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Advanced passives review + UOE 4

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  • Use a passive modal of speculation. What's going on in this picture?
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  • They've postponed the meeting until January to give the management team longer to decide. (OFF) The meeting ____________ until January to give the management team longer to decide.
    has been put off
  • A friend recommended this restaurant to me. / This restaurant _____ to me by a friend.
    was recommended
  • They have made preparations for the big event / Preparations _____ for the big event.
    have been made
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  • A common belief is that British people cannot speak foreign languages very well. (WEAK) British people are commonly believed to _____________ foreign languages.
    be weak at (speaking)
  • I moved to the countryside because I love having nature all around me. / I moved to the countryside because I love _____ nature. (surround)
    being surrounded by
  • They made many people redundant, some of whom had worked there for years. / Many people _____ redundant, some of whom had worked there for years.
    were/got made
  • Johnson was quite surprised when he won the election and became President. (ABACK) Johnson was rather __________ elected as President.
    taken aback when he was
  • To help us run the exhibition next month, we need at least six people. (REQUIRED) No ________________ to help us run the exhibition next month.
    less/fewer than six people are required
  • The police think the robbers escaped through an air vent. The robbers _____ through an air vent. (believe / escape)
    are believed to have escaped
  • They could definitely improve access to the festival. / Access to the festival _____.
    could definitely be improved
  • The lights were still on this morning. Someone must have left them on overnight. / The lights were still on this morning. They _____ overnight.
    must have been left on
  • Most people fear having other people laughing at them. / _____ is something most people fear.
    Be laughed at by other people
    Being laughed by other people
    Being laughed at by other people
  • They still haven't carried out a full assessment of the effects of these changes. (FULLY) The effects of these changes have yet ________________
    to be fully assessed
  • People think the sport of curling was invented in Scotland. The sport of curling _____ invented in Scotland. (think/be)
    is thought to have been
  • They thought that a car hit her dog. Her dog _____ by a car. (think / hit)
    was thought to have been hit
  • They claimed that there were no plans to knock down the flats. / It _____ that there were no plans to knock down the flats.
    was claimed
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  • He thinks his friends do not appreciate him. (GRANTED) He dislikes _____________ by his friends.
    being taken for granted
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  • Experts estimate that 1.35 billion people speak English. / _____ speak English.
    1.35 billion people are estimated to / It is estimated that 1.35 billion people
  • The police now think he invented the story to protect his girlfriend. (HAVE) He is now __________ up the story to protect his girlfriend.
    thought to have made
  • They should regulate the number of tourists in this city. / The number of tourists in this city _____.
    should be regulated
  • My parents are planning to pay someone to repair and redecorate their house next month. (UP) My parents are planning to have their ____________ next month.
    house done up
  • People said the creatures came out at night. / The creatures _____ out at night.
    were said to have come
    are said to have come
    are said to come
    were said to come
  • People say that good friends are there for you in difficult times. / _____ that good friends are there for you in difficult times.
    Is said
    It is said
    People are said
  • When I went back there, someone had planted trees along the road. / When I went back there, trees _____ along the road.
    had planted people
    had been planted
    had planted
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