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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.

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___ 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

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The basketball star ___ (interview) by the sports columnist now.

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This review needs __ (write) again.

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This website __ (set up) by a teenager in Bristol last year.

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She wanted her blog ___ (notice) all over the world.

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The newspaper I work for is supposed ___ (give) an award next month.

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My article ___ (publish) in a well-known journal tomorrow.

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Many books ___ (read) on e-readers these days.

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A journalist must ___ (send) to France to talk to the president.

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I remember ___ (shock) by the pictures on the news.

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___ (offer) a job at Google would be a dream come true!

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They should do something about cyber-bullying.

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My company will sell this comic all over the world.

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The editor had edited the magazine before it went to print.

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This man has created many advertisements for the Chicago Tribune.

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Journalists want their employer to send them to interesting places.

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Teenagers write a lot of text messages every day.

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The interviewer will have asked the film star a lot of questions by the end of the interview.

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

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It is expected that this video will go viral.

• impersonal passive sentence

• personal structure

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People know that he stars on the big screen.

It ___ he stars on the big screen.

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People know that he stars on the big screen.

He ___ on the big screen.

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People suppose that e-books are more environmentally friendly than printed books.

It ___ e-books are more environmentally friendly than printed books.

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People suppose that e-books are more environmentally friendly than printed books.

E-books ___ more environmentally friendly than printed books.

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People say that the newspaper story is untrue.

It ___ the newspaper story is untrue.

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People say that the newspaper story is untrue.

The newspaper story ___ untrue.

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People think that she is making a name for herself by being unusual.

It ___ she is making a name for herself by being unusual.

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People think that she is making a name for herself by being unusual.

She ___ making a name for herself by being unusual.

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People believe that attitudes towards the media are changing.

It ___ attitudes towards the media are changing.

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People believe that attitudes towards the media are changing.

Attitudes towards the media ___ changing.

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People consider horoscopes to be fun and entertaining.

It ___ horoscopes are fun and entertaining.

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People consider horoscopes to be fun and entertaining.

Horoscopes ___ fun and entertaining.

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People expect the film to win an award.

It ___ the film will win an award.

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People expect the film to win an award.

The film ___ an award.

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People report that the newspaper is closing.

It ___ the newspaper is closing.

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People report that the newspaper is closing.

The newspaper ___ closing.