Unit 10. Language at work. The passive | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 20 Public

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Change the part in parentheses of the next sentence to the passive: My colleague is expecting (somebody to promote her).

My colleague is expecting to be promoted.

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Change the part in parentheses of the next sentence to the passive: I don't like (people telling me) what to do.

I don't like being told what to do.

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Change the next sentence to the passive: Somebody must have hacked into our computer system.

Our computer system must have been hacked into.

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Change the part in parentheses of the next sentence to the passive: I feel that (somebody is not telling us) the whole story.

I feel that we are not being told the whole story.

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Change to the passive: Someone decided that they are sending me to Shanghai for three months.

It has been decided that I will be sent to Shanghai for three months.

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Change to the passive: Somebody announced that Microsoft's will unveil their latest operating next month.

It has been announced that Microsoft's latest operating system will be unveiled next month.

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Change to the passive: They proposed that company moral could improve if we switch to a four-day work week.

It has been proposed that company moral could be improved by switiching to a four-day work week.

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CORRECT: Four candidates have being interviewd so far.

have been interviewed

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Your computer / scan / regularly

Your computer is scanned regularly.

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The magazine (publish) once a month.

is published

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I / ask / move / London office / six months.

I have been asked to move to the Lodon office in the next six months. (or - will be asked)

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CORRECT: All flights from Chicago have been delayed yesterday.

were delayed

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inform / that / our offices / redecorate / next month

I was informed that our offices will be redecorated next month.

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It (allege) that the CEO received kickbacks.

was alleged

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Google / found / California / 1998

Google was founded in California in 1998.

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true / offer / job / Paris?

Is it true that you've been offered (were offered) a job in Paris?

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