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Passive

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    Impersonal passives, modals with passive, causatives.
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  • Decide whether the following sentence is appropriate. Correct if necessary: As I drove south, I could see that the old road was rebuilding.
    was being rebult
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  • Decide whether the following sentence is appropriate. Correct if necessary: There is nothing more annoying than been interrupted when you are speaking.
    being interrupted
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  • Decide whether the following sentence is appropriate. Correct if necessary: Jim was given the sack from his new job.
    OK
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  • Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Someone has suggested that the shop should close. It ... that the shop should close.
    has been suggested
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  • Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 'I'd take out some travel insurance, if I were you, Mr Smith.' Mr Smith ... take out some travel insurance.
    was advised to
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  • Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. The waitress will bring your drinks in a moment. Your drinks ... in a moment.
    will be brought to you
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  • Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Nobody ever heard of David again. Nothing ... David again.
    was ever heard of
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  • Complete the sentence with the passive form of the verb in brackets. Your food (still/prepare)...
    is still being prepared
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  • Complete the sentence with the passive form of the verb in brackets. Luckily by the time we got there the painting (not/sell) ...
    had not been sold
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  • Complete the sentence with the passive form of the verb in brackets. If we don't hurry, all the tickets (sell) ... by the time we get there.
    will have been sold
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  • Complete the second sentence with the given word, so that it means the same as the first one. Your hair needs cutting. You ... cut. GET
    You need to get your hair cut.
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  • Complete the second sentence with the given word, so that it means the same as the first one. Jill's parents are making her study hard. Jill ... her parents. MADE
    Jill is being made to study hard by her parents.
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  • Complete the second sentence with the given word, so that it means the same as the first one. There is a rumour that the escaped prisoner is living in Spain. The escaped prisoner ... living in Spain. BE
    The escaped prisoner is rumoured to be living in Spain.
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  • Complete the second sentence with the given word, so that it means the same as the first one. Most of the committee thought it was not a viable solution. It was thought ... by most of the committee. NOT
    It was thought not to be a viable solution by most of the committee.
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  • Complete the sentence with a causative structure. Due to the potential impact on the neighbouring conservation area, we ... (currently / the project / manage) by an environmental expert.
    are currently having the project managed
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  • Complete the sentence with a causative structure. By next year, they hope that they (their application / approve) by the authorities.
    will have their application approved
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