Ch 2

Passive Voice — Advanced

Reporting passives · double object · causative · passive infinitives

Exercise 1
Choose the passive
8 points
Tap the correct answer.
1
The suspect is believed _____ the country last night.
2
It _____ that the treasure is buried here.
3
The road _____ when I drove past.
4
The work should _____ yesterday.
5
Nobody likes _____.
6
She was lucky _____ for the team.
7
He _____ trying to climb over the wall.
8
The new rules are expected _____ next month.
Exercise 2
Key word transformation
6 points
Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. Use the word in capitals.
1
People say the castle is haunted. (SAID) → The castle haunted.
2
People believe he won the race. (BELIEVED) → He the race.
3
They are painting the house. (BEING) → The house .
4
They should have warned us. (BEEN) → We warned.
5
I hate it when people interrupt me. (BEING) → I hate .
6
They expect the match to be cancelled. (EXPECTED) → It the match will be cancelled.
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