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C2 7A Bamboozle Grammar Complex Passive Forms

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  • A lot of people consider that she is the greatest player ever. (widely)
    She is widely considered to be the greatest player ever.
  • Schools should teach children how to deal with conflicts.
    Children should be taught (at school / by schools) how to deal with conflicts.
  • I was annoyed that no one had told me before that my job was in danger. (resented)
    I resented not having been told / resented not being told before that my job was in danger.
  • Somebody hacked into my computer at the weekend.
    My computer was / got hacked into at the weekend.
  • It seems as if someone has given you the wrong information about the incident. (misinformed)
    You seem to have been misinformed about the incident.
  • The flowers were sent to her by a secret admirer. (she)
    She was sent the flowers by a secret admirer.
  • The hairdresser is cutting my hair later today.
    I’m getting / having my hair cut later today.
  • Do people ever clean your windows for you?
    Do you ever get / have your windows cleaned?
  • We expect that the Prime Minister will make an announcement later today.
    The Prime Minister is expected to make / It is expected that the Prime Minister will make an announcement later today.
  • l'm afraid l've slightly damaged the car.
    I’m afraid the car has been / has got slightly damaged.
  • We arranged for them to deliver our new sofa as soon as it was ready. (got)
    We got our new sofa delivered as soon as it was ready.
  • They gave him a brand new bicycle as a reward for passing his exam.
    He was given a brand new bicycle / A brand new bicycle was given to him as a reward for passing his exam.
  • Many people consider that Shakespeare is Britain's finest playwright.
    Shakespeare is considered (by many people) to be Britain’s finest playwright.
  • They are suggesting that the company will go bankrupt.
    It is being suggested that the company will go bankrupt.
  • I don't like it when people I don't know ask me personal questions. (by)
    I don't like being asked personal questions by people I don't know.
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