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

2. THE PASSIVE Changing from active into passive
Personal/Impersonal Construction

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

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

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

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

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

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

25. 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.

26. 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,

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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.

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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)

33. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
END OF
UNIT 13