action or it is not relevant. Then, the subject can be "PEOPLE" or "THEY" with an active verb:
a) People say that these actors are handsome.
b) They say that these actors are handsome. We can also use two types of impersonal passive: a) It is said that they are handsome. b) They are said to be handsome.
Pay attention to this examples in the past:
They knew she had an idea.
It was known that she had an idea.
She was knownto have had an idea. (to + have V3)
If the predicate of the passive sentence is a verb transitive like believe, think, find, say, report, consider, understand, acknowledge, expect, tell, know then you can change the active sentence into passive.These are formal structures. They are often used in news reports and on TV.
