The Passive Voice Practice

Correct any verb forms which are impossible or inappropriate.

1. A lot of homes in the area have been being broken into by burglars.

2. As I drove south, I could see that the old road was rebuilding.

3. I suppose the letter will have been delivered by now

4. There is nothing more annoying than been interrupted when you are speaking

5. Jim was been given the sack from his new job

6. Somehow without my noticing my wallet had been disappeared.

7. The new shopping centre was opened by the local MR

8. A lot of meetings have been held, but nothing has being decided yet.

Underline any uses of the agent which are unnecessary.

a) My jewellery has been stolen by a thief!

b) It has been decided by the authorities that Wednesday will be a school holiday.

c) Harry was pushed over by someone standing next to him in the queue.

d) The goods are transported by rail to our warehouse in the Midlands.

e) I was told by someone that you have a vacancy for a computer operator.

f) Sue has been picked by the selectors for the national event.

g) The letter was sent by post on the 21st of last month.

h) The larger portrait was painted by a little-known Flemish artist.

i) It has been agreed by everyone that no smoking should be allowed,

j) As I arrived at the conference a note was handed to me by one of the delegates.

Decide whether the sentences in each pair have the same meaning.

a) I've just been to the hairdresser's. What do you think?

I've just cut my hair at the hairdresser's. What do you think?

b) Someone is painting our house at the moment.

We are painting our house at the moment.

c) The dentist is going to take out two of my teeth tomorrow.

I'm having two teeth taken out tomorrow.

d) The teacher made us all tidy up.

We were made to tidy up by the teacher.

e) The car is thought to have been stolen by joy-riders.

Joy-riders are thought to have stolen the car.

f) Just a minute. I'll ask someone to wrap this for you.

Just a minute. I'll have to wrap this up for you.

g) The car hasn't been serviced for a long time.

We haven't had the car serviced for a long time.

h) They're coming to put in a new water-heater next week.

We're putting in a new water-heater next week.

i) Would you consider having plastic surgery to alter your nose?

Would you consider having your nose altered by plastic surgery?

j) A qualified electrician checked the wiring.

We had checked the wiring with a qualified electrician.

Underline the correct word in each sentence.

a) The busy shopping street was thronged by/with people.

b) The emergency exit was concealed by/from a red curtain.

c) The price of excursions is included in/with the cost of the holiday.

d) All through January, the fields were covered by/from snow.

e) The room was crammed by/with furniture of all descriptions.

f) Two of the climbers were injured by/with falling rocks.

g) The island is inhabited by/from people of mainly Chinese origin,

h) The bank was quickly surrounded from/with armed police.

i) The window had been smashed from/with a hammer taken from the shed,

j) The stadium was packed from/with cheering fans.

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 2948