Impersonal Passive Structures

What is an impersonal passive structure?

• A grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is not specified or is represented by an impersonal pronoun like 'it' or 'there'.

• A grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is not specified or is represented by a personal pronoun like 'I' or 'you'.

• A grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is represented by a proper noun.

• A grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is specified by a personal pronoun like 'he' or 'she'.

Give an example of an impersonal passive sentence.

• The event will be canceled, it is said.

• It is said that the event will be canceled.

• The event will be canceled, they say.

• The event will be canceled, people say.

In an impersonal passive sentence, what is the subject of the sentence?

• he

• she

• they

• it

What is the purpose of using impersonal passive structures?

• To focus on the action or event rather than the performer.

• To emphasize the performer rather than the action or event.

• To create a more personal tone in writing.

• To simplify the sentence structure.

Rewrite the following sentence using an impersonal passive structure: 'They say that it will rain tomorrow.'

• It is said that it will not rain tomorrow.

• They say that it will not rain tomorrow.

• It is said that it will be raining tomorrow.

• It is said that it will rain tomorrow.

True or False: Impersonal passive structures are commonly used in scientific writing.

• True

• Only in certain fields

• Sometimes

• False

What is the difference between an impersonal passive structure and an active voice sentence?

• An impersonal passive structure is used when the subject of the sentence is clear, while an active voice sentence has an unclear subject.

• An impersonal passive structure is used when the subject of the sentence is important, while an active voice sentence has an unknown subject.

• An impersonal passive structure is used when the subject of the sentence is unknown or unimportant, while an active voice sentence has a clear subject performing the action.

• An impersonal passive structure is used when the subject of the sentence is performing the action, while an active voice sentence has a passive subject.

Which of the following sentences is an impersonal passive structure? a) The dog chased the cat. b) The cat was chased by the dog. c) It is said that the cat was chased by the dog. d) The cat chased the dog.

• d

• b

• c

• a

What is the correct form of the verb 'to be' in an impersonal passive structure?

• it is

• it were

• it was

• it be

Rewrite the following sentence using an impersonal passive structure: 'People believe that he is guilty.'

• He is believed to be guilty.

• He is believed as guilty.

• He is believed guilty by people.

• It is believed that he is guilty.