COMPUTERIZED SUPPLEMENT TO ENTERPISE 3. THE PASSIVE Changing from active into passive Personal/Impersonal Construction.

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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 _________________________


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 ____________________________________


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)_______________________________________


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)________________________


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.



2. Most of the stock inside was damaged / damaged.



2. Most of the stock inside was damaged / damaged.



3. Shocked workers have been managed / managed to save a small amount of it.



3. Shocked workers have been managed / managed to save a small amount of it.



4. The police are being investigated / are investigating the cause of the fire.



4. The police are being investigated / are investigating the cause of the fire.



5. It is thought / thinks that it was an accident.



5. It is thought / thinks that it was an accident.



6. The shop manager is being looked / is looking for another warehouse where stock can keep / be kept.



6. The shop manager is being looked / is looking for another warehouse where stock can keep / be kept.



7. ‘A lot of stock has been lost / has lost, but the shop will open / will be opened tomorrow as usual,’ said the manager.



7. ‘A lot of stock has been lost / has lost, but the shop will open / will be opened tomorrow as usual,’ said the manager.



8. ‘I’m just glad no one hurt / was hurt’.



8. ‘I’m just glad no one hurt / was hurt’.



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.


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.


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.


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 ___________________________


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.


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.


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)

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COMPUTERIZED SUPPLEMENT TO ENTERPISE 3. THE PASSIVE Changing from active into passive Personal/Impersonal Construction.

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