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Do you understand? The Passive

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We use passive voice when... (you may choose more than 1)

a)

the action is more important than the agent.

b)

we don't know the agent

c)

the action is the agent

d)

the agent is not important

2.

We construct Passive voice tenses by

a)

verb to be + past simple of the main verb

b)

verb to be + past participle of the main verb

c)

verb to be + full infinitive

3.

Write down the passive verb forms in the following sentence: "The correspondent got kidnapped in South Africe."

(a)  

4.

Write down the passive verb forms in the following sentence: "The sports columnist was given a new office."

(a)  

5.

The following verbs is often used in passive voice except..

a)

believe

b)

consider

c)

know

d)

often

e)

expect

6.

Which the following sentence is the impersonal passive structure with: noun + passive verb + full infinitive

a)

It is believed that magazines should be cheaper.

b)

It is said to walk 20 miles home.

c)

Teenagers are spending too much time surfing the Net.

d)

He is Said and he is my friend.

7.

Rewrite the passive verbs in the following sentence: "It is known that advertisements sell products."

(a)  

8.

Rewrite the passive verbs in the following sentence: "Advertisements are known to sell products."

(a)