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WorksheetsGRAMMAR REVIEW UNIT 7 -DOUBLE CLICK 3
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 42mins
We form the passive voice with the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb.
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No
We can use the verb to get instead of the verb to be when we talk about things that happen by accident or unexpectedly.
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No
We use the passive voice when the person (agent) who carries out the action is known, important or imperceptible from the context; for example: "My workspace was invaded this morning".
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No
We also use the passive voice when the action is more important than the person or thing doing the action: "The temple was totally vandalized by the nearby people", for instance.
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No
The passive voice is used more often in written English than in spoken English.
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No
The preposition "by" always come after the agent in passive voice.
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No
Only transitive verbs (verbs followed by an object) can be changed into the passive.
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No
"She goes to school early in the morning". What is the correct passive tense for this sentence?
The school is gone by her early in the morning.
Early in the morning is gone to school by her.
In the morning she is gone to school early.
All the sentences are INCORRECT.
"Columbus discovered America".
America was discover by Columbus
America was discovered by Columbus
America is discovered by Columbus
None of the sentences is CORRECT.
We use "with + instrument, material or ingredient" to say what the agent used in the passive voice.
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No
In the passive voice we can use 4 prepositions with different purpose such as:
-BY (who/that performs the action)
-WITH (what the agent used)
-FOR/TO (to whom the action is done)
-IN (where the action is done)
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No
"My grandfather remembers people giving him gifts".
Choose two correct answers in the passive tense.
My grandfather remembers gifts being given to him.
Gifts being given to him are remembered by my grandfather.
My grandfather remembers gifts people gave him.
People giving gifts to him remembered my grandfather.
My parents look forward to a day at the beach.
A day at the beach is looked forward by my parents.
A day is looked forward by my parents.
A day at the beach is looked forward to by my parents.
None of the sentences is correct.
When we want to find out who or what did something we use the following passive question forms: "Who....by?" and "What....by?"
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No
We use "Will and Would" when we ask somebody else to do something for us., for example: Will you open the door please? or Would you mind closing that window?
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No
For requests which one is more informal?
Would
Will
Would is more polite than Will.
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No
To make a request in a bank, which one do we use?
Would
Will
When we ask for permission, which one is more formal?
May
Can
Which modal verb do we use for giving permission?
Should
Will
May
Would
For suggestions, what modal verb can we use?
May
Should
Will
Must
"Can you open the window please?" this question is a(n):
Suggestion
Advice
Request
Offer
Object pronouns in the active become subject pronouns in the passive.
True
False
With verbs that take two objects (e.g., Emma told Mario a secret) we can make two different passive sentences.
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No
"She's always referred to by me as Pocahontas". Is this sentence passive or active voice?
Passive
Active
Michael was raised in Montreal. The active voice for this sentence would be like:
Somebody raised Michael in Montreal.
Some people raised Michael in Montreal.
They raised Michael in Montreal.
All the sentences are CORRECT.
In private schools they educated him. The passive voice for this sentence would be:
He was educated in private schools.
He has been educated in private schools.
He was being educated in private schools.
He is educated in private schools.
Scientists have discovered cures for many diseases.
Many diseases have been cured by scientists.
Cures for many diseases have been discovered.
Cures has been discovered by scientists.
Many cures have been diseases discovered by scientists.
They will probable find many more cures.
Many more cures will be probably found.
More cures will be found.
Probably many more cures are found.
Will many more cures be probably found?
Most young people in Spain play soccer.
Young people is played by soccer in Spain.
Most young people in Spain are played by soccer.
Soccer is not played by most young people in Spain.
Soccer is played by most young people in Spain.
His letter surprised me.
I was surprised.
I surprised by his letter.
I was surprised by his letter.
I was surprised the letter.
My sister has washed all the windows.
All the windows are washed.
All the windows have been washed.
All the windows has been washed.
All the windows have been washed by me.
I will mail the package this afternoon.
The package will be mailed this afternoon.
This afternoon the package won't be mailed.
The package will mailed this afternoon.
The package will be mailed by us this afternoon.
Today a lot of money ________________ on research for advertising.
is been spent
has been spent
have been spent
are been spent
_____________ people's attitudes and values ________________ by advertising?
Is / affected
Has / affected
Been / affected
Are / affected
__________ was the fire caused _________ ?
Why / by
When / by
What / by
That / by
Jane Austen had written a letter about love.
A letter about love has been written by Jane Austen.
A letter about love was written by Jane Austen.
A letter about love had been written by Jane Austen.
Written by Jane Austen a letter about love had been.
Those children are eating vanilla ice cream.
Vanilla ice cream is eaten by those children.
Those children are being eaten by vanilla ice cream.
Vanilla ice cream is being eaten by those children.
Vanilla ice cream are being eaten by those children.
They're showing Danielle a picture.
A picture is being shown to Danielle.
A picture is shown to Danielle.
A picture has been shown to Danielle.
Danielle is shown a picture.
Sophia was lending John some money yesterday at 4 pm.
Choose 2 correct answers.
John was being lent some money by Sophia yesterday at 4 pm.
John was lent some money by Sophia yesterday at 4 pm.
Some money was being lent to John by Sophia yesterday at 4 pm.
John has been lent some money by Sophia yesterday at 4 pm.
