The Passive. Grammar in use 6c. On Screen 3

The Passive

By Tetyana Melnichenko

Grammar in use 6c.
On Screen 3

Look at the verb forms in bold in the extracts. How do we form the passive voice?

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2 Fill in: is, have, was, will

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Dinner ... served at 8:00 every evening.

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The missing climber ... seen by a local man yesterday.

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The winner of the kayaking competition ... be announced this afternoon.

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People who eat nuts ... been found to weigh less than those who don't.

Read the theory box. Justify the use of the passive voice in the extracts. Is there passive voice in your language too? When do you use it?

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4 Rewrite the sentences in the passive

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They use chemicals to make sugar white.

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Snails have attacked spinach.

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Are they setting up lights outside the stadium?

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He hasn't approved the new menu yet.

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They don't accept credit cards.

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Who holds the record for the highest skydive?

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They will answer questions at the end of the lecture.

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They have opened a new cafe in town.

​5 Sentence transformations

Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.

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They serve all the main courses with rice or chips. (served)

All the main courses ... rice or chips.

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When did they introduce bungee jumping? (was)

When ... introduced?

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The doctor has told Ben to exercise. (been)

Ben

to exercise.

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Who will buy the restaurant? (will)

Who ... by?

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They have held the ice climbing competition here three times before. (held)

The ice climbing competition

three times before.

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An amateur skier broke the record. (broken)

The record ... an amateur skier.

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