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GRAMMARGRAMMARPRESENTATIONPRESENTATION
ANDANDPRACTICEPRACTICE
UNIT 13UNIT 13
©© S.I. KALININA S.I. KALININA
COMPUTERIZED SUPPLEMENT TO ENTERPISE 3
THE PASSIVETHE PASSIVE
Changing from active into passive
Personal/Impersonal Construction
1. It is expected that he will win the race tomorrow.He is expected to win the race tomorrow.
2. It is thought that the school has good teachers.The school ___________________________
Complete the sentences, as in the example.
The Passive Exercises 1
is thought to have good teachers.
3. It is said that she speaks seven languages.She ___________________________
4. It is believed that the missing jewellery has been found.The missing jewellery _________________________
Complete the sentences, as in the example.
Exercises 1
is said to speak seven languages.
is believed to havebeen found.
The Passive
5. It is said that the athletes train for eight hours every day.The athletes __________________________________
6. It is reported that the world leaders have reached an agreement.The world leaders ____________________________________
Complete the sentences, as in the example.
Exercises 1
are said to train for eight hoursevery day.
are reported to havereached an agreement.
The Passive
1. A: That’s a beautiful picture.B: Yes. (It / paint / my mother)
_______________________
2. A: Have they caught the thieves yet?B: Yes. (two men / arrest / yesterday)
____________________________
Make a passive sentence from the wordsin brackets.
Exercises 2
It was painted by my mother.
Two men were arrested yesterday.
The Passive
3. A: Did you build the garage yourselves?B: No. (the garage/build/before we moved in)_____________________________________
4. A: Why is Paul afraid of dogs?B: (he / bite / a dog / when he was a little boy)_______________________________________
Make a passive sentence from the wordsin brackets.
Exercises 2
The garage had been built before we moved in.
He was bitten by a dog when he was a littleboy.
The Passive
5. A: This room is a disgrace.B: (it / not clean / for weeks)__________________________
6. A: Are you going to drive to work today?B: I can’t. (the car / not fix / yet)________________________
Make a passive sentence from the wordsin brackets.
Exercises 2
It hasn’t been cleaned for weeks.
The car hasn’t been fixed yet.
The Passive
1. Fire swept / was swept through a furniture warehouse yesterday afternoon.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
1. Fire swept / was swept through a furniture warehouse yesterday afternoon.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
2. Most of the stock inside was damaged / damaged.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
2. Most of the stock inside was damaged / damaged.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
3. Shocked workers have been managed / managed to save a small amount of it.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
3. Shocked workers have been managed / managed to save a small amount of it.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
4. The police are being investigated / are investigating the cause of the fire.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
4. The police are being investigated / are investigating the cause of the fire.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
5. It is thought / thinks that it was an accident.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
5. It is thought / thinks that it was an accident.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
6. The shop manager is being looked / is looking for another warehouse where stock can keep / be kept.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
6. The shop manager is being looked / is looking for another warehouse where stock can keep / be kept.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
7. ‘A lot of stock has been lost / has lost, but the shop will open / will be opened tomorrow as usual,’ said the manager.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
7. ‘A lot of stock has been lost / has lost, but the shop will open / will be opened tomorrow as usual,’ said the manager.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
8. ‘I’m just glad no one hurt / was hurt’.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
8. ‘I’m just glad no one hurt / was hurt’.
Choose the correct verb.
Exercises 3The Passive
1. Yesterday afternoon, a volcanic eruption destroyed an entire village.Yesterday afternoon, ___________________________________________
Say the following in the passive.Exercises 4
an entire village wasdestroyed by a volcanic eruption.
The Passive
2. Mount Sirius, which experts thought was dormant, erupted at 3 pm.Mount Sirius, which ______________________________ erupted at 3 pm.
Say the following in the passive.Exercises 4
was thought by experts tobe dormant,
The Passive
3. Tourists had seen smoke rising from the mouth of the volcano two days before.__________________ rising from the mouth two days before.
Say the following in the passive.Exercises 4
Smoke had been seen
The Passive
4. The police moved the villagers away from the area for their safety.__________________________ from the area for their safety.
Say the following in the passive.Exercises 4
The villagers were moved away
The Passive
5. Tons of lava and rock came out of the volcano and wrecked houses and roads.Tons of lava and rock came out of the volcano and ___________________________
Say the following in the passive.Exercises 4
houses and roads were wrecked.
The Passive
6. Although only a few people were injured, doctors are treating many for shock.Although only a few people were injured, ____ _______________________ for shock.
Say the following in the passive.Exercises 4
manyare being treated by doctors
The Passive
7. The authorities are keeping the area near Mount Sirius clear in case of further activity.
___________________________________________________ in case of further activity.
Say the following in the passive.Exercises 4
The area near Mount Sirius is being kept clearby the authorities
The Passive
REVIEW OF THE PASSIVEREVIEW OF THE PASSIVE
The verbs think, believe, say, report, know, expect, consider, understand, etc. are used in passive patterns in personal and impersonal constructions.
active: People say that he has lost his job.
passive: a) It is said that he has lost his job. (impersonal construction)b) He is said to have lost his job. (personal construction)
END OFEND OFUNIT 13UNIT 13
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