Rewrite the following sentences into the passive voice
1. People often take him for his brother.
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2. Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake.
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3. He recommends fitting new tires.
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4. He suggested allowing tenants to buy their houses.
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5. It is your duty to make tea at eleven o'clock.
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6. People know that he is armed.
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7. Someone has seen him pick up the gun.
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8. We know that you were in town on the night of the crime.
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9. They think that your father was a spy in the World War II.
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10. We believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police.
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11. You needn't have done this.
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12. He likes people to call him "Sir".
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13. Don't touch this switch..
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14. You have to see it to believe it.
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15. He doesn't like people laughing at him.
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16. You don't need to wind this watch.
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17. They shouldn't have told him.
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18. Don't speak until someone speaks to you.
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19. It is impossible to do this.
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20. He hates people making fun of him.
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21. Everyone thought that the Government had ignored their opinions.
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22. They gave him artificial respiration.
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23. Before they invented printing people had to write everything by hand.
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Rewrite the sentences, using but not altering the bold word in brackets, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. People say he is a good doctor. (It)
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2. Nobody told me about it. (not)
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3. I don't like pupils asking stupid questions. (being)
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4. She doesn't like the others laughing at her. (laughed)
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5. The boss had his secretary type all these letters. (typed)
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6. They employed the workers to repair their house. (had)
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7. They say that elephants never forget. (forget)
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8.I don't want the others think of me as a burden. (thought)
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9. People thought that he killed his wife. (been)
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10. People believe that 13 is unlucky number. (be)
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11. People expect that the strike will begin tomorrow. (begin)
12. I remember that someone gave me that shirt on my birthday. (remember)
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13. He recommended using secondhand clothes. (should)
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14. John made me leave soon. (I)
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15. It is your duty to do your homework before class-time. (You)
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Both sentences in each pair have the same meaning. Complete the second sentences:
1. The crowd was slowly filling the huge stadium.
=>The huge stadium___________________________by the crowd.
2. The invention of the computer simplified the work of accountants.
=>Since the computer________________the work of accountants______________ simplified
3. “I'd take out some travel insurance if I were you, Mr. Smith.
=>Mr. Smith_______________________take out some travel insurance.
4. Someone used a knife to open this window.
=>This window ________________________________a knife.
5. You will hear from us when we have finished dealing with your complaint.
=>After your complaint________________________you will hear from us.
6. An announcement of their engagement appeared in the local paper.
=>Their engagement ______________________ in the local paper.
7. Nobody ever heard anything of David again.
=>Nothing ____________________David again
8. They paid Sheila $1000 as a special bonus.
=>$ 1000__________________________Sheila as a special bonus.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. I still can't believe it! My wallet ______last night.
A. was stolen B. was stealing. C. stolen D. stole
2. The current computer problem is__________ by some experts in the country.
A. studying B. being studying C. being studied D. been studied
3. Something funny__________ in class yesterday.
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
4. The child's arm was swollen because he _________by a bee.
A. stung B. had stung C. had been stung D. had being stung
5. Today, many serious childhood diseases ___________by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
6. I________ with you on that subject.
A. am agree B. am agreed C. agreeing D. agree
7. Many U. S. automobiles __________in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
8. Let's go ahead and do it now. Nothing_________by waiting.
A. accomplishes B. accomplished
C. has accomplished D. will be accomplished
9. "When _______?" "In 1928."
A. penicillin was discovered B. did penicillin discovered
C. was penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover
10. In recent years, the government has imposed pollution controls on automobile
manufacturers. Both domestic and imported automobiles must_________ antipollution devices.
A. equip with B. be euipped with C. equip by D. be equipped by
11. A shortage of water is a problem in many parts of the world. In some areas, water_________from the ground faster than nature can replenish the supply.
A. is being taken B. has been taking C. is taking D. has taken
12. Vitamin C__________ by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.
A. absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily
13. "When can I have my car back?" "I think it'll _____________late this afternoon."
A. finish B . be finished C. have finished D. be finish
14. I didn't think my interview went well, but I guess it must have. Despite all my anxiety, I_____for the job I wanted. I'm really going to work hard to justify their confidence.
A. was hiring B. hired C. got hiring D. got hired
15. My country___________the pursuit of world peace,
A. is dedicating to B. is dedicated to C. is dedicating by D. is dedicated by
16. About 15,000 years ago, northern Wisconsin___________under ice a mile deep.
A. buried B. was burying C. was buried D. had buried
17. Ed was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the___________routine of the office.
A. established B. establishing C. establishes D. establish
18. The Mayan Indians ______In an accurate and sophisticated calendar more than seven centuries ago.
A. were developed B. developed
C. are developed D. have been developed
19. George is______________Lisa.
A. marry with B. marry to C. married with D . married to
20. The rescuers_____________for their bravery and fortitude in locating the lost mountain climbers.
A. were praised B. praised C . were praising D. praising
21. It’s hard to believe that this film ____ completely by computer.
A. has been generated B. has generated
C. was been generating D. was to generate
22. I wish my father had bought me a new mobile phone instead of having it ____ like that.
A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. being repaired
23. Smith _______ an actor years ago.
A. is said to be B. was said being
C. was said have been D. is said to have been
24.In the US the first stage of compulsory education _______ as elementary education.
A. to be generally known B. is generally known
C. generally known D. is generally knowing
25.Although he tried his best, he could not make his voice _______.
A. to be heard B. to hear C. hearing D. heard
26.The preparations _______ by the time the guests _______.
A. had been finished / arrived B. have finished / arrived
C. had finished / were arriving D. have been finished / were arrived
27. As students _______ to study remotely from home, away from on-campus welfare and
support, taking their studies and exams online, they are increasingly becoming prey to essay mills.
A. have forced B. were being forced C. have been forced D. had been forced 28. Something _______ immediately to prevent teenagers from _______ in factories and mines.
A. should be done / being exploited B. we should do / exploiting
C. should do I be exploited D. should have done / exploited
29. Thousands of lives lost to air pollution, inactivity and unhealthy diets ________ each year if the UK takes the action needed to tackle climate change.
A. couldn’t be saved B. could save C. could be saving D. could be saved
30. No longer _______ in our office since it _______.
A. have typewriters been used / computerized
B. typewriters have been used / was computerized
C. have typewriters been used / was computerized
D. typewriters have been used / computerized
31. While there’s disagreement over its origins, the caste system _______ in a legal treatise called Manusmriti, dating from about 1,000 B.C.
A. had been formalized B. was formalized
C. has been formalized D. is formalized
32.The little girl started crying. She ____ her doll and no one was able to find it for her.
A. has lost B. had lost C. was losing D. was lost
33.The pilot project is believed _______ emissions, noise pollution and damage to road
surfaces.
A. to be reduced B. to reducing C. to reduce D. to have been reduced
34. The first movie – length cartoon ______________, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs;”set the standard for later full-length features such as “The Lion King” and “Pocahontas”.
A. that released ever B. which ever released C. ever released D. released whatever
35. Surely the virtual elimination in our society of most fatal diseases, rising life-expectancy and falling mortality ______ us up?
A. should be cheered B. should be cheering
C. should is cheering D. should have been cheered
36. Today more than twice as many tabloids _____ than the so-called “quality press” titles such as The Times or The Guardian.
A. have been sold B. are sold C. had been sold D. will be sold
37. It ________ that cyberspace institutions or online universities will replace traditional educational establishments.
A. anticipates B. has anticipated C. is anticipated D. will be anticipating
38. Virtual classrooms ______ towards promoting the acquisition of knowledge as a lifelong endeavour, which occurs through global collaboration.
A. will be geared B. will gear C. is geared D. gear
39. Such terrible acts of child abuse ________ thanks to the continuing protests of the online community.
A. were ignored B. won’t ignore C. were not ignored D. are ignored
40. I will never forget _______ to the Royal Garden Party, where superb cuisines were served amid luxurious surroundings.
A. inviting B. to invite C. to be invited D. being invited
41. His responsibilities ________ welcoming visiting dignitaries from foreign countries.
A. included B. were included C. will be including D. had been included 42. Though most fairy tales have happy endings, the stories usually deal with frightening situations - children ______ in the forest, terrifying giants, cruel stepmothers.
A. are abandoned B. abandoned C. will abandon D. had abandoned
43. __________ long thought to have no bones, small amounts of bone were recently found at the bases of the teeth in some species.
A. Although sharks were B. Despite sharks being
C. In spite of sharks are D. Nevertheless, sharks
45. Humans are pumping water out of the ground faster than it ________.
A. can’t be replenished B. can be replenished
C. can replenish D. can have been replenished
46. When archaeologists discovered the ruins of the Olympic Stadium, interest in the Games__________.
A. was renewed B. were renewed C. they were renewed D. renewed
47. Most people are unable to discern a difference between the usual city drinking water and the treated wastewater, although it is actually _______ for industrial purposes.
A. intending B. being intend C. have intended D. intended
48. Visitors must sign in and show identification before ________ into the building.
A. allowing B. being allowed C. having allowed D. to be allowed
49. The party _______ when she left.
A. had no sooner started B. had hardly been started
C. had hardly started D. had no sooner been started
50. It ______ that children are frequently better at recalling televised stories they have
watched compared to those they have simply heard.
A. has been noted B. been noted C. is noting D. notes
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1. There are some _____________ to every grammatical rule. EXCEPT
2. The engineering sector achieved significant _____________ last year. GROW
3. I have a _____________ of old records from my grandma. COLLECT
4. He'll _____________ be coming later. SURE
5. Eric Clapton's guitar solos are _____________. LEGEND
6. It was one of the most _____________ plays I've seen recently. ENJOY
7. In her time, Marilyn Monroe was a very _____________ actress. GLAMOUR
8. It's_____________to tell whether he's lying or not. POSSIBLE
9. He's no worldwide star, but he had very humble _____________. BEGIN
10. They took _____________ of noise levels inside the building. MEASURE
11. He's a really _____________ person. RELY
12. She made several excellent _____________ in her essay on Charles Dickens. OBSERVE
13. Watching TV shows in English is definitely very _____________ to improve your listening skills. USE
14. The Internet is probably one of the best _____________ ever. INVENT
15. The boat was 16 feet in _____________. LONG
16. Both _____________ and fluency are important when speaking a foreign language. ACCURATE
17. You shouldn't have said that! It was a totally _____________ remark. APPROPRIATE
18. Since the earliest times, civilisations have understood the _____________ of time. IMPORTANT
19. Doing puzzles keeps our brains fit and _____________. HEALTH
20. As well as gaining _____________, by doing puzzles we give our brains a good workout. SATISFY
21. The most _____________ games have sold in the millions. SUCCESS
22. People have _____________ that doing puzzles is good for you. COVER
23. It's easy to find a _____________ to the problems posed. SOLVE
24. There has been an _____________ in the power of their brains. IMPROVE
25. Some _____________ argue that the brain gets better at a task the more it repeats it. SCIENCE
26. The improvement in the _____________is something that happens naturally. PERFORM
27. It remains _____________ whether puzzles are actually helping to boost brainpower or not. CERTAIN
28. According to _____________, most people sleep less than 8 hours every day. SEARCH
29. The advice passed down to our grandparents may contain some _____________. TRUE
30. A good example is the_____________between being cold and catching a cold. RELATION
31. These high-heeled shoes are _____________ for such rough terrain. SUIT
32. Colds are caused by viruses, so in the _____________ of a virus, you can't catch a cold. ABSENT
33. You're too young. This film is _____________ for children your age. APPROPRIATE
34. _____________ now think that we may have viruses in our bodies already. SCIENCE
35. In cold weather, for example, blood vessels in the nose get smaller to stop heat escaping. _____________, this also allows the cold virus to attack the nose or throat more easily. FORTUNATE
36. Victoria Falls in Africa is one of the most _____________sights in the world. SPECTACLE
37. It's also an _____________ place for water sports. CREDIBLE
38. We need you to provide an accurate _____________ of the situation. DESCRIBE
39. On arrival, it's the noise that makes the greatest_____________. IMPRESS
40. The _____________ landscape is also well worth a visit. SURROUND
41. There's a post office a bit _____________down the road. FAR
42. Six months after the accident, he still has _____________ walking. DIFFICULT
43. I can't play tennis that well because I'm a _____________. BEGIN
44. Don't go there. It's _____________. DANGER
45. Read this. It'll be very _____________ for your trip to Australia. USE
46. I didn't find him that _____________, but my friend did. ATTRACT
47. The school has a _____________ for being very up-to-date with technology. REPUTE
48. These are _____________clothes and that's why they are very expensive. DESIGN
49. I left the party because it was _____________ noisy in there. EXTREME
50. I had no _____________but to tell him. CHOOSE
51. This cloth is made from _____________ fibers. NATURE
52. If you want to take care of the environment, it's important to _____________. CYCLE
53. In the next few years, _____________ will hopefully have found a cure for malaria. SCIENCE
54. According to the _____________, the epidemic started in Kuala Lumpur. SEARCH
55. _____________from family and friends can lead to feelings of anxiety. ISOLATE
56. I was _____________ to understand what the problem was. ABLE
57. There will be a _____________of solo games and competitive games available. MIX
58. Participants will later be asked for _____________ on the event. FEED
59. It was an_____________reunion and we were all really touched when we remembered how we had met. EMOTION
60. I am writing to ask for further _____________ on your Open Day. INFORM
61. This took place at the end of the _____________ century. TWENTY
62. People really _____________the party. JOY
63. Meditation is great as a means of _____________. RELAX
64. This method is a lot more _____________than the previous one. EFFECT
65. Picasso was a Spanish _____________who also lived in France. ART
66. There has been little _____________ in the negotiations since January. MOVE
67. _____________ enough, I didn't know she already had four children. SURPRISE
68. His voice was_____________recognizable. INSTANT
69. The only cure for _____________ is creativity. BORE
70. This is a textile company _____________ in denim. SPECIAL
71. _____________is a part of life, but you have to be able to enjoy the others too. SAD
72. Without that, I wouldn't be happy even if I was the _____________ man in the world. RICH
73. The music in the festival was so loud. It was _____________! DEAF
74. I don't think my marks can get _____________ because I already study to the best of my abilities. HIGH
75. The _____________ river fish in Europe lives in Spain! LARGE
76. Passeig de Gràcia is being _____________ so there is more room for people to walk on the pavement. WIDE
77. I can _____________ that if you study you will have no problems passing this test. SURE
78. Nowadays there are lots of _____________ species of animals in the world, for example, the panda. | DANGER |
79. I was _____________ to take the driving test by my friends. | COURAGE |
80. I see they've finally got round to _____________ the Shoreham road. | WIDE |
81. The teacher asked us to _____________ the main ideas in the chapter we had read in class. | SUMMARY |
82. The top manager of the shop told me that my credit card was not _____________ to pay for the jeans which cost under 20€. | VALIDATE |
83. Art in the 20th century is usually referred to as _____________ art. | MODERNIZE |
84. Everybody listens to David Guetta's music. It's so _____________. | COMMERCE |
85. Butterflies are thoroughly_____________by scientists. | CLASS |
86. She _____________ the qualities of a good leader. | EXAMPLE |
87. Many people don't understand the _____________ of life. | SIMPLE |
88. It's impossible to tell those twins apart! They are _____________. | IDENTITY |
89. He made several wrong_____________about women. | GENERAL |
90. It was hard to _____________ between the two styles of music. | DIFFERENCE |
91. He hasn't finished the preparation course, so he's not_____________for this job. | QUALIFY |
92. She was _____________ by the colour of the plant. | CAPTIVE |
93. At the auction, Elton John's car was _____________ at 1 million euros. | VALUE |
94. The _____________ took place next door at 2 am. | ASSASSIN |
95. The main characters of this painting are its bright colors and its sense of perspective. | CHARACTER |
96. _____________ is important in a relationship. | STABLE |
97. Despite his _____________ with that type of vehicle, he had an accident because a cat made him crash into a tree. | FAMILIAR |
98. At the best moment of its empire, Rome had _____________ over all the Mediterranean. | DOMINANT |
99. Nowadays almost everything can be _____________ thanks to the use of technology. | COMPUTER |
100. I wish I had the _____________ to do that. | STRONG |