Passive Voice and Reported Speech

J K Rowling _____________ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

• written
• wrote
• were wrote

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J K Rowling
 

• was written
• wrote
• writes

The judge ________________ Smith to five years in prison

• was sentenced
• sentenced

How many newspapers____________(print) in Britain every day?

• are printed

• is printed

• are printing

• are printeded

Why do we use the passive voice?

• To focus on the object of the sentence

• To hide the agent of the action

• Because the agent of the action is unknown or not relevant

• Because the sentence does not have as much weight as an active sentence

A hurricane destroyed a few houses. The passive is ...

• A few houses was destroyed by a Hurricane

• A few houses is destroyed by a Hurricane

• A few houses destroyed by a Hurricane

• A few houses were destroyed by a hurricane

They translated some old documents last week. What is the passive form of this sentence?

• Some old documents are translated by them last week.

• Some old documents have been translated by them last week.

• Some old documents were translated by them last week.

• Some old documents been translated by them last week

A bouquet of flowers was left on the table.

What is the tense of the verb in this sentence?

• Past simple

• Past participle

• Past perfect

• Past continuous

"The cookie jar has been emptied of its contents!" she cried.

What is the tense of the verb in this sentence?

• Present participle

• Present perfect

• Present simple

• Present perfect continuous

Society is not taking the environmental issue seriously enough.

Which is the correct passive sentence?

• The environmental issue has not been taken seriously enough by society.

• The environmental issue was not being taken seriously enough by society.

• The environmental issue is not being taken seriously enough by society.

• The environmental issue is not being taken seriously enough.