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«The Passive Voice»

PART I.

1. Match the two halves to make correct sentences.

1. The centre of the old town…	(1)… was opened by a famous politician.
2. The video recorders…	(2)…should be heated to a high temperature.
3. The other candidate …	(3)… are all manufactured in Germany.
4. The metal …	(4)… is being rebuilt.
5. The new supermarket …	(5)… must have been interviewed earlier in the morning.

2. Decide whether it is possible to convert the sentence from active into passive.

1 – Possible 2 – Impossible

1. The sun rises in the East.

2. Who raised the question at the meeting?

3. John told us a story last night.

4. The students had laid their compositions on the teacher’s desk before the bell.

5. The university lies in the western section of the town.

3. Decide which of the underlined objects can become the subject of the sentence in the Passive Voice.

1 – A 2- B 3- A and B (both)

1. The examiner asked me a lot of questions.

A B

2. The interpreter translated the documents for the boss.

A B

3. The boss paid a good deal of money to the interpreter.

A B

4. I gave my brother a new computer game.

A B

5. I explained to my brother the rules of the new computer game.

A B

4. Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition: 1 – by 2 – with

1. In winter the ground is covered … snow.

2. In spring the earth is warmed … the rays of the sun.

3. Handsome film stars are sometimes idolized … foolish girls.

4. In summer the woods are filled … the songs of the birds.

5. A number of adjectives are followed … the infinitive.

5. Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition: 1- of 2- from

1. China is made … baked clay.

2. His clothes were made … coarse material.

3. Cooking oil is made … seeds.

4. Steel is made … iron.

5. This bridge is made … steel.

6. Decide whether the sentence has been converted into the Passive Voice 1- Correctly

2 – Incorrectly

1. They call him Schatz at home.

He is called Schatz at home.

2. The singer is singing a popular song.

A popular song is sang.

3. John has offered to help me.

I’ve been offered John’s help.

4. My mother spoke to the headmistress.

The headmistress was spoken to her.

5. The teacher dictated the assignment twice to us.

The assignment was dictated twice to us.

9. Decide whether the sentence should be completed with a preposition:

1- Yes (the preposition is necessary) 2- No (the preposition is not necessary)

1. The wild animals were looked … with amazement.

2. The newspaper was brought … an hour ago.

3. Patients are taken good care … at this hospital.

4. Who was the house built …?

5. When was the house built …?

10. Find the one underlined part of the sentence which is wrong.

1. Mr. Harris will be divided (1) the biology class (2) into two sections (3) to prevent overcrowding (4) in his classroom.

2. Hundreds of (1) houses and other (2) buildings were destroying (3) by the raging (4) tropical storm which later developed into a hurricane.

3. The problems that discovered (1) since (2) the initial research had been completed (3) caused the committee members to table (4) the proposal temporarily.

4. The class has cancelled (1) because (2) too few (3) students had registered (4) before registration closed.

5. The doctor suggested that he should be lain (1) in bed (2) for several (3) days as a precaution against further damage (4) to the tendons.