Download pg 87 passive voice

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Poll

Read the sentences and underline the passive verb forms. Which sentence talks about something unpleasant that happened by accident or unexpectedly?

• The correspondent got kidnapped in South America.

• The sports columnist was given a new office.

Multiple Choice

___ followed everywhere by the paparazzi must be horrible.

• Be

• To be

• Being

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I'm sorry but your Kindle can't ___ fixed.

• be

• to be

• being

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Visitors will ___ shown around the publishing company's new offices.

• be

• to be

• being

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The guests expected ___ met by a crowd of reporters at the airport.

• be

• to be

• being

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The princess managed to avoid ___ photographed.

• be

• to be

• being

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He hates ___ interviewed and almost never meets with reporters.

• be

• to be

• being

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Jonathan wants ___ remembered as a great writer.

• be

• to be

• being

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The head teacher agreed ___ filmed for a class video project.

• be

• to be

• being

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I can't stand ___ asked a lot of stupid questions.

• be

• to be

• being

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The newsreader chose ___ filmed wearing casual clothes.

• be

• to be

• being

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Scientific articles ___ published in this magazine.

• are not

• don't

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My mother really hates ___ lied to.

• being

• be

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All the information was ___ to the internet last week.

• uploaded

• uploading

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Tomorrow's front page headline is going ___ changed.

• to being

• to be

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The managing editor arranged ___ met at the airport by a taxi.

• being

• to be

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This publication should ___ to every school in town.

• be sent

• is sent

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Have the editors ___ informed about the new requirements?

• been

• to be

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Many secrets could be ___ if the scandal is uncovered.

• revealing

• revealed

Poll

Read the sentences. Which sentence uses an impersonal passive structure?

• It is known that advertisements sell products.

• Advertisements are known to sell products.

Multiple Choice

He is considered to be one of the best journalists in the world.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure

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It is believed that this play was written by Shakespeare.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure

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The magazine is known to be informative and colourful.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure

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It is reported that there has been a decrease in the sale of newspapers.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure

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The columnist is supposed to be knowledgeable about fashion.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure

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Teenagers are believed to be the most frequent users of the Net.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure

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The robber is said to be on the run from the police.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure

Multiple Choice

It is expected that this video will go viral.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure