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passive voice vs reported speech

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    passive voice vs reported speech
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  • J K Rowling _____________ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
    wrote
    were wrote
    written
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  • How many newspapers____________(print) in Britain every day?
    are printing
    is printed
    are printed
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  • A hurricane destroyed a few houses. The passive is ...
    A few houses were destroyed by a hurricane
    A few houses destroyed by a Hurricane
    A few houses is destroyed by a Hurricane
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  • They translated some old documents last week. What is the passive form of this sentence?
    Some old documents were translated by them last week.
    Some old documents have been translated by them last week.
    Some old documents are translated by them last week.
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  • Society is not taking the environmental issue seriously enough. Which is the correct passive sentence?
    The environmental issue was not being taken seriously enoug
    The environmental issue is not being taken seriously enough
    The environmental issue has not been taken seriously enough
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  • She set the table with candles to surprise her. Which is the correct passive sentence?
    The table is set with candles to surprise her.
    The table was set with candles to surprise her.
    She had set the table with candles to surprise her.
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  • Which one of the examples is reported speech?
    Sarah told me that she wouldn't go to school on the next day
    "I won't go to school," said Sarah.
    She will go to school tomorrow.
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  • In reported speech you usually change "yesterday" into...
    yesterday
    the day before
    one day
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  • In reported speech "now" changes into...
    right now
    earlier than now
    then
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  • Choose the Reported Speech expression for: Last week / month
    The previous week / month
    The following week / month
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  • 'I left my homework at home' said Diego.
    Diego said that he had left his homework at home.
    He said that he had left my homework at home.
    Diego told he left his homework at home.
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  • I won't be outside for long,' Mariana said.
    Mariana said she would not be outside for long.
    She said she would be outside for long.
    She said I would not be outside for long
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  • Change into reported speech: "Come here tomorrow!"
    The neighbour told me to go there on the next day.
    The neighbour told that I go there tomorrow.
    The neighbour told me go there that day.
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  • Choose the correct reporting verb. The researchers ..... that the number of thefts decreased by 62 per cent.
    explained
    refused
    encouraged
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  • Choose the correct reporting verb. "Let's go there." She ...
    SUGGESTED
    ADMITTED
    CLAIMED
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  • Choose the correct reporting verb. "Would you like me to carry this?" He ...
    REFUSED
    ADVISED
    OFFERED
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