Coercion

make him do it

1. Talking about coercion.

Look at these sentences from a blog about doping in sport. (Doping is the use of illegal substances by athletes to improve their performance.)

I'd persuade my child to take up another hobby if he showed promise as a cyclist.
The only solution is to make athletes take blood tests all year round.
 Nobody forces athletes to take drugs.
They know the risks and we should let them make their own decisions!
We won't get athletes to change their behaviour till we change ours!

Drag each verb below onto the correct box.

2. Talking about coercion.

Write what a young athlete's trainers made her do. Use the verbs in brackets.

For example:

"You must train for eight hours a day." (make)
They made her train for eight hours a day.

Passive forms

The verbs make, persuade and force can also be used in the passive. Note that in the passive, make is followed by the infinitive with to.

  • They made her do it. She was made to do it.
  • They forced her to do it. She was forced to do it.
  • They persuaded her to do it. She was persuaded to do it.

 

3. Passive forms.

Rewrite these sentences in the passive.