PASSIVE VOICE II

PASSIVE VOICE II

PASSIVE WITH THE VERBS KNOW, SAY THINK, CONSIDER, EXPECT, REPORT.

WE CAN DO IT IN 2 FORMS:

For example in the sentence: PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT HE IS VERY RICH.

IT + PASSIVE OF THE VERB + THAT CLAUSE

It is believed that he is very rich

SUBJECT+ PASSIVE OF THE VERB + TO + BASE FORM

He is believed to be very rich

Multiple Choice

_____________ to be the best tennis player.

• He is think

• It thought

• He is thought

• It was thinking

Multiple Choice

It __________ Da Vinci painted the "Mona Lisa".

• is know

• is known

• is known that

• is known to

Multiple Choice

___________ Christopher Columbus discovered America.

• It was said that

• He is said to

• It said that

• He said

Passive voice with verbs with two objects.

Verbs like give, offer, send... Usually have to objects, the direct (the thing) and the indirect (the person)

For example the sentence: They offered Tracy some flowers.

The passive can be in two ways...

Tracy was offered some flowers.

Some flowers were offered to Tracy.

Multiple Select

Choose the TWO correct options of PASSIVE.

John gave the bars of chocolate to Jill.

• The bars of chocolate were given to Jill.

• The bars of chocolate were given Jill.

• Jill were given the bars of chocolate.

• Jill was given the bars of chocolate.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of passive.

The professor gave the students the books.

• The books was given to the students.

• The books were given to the students.

• The students were given to the books.

• The students was given the books.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of passive.

I lent a pencil to Mike.

• A pencil is lent to Mike.

• A pencil was lent Mike.

• Mike were lent a pencil.

• Mike was lent a pencil.

PASSIVE WITH THE VERBS MAKE, SEE, HEAR...

In active voice the verb after these verbs usually goes in bare infinitive, but in passive voice we use a full infinitive.

For example: My mom made me eat all the soup. (Active)

I was made to eat all the soup. (Passive)

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of passive.

A policeman made Carl go out of his car.

• Carl was made go out of his car

• Carl was to made go out of his car

• Carl was made going out of his car

• Carl was made to go out of his car