Exercise 1. Choose the best answer
1. Water is _______of two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.
A. consisted B. composed C. making D. comprising
2. I want to _______a table at the Bamboo Restaurant.
A. maintain B. manage C. reserve D. allow
3: Mr.Pike provided us with an _______guide to the full-time and part-time programs on
offer to a range of candidates drawn from schools and colleges.
A. inform B. informative C. informed D. information
4. It was just a friendly get-together. Everyone was wearing _______clothes. No one
needed to be well-dressed
A. formal B. unimportant C. casual D. unfriendly
5. Someone who is _______is hopeful about the future or the success of something in
particular.
A. powerful B. optimistic C. stagnant D. pessimistic
6. _______candidates are likely to succeed in job interviews.
A. nervous B. self-confident C. self-conscious D. self-doubt
7. There are several places where residents face the threat of _______every day.
A. terrorist B. terrorism C. terrorize D. terror
8. They are always _______of what their children do.
A. support B. supporting C. supportive D. supportively
Exercise 2. Combine the following sentences by using suitable relative pronouns.
1. The house has been built in the forest. It doesn’t have electricity.
_____________________________________________________________
2. Do you know the man? He is coming towards us.
_____________________________________________________________
3. I sent my parents some postcards. They were not so expensive.
_____________________________________________________________
4. I come from a city. The city is located by the sea.
_____________________________________________________________
5. The salad was so delicious. I had it for lunch.
_____________________________________________________________
Exercise 3. Choose the best answer
1. The boy _______next to me kept talking during the film, _______really annoyed me.
A. having sat / that B. sitting / which C. to sit / what D. sitting / who
2. Was Neil Armstrong the first person ________foot on the moon?
A. set B. setting C. to set D. who was set
3. This is the village in ________my family and I have lived for over 20 years.
A. which B. that C. whom D. where
4. My mother, ________everyone admires, is a famous teacher.
A. where B. whom C. which D. whose
5. The old building __________ in front of my house fell down.
A. of which B. which C. whose D. whom
Exercise 4. Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
🡪_____________________________________________
2. They may use this room for the classroom.
🡪_____________________________________________
3. The teacher is going to tell the story.
🡪_____________________________________________
4. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
🡪_____________________________________________
Exercise 5. Circle the best answer.
1. My room _________________________ in the house by her now.
A. is being cleaned B. are being cleaned
C. will be cleaned D. would be cleaned
2. Tom ___________________________ by Mary since 10 o'clock.
A. has operated B. have been operated
C. has been operated D. All are wrong.
3. Someone __________________ to take his place.
A. must be find B. might be find
C. should be finds D. must be found
4. 20 demonstrators ________________________ by the police.
A. was arrested B. were arrested C. was arresting D. A & B
5. That book ______________________ by Tom yesterday.
A. were bought B. bought C. A & B D. was bought
Exercise 6. Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. They all voted the party a great success.
🡪_____________________________________________
2. We gave Ann some bananas and some flowers.
🡪_____________________________________________
3. They moved the fridge into the living room.
🡪_____________________________________________
Exercise 7. Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. I had my nephew paint the gate last week.
🡪_____________________________________________
2. She will have Peter wash her car tomorrow.
🡪_____________________________________________
3. They have her tell the story again.
🡪_____________________________________________
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer
1. Water is _______of two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.
A. consisted B. composed C. making D. comprising
2. I want to _______a table at the Bamboo Restaurant.
A. maintain B. manage C. reserve D. allow
3: Mr.Pike provided us with an _______guide to the full-time and part-time programs on
offer to a range of candidates drawn from schools and colleges.
A. inform B. informative C. informed D. information
4. It was just a friendly get-together. Everyone was wearing _______clothes. No one
needed to be well-dressed
A. formal B. unimportant C. casual D. unfriendly
5. Someone who is _______is hopeful about the future or the success of something in
particular.
A. powerful B. optimistic C. stagnant D. pessimistic
6. _______candidates are likely to succeed in job interviews.
A. nervous B. self-confident C. self-conscious D. self-doubt
7. There are several places where residents face the threat of _______every day.
A. terrorist B. terrorism C. terrorize D. terror
8. They are always _______of what their children do.
A. support B. supporting C. supportive D. supportively
Exercise 2. Combine the following sentences by using suitable relative pronouns.
1. The house has been built in the forest. It doesn’t have electricity.
-> The house which has been built in the forest doesn’t have electricity.
2. Do you know the man? He is coming towards us.
-> Do you know the man who is coming towards us?
3. I sent my parents some postcards. They were not so expensive.
-> I sent my parents some postcards which were not so expensive.
4. I come from a city. The city is located by the sea.
-> I come from a city which is located by the sea.
5. The salad was so delicious. I had it for lunch.
-> The salad which I had for lunch was so delicious.
Exercise 3. Choose the best answer
1. The boy _______next to me kept talking during the film, _______really annoyed me.
A. having sat / that B. sitting / which C. to sit / what D. sitting / who
2. Was Neil Armstrong the first person ________foot on the moon?
A. set B. setting C. to set D. who was set
3. This is the village in ________my family and I have lived for over 20 years.
A. which B. that C. whom D. where
4. My mother, ________everyone admires, is a famous teacher.
A. where B. whom C. which D. whose
5. The old building __________ in front of my house fell down.
A. of which B. which C. whose D. whom
Exercise 4. Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
🡪 A lot of money is spent on advertising everyday by people.
2. They may use this room for the classroom.
🡪 This room may be used for the classroom.
3. The teacher is going to tell the story.
🡪 The story is going to be told by the teacher.
4. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
🡪 The cake is being cut by Mary with a sharp knife.
Exercise 5. Circle the best answer.
1. My room _________________________ in the house by her now.
A. is being cleaned B. are being cleaned
C. will be cleaned D. would be cleaned
2. Tom ___________________________ by Mary since 10 o'clock.
A. has operated B. have been operated
C. has been operated D. All are wrong.
3. Someone __________________ to take his place.
A. must be find B. might be find
C. should be finds D. must be found
4. 20 demonstrators ________________________ by the police.
A. was arrested B. were arrested C. was arresting D. A & B
5. That book ______________________ by Tom yesterday.
A. were bought B. bought C. A & B D. was bought
Exercise 6. Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. They all voted the party a great success.
🡪 The party was voted a great success by them all.
2. We gave Ann some bananas and some flowers.
🡪 Ann was given some bananas and some flowers by us.
3. They moved the fridge into the living room.
🡪 The fridge was moved into the living room by them.
Exercise 7. Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. I had my nephew paint the gate last week.
🡪 The gate was painted by my nephew last week.
2. She will have Peter wash her car tomorrow.
🡪 Her car will be washed by Peter tomorrow.
3. They have her tell the story again.
🡪 The story is being told again by her.
