The Passive Voice

the passive voice

form

the passive voice

questions

Multiple Choice

Many people visit the Metropolitan Museum or Art in New York.

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Multiple Choice

The glass pyramid in front of the Louvre was finished in 1989.

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Multiple Choice

A color poster of the painting was made available.

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Multiple Choice

Akira Kurosawa directed the film Seven Samurai in 1954.

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Multiple Choice

The musem catalog has been translated into many languages.

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yes / no questions

Was this stone figure carved by hand? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn't.

Were these wood bracelets made in Thailand? Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.

information questions

What is this made of? It's made of wood.

What is this ceramic bowl used for? It's used for preparing food.

When was this picture painted? It was painted in the 1980's.

Where were these cloth figures made? In Brazil

How were those handbags manufactured? By machine

Match

Match the following

• Yes, it is.

• Not much. I'm not crazy about the colors.

• It says it was made in Bulgaria.

• Around 1980, I think.

• Clay. It is handmade.

Is this vase handmade?

What do you think of this painting?

Where was the figure made?

Do you know when this photograph was taken?

What's the bowl made of?

• Is this vase handmade?

• What do you think of this painting?

• Where was the figure made?

• Do you know when this photograph was taken?

• What's the bowl made of?

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Where

• were

• those

• chairs

• built?

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Reorder the following

• What

• are

• those

• bowls

• made of?

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Reorder

Reorder the following

• Were

• those

• wood figures

• painted

• by hand?

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Reorder

Reorder the following

• When

• was

• that

• mural

• painted?

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Reorder

Reorder the following

• Was

• this

• gold jewelry

• made

• in Thailand?

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