вівторок, 10 листопада 2015 р.
вівторок, 3 березня 2015 р.
GRAMMAR
EXERCISES 1.
Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple.
a. English ____________________ (speak) in many countries.
b. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
c. ______________________________ (the building/use) any more?
d. How often ______________________________ (the Olympic Games(hold)?
e. How _______________________ (your name/spell)?
f. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month.
g. These cars _________________________ (not make) in Japan.
h. The name of the people who committed the crime _____________________ (not know).
i. His travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his company.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
a. My car ______________________ (repair) last week.
b. This song ________________________ (not write) by John Lennon.
c. ________________________________ (the phone/answer) by a young girl?
d. The film ________________________ (make) ten years ago.
e. When ______________________________ (tennis/invent)?
f. The car ________________________ (not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building _________________________ (pull) down in 1965.
h. Where ______________________________ (this pot/make)?
i. When _______________________________ (this bridge/build)?
3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
FIAT Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899.
In 1903, Fiat, 1 _________________ (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2 _____________________ (exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3 _________________ (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars 4 ____________________ (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5 ____________________ (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 _____________________ (exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7 _________________ (sold/are sold) all over the world.
4. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.
a. We sell tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office) _________________________________________________________________________________ b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas Edison) _________________________________________________________________________________ c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week) _________________________________________________________________________________ d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people) _________________________________________________________________________________ e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)
неділя, 15 лютого 2015 р.
вівторок, 3 лютого 2015 р.
Passive voice
EXERCISES
1.
Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple.
a. English ____________________ (speak) in many countries.
b. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
c. ______________________________ (the building/use) any more?
d. How often ______________________________ (the Olympic Games(hold)?
e. How _______________________ (your name/spell)?
f. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month.
g. These cars _________________________ (not make) in Japan.
h. The name of the people who committed the crime _____________________ (not know).
i. His travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his company.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
a. My car ______________________ (repair) last week.
b. This song ________________________ (not write) by John Lennon.
c. ________________________________ (the phone/answer) by a young girl?
d. The film ________________________ (make) ten years ago.
e. When ______________________________ (tennis/invent)?
f. The car ________________________ (not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building _________________________ (pull) down in 1965.
h. Where ______________________________ (this pot/make)?
i. When _______________________________ (this bridge/build)?
3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
FIAT Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899.
In 1903, Fiat, 1 _________________ (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2 _____________________ (exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3 _________________ (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars 4 ____________________ (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5 ____________________ (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 _____________________ (exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7 _________________ (sold/are sold) all over the world.
4. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.
a. We sell tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office) _________________________________________________________________________________ b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas Edison) _________________________________________________________________________________ c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week) _________________________________________________________________________________ d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people) _________________________________________________________________________________ e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)
Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple.
a. English ____________________ (speak) in many countries.
b. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
c. ______________________________ (the building/use) any more?
d. How often ______________________________ (the Olympic Games(hold)?
e. How _______________________ (your name/spell)?
f. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month.
g. These cars _________________________ (not make) in Japan.
h. The name of the people who committed the crime _____________________ (not know).
i. His travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his company.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
a. My car ______________________ (repair) last week.
b. This song ________________________ (not write) by John Lennon.
c. ________________________________ (the phone/answer) by a young girl?
d. The film ________________________ (make) ten years ago.
e. When ______________________________ (tennis/invent)?
f. The car ________________________ (not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building _________________________ (pull) down in 1965.
h. Where ______________________________ (this pot/make)?
i. When _______________________________ (this bridge/build)?
3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
FIAT Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899.
In 1903, Fiat, 1 _________________ (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2 _____________________ (exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3 _________________ (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars 4 ____________________ (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5 ____________________ (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 _____________________ (exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7 _________________ (sold/are sold) all over the world.
4. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.
a. We sell tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office) _________________________________________________________________________________ b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas Edison) _________________________________________________________________________________ c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week) _________________________________________________________________________________ d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people) _________________________________________________________________________________ e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)
. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.
1. They sell oysters in the shop next door. _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. They haven’t delivered the food yet. _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Shakespeare wrote King Lear. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. They have to answer the questions on this sheet. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Has anybody put the cases upstairs? _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Someone should take this rubbish away. _________________________________________________________________________________ 7. They’ll ask you a lot of questions. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Someone’s going to send her some flowers. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9. They didn’t pay me much for that job. _________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Have they offered him a better job? _________________________________________________________________________________ 11. They told us a secret. _________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Would they lend me their car? _________________________________________________________________________________ 13. People should send their complaints to the head office. _________________________________________________________________________________ 14. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness. _________________________________________________________________________________ 15. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco. _________________________________________________________________________________ 16. The bill includes service. _________________________________________________________________________________ 17. People don’t use this road very often. _________________________________________________________________________________ 18. They cancelled all the flights because of fog. _________________________________________________________________________________ 19. Somebody accused me of stealing the money. _________________________________________________________________________________ 20. They are building a new ring-road round the city. _________________________________________________________________________________ 21. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation. _________________________________________________________________________________ 22. They have changed the date of the meeting. _________________________________________________________________________________ 23. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street. _________________________________________________________________________________ 24. You should open the wine about three hours before you use it. _________________________________________________________________________________ 25. Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit. _________________________________________________________________________________ 26. We use this room only on special occasions. _________________________________________________________________________________ 27. In some districts farmers use pigs to find truffles. _________________________________________________________________________________ 28. John gave Elizabeth that beautiful ring. _________________________________________________________________________________ 29. They have offered Sarah a very good job. _________________________________________________________________________________ 30. The estate agent showed the house to the young people. _________________________________________________________________________________ 31. We will pay the gardener a lot of money. _________________________________________________________________________________ 32. Someone is going to repair the roof next week. _________________________________________________________________________________10 33. They can’t find Joanna. _________________________________________________________________________________ 34. They should decorate the room with flowers. _________________________________________________________________________________ 35. Archaeologists have discovered an ancient temple. _________________________________________________________________________________ 36. We will put all these things into boxes. _________________________________________________________________________________ 37. The firefighters rescued the teenagers from the burning building. _________________________________________________________________________________ 38. The youngest student in the class has written the best composition. _________________________________________________________________________________ 39. The children send me messages every day. _________________________________________________________________________________ 40. The villagers gave the travellers food and water. _________________________________________________________________________________ 41. A very talented young girl wrote the story. _________________________________________________________________________________ 42. They are going to finish the new road in a few days. _________________________________________________________________________________ 43. They cancelled the match because of the rain. _________________________________________________________________________________ 44. You must not cross this line. _________________________________________________________________________________ 45. They had picked the oranges before the storm. _________________________________________________________________________________ 46. Professor Smith should write the book. _________________________________________________________________________________ 47. Mr Elliot will pay the workers. _________________________________________________________________________________ 48. Two men were following Tom. _________________________________________________________________________________ 49. Millions of people use the Internet every day. _________________________________________________________________________________ 50. They gave Bob a CD player for his birthday. _________________________________________________________________________________ 51. The prime minister will give a medal to the winners. _________________________________________________________________________________ 52. She is telling the children a story. _________________________________________________________________________________ 53. They’ve offered Sally a job. _________________________________________________________________________________ 54. Poisonous chemicals have polluted the river. _________________________________________________________________________________ 55. Doctor Simms is examining her. _________________________________________________________________________________ 56. You must stop him now. _________________________________________________________________________________
1. They sell oysters in the shop next door. _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. They haven’t delivered the food yet. _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Shakespeare wrote King Lear. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. They have to answer the questions on this sheet. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Has anybody put the cases upstairs? _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Someone should take this rubbish away. _________________________________________________________________________________ 7. They’ll ask you a lot of questions. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Someone’s going to send her some flowers. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9. They didn’t pay me much for that job. _________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Have they offered him a better job? _________________________________________________________________________________ 11. They told us a secret. _________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Would they lend me their car? _________________________________________________________________________________ 13. People should send their complaints to the head office. _________________________________________________________________________________ 14. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness. _________________________________________________________________________________ 15. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco. _________________________________________________________________________________ 16. The bill includes service. _________________________________________________________________________________ 17. People don’t use this road very often. _________________________________________________________________________________ 18. They cancelled all the flights because of fog. _________________________________________________________________________________ 19. Somebody accused me of stealing the money. _________________________________________________________________________________ 20. They are building a new ring-road round the city. _________________________________________________________________________________ 21. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation. _________________________________________________________________________________ 22. They have changed the date of the meeting. _________________________________________________________________________________ 23. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street. _________________________________________________________________________________ 24. You should open the wine about three hours before you use it. _________________________________________________________________________________ 25. Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit. _________________________________________________________________________________ 26. We use this room only on special occasions. _________________________________________________________________________________ 27. In some districts farmers use pigs to find truffles. _________________________________________________________________________________ 28. John gave Elizabeth that beautiful ring. _________________________________________________________________________________ 29. They have offered Sarah a very good job. _________________________________________________________________________________ 30. The estate agent showed the house to the young people. _________________________________________________________________________________ 31. We will pay the gardener a lot of money. _________________________________________________________________________________ 32. Someone is going to repair the roof next week. _________________________________________________________________________________10 33. They can’t find Joanna. _________________________________________________________________________________ 34. They should decorate the room with flowers. _________________________________________________________________________________ 35. Archaeologists have discovered an ancient temple. _________________________________________________________________________________ 36. We will put all these things into boxes. _________________________________________________________________________________ 37. The firefighters rescued the teenagers from the burning building. _________________________________________________________________________________ 38. The youngest student in the class has written the best composition. _________________________________________________________________________________ 39. The children send me messages every day. _________________________________________________________________________________ 40. The villagers gave the travellers food and water. _________________________________________________________________________________ 41. A very talented young girl wrote the story. _________________________________________________________________________________ 42. They are going to finish the new road in a few days. _________________________________________________________________________________ 43. They cancelled the match because of the rain. _________________________________________________________________________________ 44. You must not cross this line. _________________________________________________________________________________ 45. They had picked the oranges before the storm. _________________________________________________________________________________ 46. Professor Smith should write the book. _________________________________________________________________________________ 47. Mr Elliot will pay the workers. _________________________________________________________________________________ 48. Two men were following Tom. _________________________________________________________________________________ 49. Millions of people use the Internet every day. _________________________________________________________________________________ 50. They gave Bob a CD player for his birthday. _________________________________________________________________________________ 51. The prime minister will give a medal to the winners. _________________________________________________________________________________ 52. She is telling the children a story. _________________________________________________________________________________ 53. They’ve offered Sally a job. _________________________________________________________________________________ 54. Poisonous chemicals have polluted the river. _________________________________________________________________________________ 55. Doctor Simms is examining her. _________________________________________________________________________________ 56. You must stop him now. _________________________________________________________________________________
Passive Voice Exercises
Practicing I
Read the paired sentences aloud.
Write "A" in the blank beside the sentence in the active voice, "P" in the blank beside the sentence in the passive voice.
a. _______ Louise made the coffee.
b. _______ The coffee was made by Louise.
c. _______ The package was advertised by the travel agent.
d. _______ The travel agent advertised the package.
Practicing II
Rewrite these sentences to put them in the active voice.
a. The sugar water was relished by the hummingbirds. ____________________________________________________________________
b. Jogging is done by many people for exercise. ____________________________________________________________________
c. A standing ovation was given to the guitar player. ____________________________________________________________________
d. The syllabus was handed out by the professor. ____________________________________________________________________
Practicing III
Using either a computer or a piece of scratch paper, rewrite the following paragraph in the active voice.
Last summer our house was painted by me. The job took about two weeks. First, the exterior was washed using warm water and a mild detergent. Then all the chinks and pores in the walls were sealed with putty. After the putty had had a chance to dry, the exterior could be painted. A latex paint was used because it is easy to apply and cleans up with water. A whole week was needed to finish this part of the job. I was very careful to apply the paint evenly because I did not want to have to apply two coats. A color was used that was very close to the original color. Our house is a two-story house, which meant that a tall ladder was needed to do the second story. The paint can had to be balanced on the top rung of the ladder while I worked. When the job was finished, a great deal of satisfaction was felt by me. I had to pat myself on the back. Even my dad said that a good job was done
Practicing I
Read the paired sentences aloud.
Write "A" in the blank beside the sentence in the active voice, "P" in the blank beside the sentence in the passive voice.
a. _______ Louise made the coffee.
b. _______ The coffee was made by Louise.
c. _______ The package was advertised by the travel agent.
d. _______ The travel agent advertised the package.
Practicing II
Rewrite these sentences to put them in the active voice.
a. The sugar water was relished by the hummingbirds. ____________________________________________________________________
b. Jogging is done by many people for exercise. ____________________________________________________________________
c. A standing ovation was given to the guitar player. ____________________________________________________________________
d. The syllabus was handed out by the professor. ____________________________________________________________________
Practicing III
Using either a computer or a piece of scratch paper, rewrite the following paragraph in the active voice.
Last summer our house was painted by me. The job took about two weeks. First, the exterior was washed using warm water and a mild detergent. Then all the chinks and pores in the walls were sealed with putty. After the putty had had a chance to dry, the exterior could be painted. A latex paint was used because it is easy to apply and cleans up with water. A whole week was needed to finish this part of the job. I was very careful to apply the paint evenly because I did not want to have to apply two coats. A color was used that was very close to the original color. Our house is a two-story house, which meant that a tall ladder was needed to do the second story. The paint can had to be balanced on the top rung of the ladder while I worked. When the job was finished, a great deal of satisfaction was felt by me. I had to pat myself on the back. Even my dad said that a good job was done
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