GRAMMAR The passive

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The passive review 1 Complete the table with the correct active and passive

forms of the verb teach.

Active Passive teacbes ¡s taught

is teaching (1) J

(2) fau&t was taught

have taught (3) MYS.kssDMwhL

(4) had been taught

w II teach (5)

can teach (6) mte&wUL-.

|H 2 1 MOVE ON

Active vs passive 2 Complete the text with the correct active or passive form

of the verbs.

Read these fascinating facts about ordlnary classroom objects!

• The first ballpoint pen was inventen (invent) by Laszlo Biro in Hungary in 1938.

• It is estimated that over 2 billion PCs (1) Ja&k (be) in use worldwide by 2020.

• 'A rubber' (2) M.G?M (cali) 'an eraser' ¡n the USA. • In most UK secondary schools, a uniform

(3) .il!. (must / wear) by pupils.

• Next year, over 14 million kilos of rubber bands

(4) MfeStiJá (sell) in the USA alone!

• Paper (5) M:.ü'< (make) slnce 3500 BC.

• When Johannes Gutenberg (6) i... (manufacture) the first printed book in the fifteenth

century, most books (7) (still / write) by hand.

3 Write questions about the eight sentences in exercise 2.

Use the words provided.

Who Invented the first ballpoint pen?

1 By 2020, how many

2 What is 'a rubber' £áMMtí$.U$ál 3 What must pupils in UK secondary schools

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6 When did Johannes Gutenberg "....:.„„:

7 Were most books ¡n the fifteenth century still

4 Rewrite the active sentences in the passive. Only inc lude

by+ agent if it is necessary.

They were testlng him.

He was being tested.

1 We sell textbooks here.

2 Next year, Mrs Jones will teach me.

3 They spoke English in every class.

4 Someone ¡s teaching him how to paint.

5 Zacharias Janssen might have invented the microscope.

.. 6 More than one third of applicants to the school failed

the entrance exam.

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Verbs with two objects 5 Look at the bold words and correct the mistakes. Two

sentences are correct.

A pen was lent him. A pen was lent to him. 1 Talia's exam results were sent me.

2 A test will be to you given tomorrow.

3 We were read the instructions before the exam

4 A place on the course is being offered to Raúl

5 I the top prize had been awarded.

I had been awarded pytopprize. 6 Hafa is bought a reward every good grade

6 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 5, starting with the

words given.

He was lenta pen.

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2 You Mtooifá&MKMmm 3 The instructions..1.. ------

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6 A reward Jñ.¡^MblJoLUMsJ0^e.^AO^A^áe.

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The passive with reporting verbs 7 Write the sentences. Use the correct passive form of

the bold verbs.

(it / c l a i m / exams / get / easier every year)

It Is claimed that exams are getting easier every year.

1 (it / believe / English / be / the most popular subject next year) It is believed that English will be the

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2 (the class / expect / fail)

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3 (it / think / chocolate / can help you to concéntrate)

4 ( h e /cons ider / b e / a genius)

8 Rewrite the sentences. Use the correct passive form

of the bold words.

1 People say that the school will have to cióse next year.

}j,^^l^l^^^y^^^^^mr 2 There are reports that bullying has increased.

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3 Most people know that getting caught cheating will result in a fail.

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The causative passive 9 Beth has just passed her exams! Rewrite the

sentences 1 -6 from her diary. Use the correct form of

the causative passive. Do not include the information

in brackets.

At school, a photo^rapher toofc mj photograph. _ _ . „ — _ „.L. After .the exam&, someone ¿ut m| hair.

í YiOiHwme- deiivers m-j favounte.matjaz.i06.eveq weeK. . . (A prfrft&pt frptn rrvj mumí)

2 No one is fiíing computer. fj don't need it artf more!)..

4 Puring the eí-ama, someone burgled m .̂teacher s ,f\at..„©

5 l'm goin^..teísta ftorist to deliver.some fiower&..tQher_

(í Tomorrow, &omeone VJÍU frame m̂j school photograph!

At school, I got my photograph taken.

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10 Rewrite the underl ined sentences and clauses 1-8,

starting with the words given. Decide whether you

need to use an active, passive or causative form. Only

include by+ agent if necessary.

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