COMPUTERIZED SUPPLEMENT TO ENTERPISE 3 GRAMMAR PRESENTATION AND PRACTICE UNIT 13 © S.I. KALININA COMPUTERIZED SUPPLEMENT TO ENTERPISE 3

THE PASSIVE Changing from active into passive Personal/Impersonal Construction

Complete the sentences, as in the example. The Passive Exercises 1 Complete the sentences, as in the example. 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 ___________________________ is thought to have good teachers.

Complete the sentences, as in the example. The Passive Exercises 1 Complete the sentences, as in the example. 3. It is said that she speaks seven languages. She ___________________________ 4. It is believed that the missing jewellery has been found. The missing jewellery _______________ __________ is said to speak seven languages. is believed to have been found.

Complete the sentences, as in the example. The Passive Exercises 1 Complete the sentences, as in the example. 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 _________________ ___________________ are said to train for eight hours every day. are reported to have reached an agreement.

Make a passive sentence from the words The Passive Exercises 2 Make a passive sentence from the words in brackets. 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) ____________________________ It was painted by my mother. Two men were arrested yesterday.

Make a passive sentence from the words The Passive Exercises 2 Make a passive sentence from the words in brackets. 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) ___________________________________ ____ The garage had been built before we moved in. He was bitten by a dog when he was a little boy.

Make a passive sentence from the words The Passive Exercises 2 Make a passive sentence from the words in brackets. 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) ________________________ It hasn’t been cleaned for weeks. The car hasn’t been fixed yet.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 1. Fire swept / was swept through a furniture warehouse yesterday afternoon.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 1. Fire swept / was swept through a furniture warehouse yesterday afternoon.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 2. Most of the stock inside was damaged / damaged.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 2. Most of the stock inside was damaged / damaged.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 3. Shocked workers have been managed / managed to save a small amount of it.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 3. Shocked workers have been managed / managed to save a small amount of it.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 4. The police are being investigated / are investigating the cause of the fire.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 4. The police are being investigated / are investigating the cause of the fire.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 5. It is thought / thinks that it was an accident.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 5. It is thought / thinks that it was an accident.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 6. The shop manager is being looked / is looking for another warehouse where stock can keep / be kept.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 6. The shop manager is being looked / is looking for another warehouse where stock can keep / be kept.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 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. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 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. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 8. ‘I’m just glad no one hurt / was hurt’.

Choose the correct verb. The Passive Exercises 3 Choose the correct verb. 8. ‘I’m just glad no one hurt / was hurt’.

Say the following in the passive. Exercises 4 Say the following in the passive. 1. Yesterday afternoon, a volcanic eruption destroyed an entire village. Yesterday afternoon, _________________ __________________________ an entire village was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

Say the following in the passive. Exercises 4 Say the following in 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 to be dormant,

Say the following in the passive. Exercises 4 Say the following in 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

Say the following in the passive. Exercises 4 Say the following in 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

Say the following in the passive. Exercises 4 Say the following in 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.

Say the following in the passive. Exercises 4 Say the following in 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. many are being treated by doctors

Say the following in the passive. Exercises 4 Say the following in 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 clear by the authorities

REVIEW 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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