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> Practice 1. Forming the passive. (Charts 11-1 and 11-2) Change the active to the passive by writing th the passive sentence that is used in the active sentence. Example: 1 10. i: 13, 4, 16. 17 Chapter 1 1 The Passive Mrs. Bell answered my question. simple present: Authors write books. Books present progressive: ‘Mr, Brown is writing that book. ...... That book resent perfect: Ms. Lee has written the report. The report simple past Bob wrote that letter. That letter past progressive: A student was writing the report. ..... The report past perfect: Lucy had written a memo. Amemo simple future: Your teacher will write a report, A report going 10: Tom is going to write a letter: The let future perfect: Alice will have written the report. ..."The report The judges have made a decision. ....A decision Several people saw the accident. ... The accident Ana is sending the letters, The letters Fred will plan the party The party “The medicine had cured my illness. .. My illness “The cat will have caught the mouse. ..The mouse Engineers design bridges. Bridges The city is going to build a bridge. ....A bridge The jewels A guard was protecting the jewels. ‘My question correct form of be. Use the same tense for be in answered by Mrs. Bell. written by authors. written by Mr. Brown, written by Ms. Lee. written by Bob, fen by a student. written by Lucy. written by your teacher, written by Tom. written by Alice, made by the judges. __ seen by several people. _ sent by Ann. planned by Fred. cured by the medicine, caught by the cat designed by cngincers. ____ built by the city protected by a guard. > Practice 2. Active vs. passive. (Choris 11-1 and 11-2) Underline the subject of each sentence. Circle the complete verb, ‘Then identify the sentences as active (A) or passive (P). 1, _A_ Henty @isited) a national park. 2. _P_ The park Ww: by over 10,000 people last month. 3. ____ Olga was reading the comics, 4. ___ Philippe has read all of Tolstoy’s novels. 5. ___ Bambi has been read by children all over the world. 6, ___ Whales swim in the ocean. 7. ___ Whales were hunted by fishermen until recently. 8. ___ The answer won't be known for several months. 9. ___ I know the answer. 10. ___ Two new houses were built on our street. 11, ___ A famous architect designed the new bank on First Street. 12, ___ Television was invented before I was born. 13. ___ The World Cup is seen on television all over the world. 14, ___ Television has expanded the knowledge of people everywhere. > Practice 3. Forming the passive. (Chart 11-2) Complete the sentences. Change the verbs in italics from active to passive. 1. Sue writes the book. -+ The book ___iewritten bby Sue. 2. Sue is writing the book. > Thebook ______by Sue. 3. Sue has written the book. The book by Sue. 5. Sue was writing the book. + ‘The book. by Sue. ©. Sue had written the book. + ~The book by Sue. 7. Sue will write the book. » The book by Sue. 8, Sue is going to write the book. > The book by Sue, 9. Sue will have coritten the book. + The book by Sue, 10. Did Sue write the book? > the book _____by Sue? 11. Will Sue write the book? > the book ______by Sue? 12. Has Sue written the book? = > the book _______ by Sue? > Practice 4. Forming the passive. (Chart 11-2) Part I. Complete the sentences. Change the verbs from active to passive. 1. Picasso painted that picture. That picture __was painted by Picagao 2. Experienced pilots fly these planes. ‘These planes = The Passive 107 3, A famous singer is going to sing the national anthem. ‘The national anthem 4, Yale University has accepted my cousin. ‘My cousin, 5. The doctor will examine the patient. ‘The patient 6. The defense attorney is questioning a witness. Awitness 7. A dog bit our mail carrier. Our mail carrier 8. The mother bird was feeding the baby bird, ‘The baby bird 9, His words won’t persuade me. I 10. I didn’t paint this picture. Did Laura paint it? ‘The picture = Was it i > 11, Does Mrs. Crane own this restaurant? I know that her father doesn’t own it anymore. Is this restaurant > T know that it 12. I didn’t sign these papers. Someone else signed my name. ‘These papers My name Part HH, Change each sentence to the active voice. The subject of the new sentence is given. Keep the same tense of the verb. 13. My teeth are going to be cleaned by the dental assistant. ‘The dental assistant | 14, Was that email sent by Mr. Tyrol? Mr. Tyrol > 15. ‘The Fourth of July isn’t celebrated by the British. ‘The British | 16, Has your house been sold by the realtor yet? | the realtor 2 | 17. The thief hasn’t been caught by the police. ‘The police 18. ‘The carpets are being cleaned by the carpet cleaners. ‘The carpet cleaners 108 CHAPTER 11 | > Practice 5. Active vs. passive. (Charts 11-1 and 11-2) > In these sentences, some of the verbs are transitive and some are intransitive. Underline the verb in each sentence, Then identify the object of the verb if there is one. If the verb has an object, change the sentence to the passive. If not, write 0. Object OF Passive Verb Verb Sentence + Al will pay the bill. if | . Jane will arrive tomorrow. |. The hotel supplies towels. . Everyone noticed my error. The train arrived at three. 7. The news didn’t surprise me, 1 ai 3, 4. Accidents happen every day. 5, 6. 8. Did the news surprise you? 9% Do ghosts exist? 10. Mr. Lee died last year, 11. An old man told the story, 12. Ithasn’t rained lately, |] |] |] Hl Practice 6. Active vs. passive. (Charts 11-1 and 11-2) ‘Complete the sentences. Write the letter of the correct verb. 1. We'll let you know about the job. You ___ by my secretary next week. a. will notify b. will be notified cc. will have notified 2, Last night I __ to lock my front door. a, wasn't remembered b. didn’t remember . hadn’t been remembered 3. This old wooden chest ___ by my grandfather over 40 years ago. a. built b. had built cc. was built 4. Disneyland is a world-famous amusement park in Southern California. It ___ by millions of people every year. a. is visited b. visited c. has visited 5. I ___ with people who say space exploration is a waste of money. What do you think? a. not agree b. don’t agree . am not agree 6. Do you really think that we ___ by creatures from outer space in the near future? a. will invade b, be invaded ©. will be invaded 7. Had you already ___ by this university when you heard about the scholarship offer from the other school? a. were accepted b. accepted ©. been accepted 8. When Alex was only ten, his father __. a. was died b. died c. dead 9. Elephants ___ a long time, sometimes for 70 years. a. live b. were lived have been lived ee —_—————_———t—t—‘“‘C:é;UMC~;# 10, The impact of the earthquake yesterday ___ by people who lived hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter. a. felt . has felt c. was felt 11, Atone time, the entire world by dinosaurs. a. ruled b. was ruled c. been ruled 12, Some dinosaurs on their hind legs and were as tall as palm trees. a. walked b, were walked c, have stood > Practice 7. Using the passive. (Chart 11-3) Circle the letter of the sentence that has the same meaning as the given sentence. 1, In my dream, the monster is being chased. a. The monster is chasing someone in my dream. b. Someone is chasing the monster in my dream. 2. An airplane was delivered to a cargo facility last week. a. The airplane delivered some cargo. b. Someone delivered the airplane. 3, Witnesses are going to be asked for information. ‘a, Someone will request information from witnesses. 'b, Wimesses will request information from someone. 4, Internet access will be provided free of charge. a, The internet will provide access. b. Someone will provide internet access. 5, All of the participants have been counted. ‘a, Someone has finished counting the participants. 'b. ‘The participants have finished counting. > Practice 8. Using the passive. (Char 11-3) Complete each passage with the given verbs. Write the correct form of the verb, active or Passive: 1. invent, tell, | ‘The sandwich the Farl of Sandwich. In about 1762, he is reputed to have been too busy to sit down at a by John Montagu, an Englishman with the title of regular meal, so he his cook to pack his meat inside some bread in order to save him time. attend, establish, give ‘Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, is one of the oldest universities in the world, Tt ae at about the same time as the city of Cairo, in 969 A.D. The first lecture in 975 A.D. Students (sll) the university today. WO cHapreR 11 3. become, hil, know; live, relate, save One animal that is famous in the history of the American West is actually a bison, but it by the name of buffalo, The American buffalo Asia, the water buffalo, Buffaloes grasslands. At the end of the nineteenth century, they almost to a similar animal in in parks and flat extinct because thousands of them by hunters. Fortunately, they by the efforts of naturalists and the government, 4. believe, give, like, originate, reat, use, value Garlic spread throughout Europe and Africa, Today, people in Asia over 6,000 years ago, and it to use garlic not only for its strong flavor, but because it them physical strength and good health. In ancient times, garlic so highly that it as money. Injuries and illnesses with garlic by the ancient Greeks. Even today, garlic to be effective by some people in lowering cholesterol and in treating other digestive disorders, > Practice 9. Active vs. passive. (Charis 11-1 11-3) Write complete sentences with the given words. Use the simple past. eichets \iprepare\ thesinod jase A tiisses et, |. a rainbow \ appear \ in the sky - the documents \send \to you \yesterday 6. my lawyer \send\the documents tome the winner of the election \ announce \on TV 8. TYnoe agree \with you about this — > eso ve sl oti ew Ds» atte \happen\ yestendagisis Ulu ose aye us ie 10. something wonderful \ happen \tome TL. sthe trees ie at a disease 12, the trees \KIN\byadisease 0 1. 8 Glscane VIRGIL the trees 14. T\ accept \ at the University of Chicago 15. I\ recommend \ for a scholarship e E The Passive 111

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