Grammar exercises: Passive Voice – Unit 7 B&D
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This is the answer key for the grammar exercises handout.
| Unit 42 | |||
| 42.1 | 42.3 | 42.2 2 When was television invented? 3 How are mountains formed? 4 When was DNA discovered | |
| 2 is made | 2 a covers | ||
| 3 was damaged | 2 b is covered | ||
| 4 are shown | 3 a was stolen | ||
| 5 were invited | 3 b disappeared | 42.4 2 All flights were cancelled because of fog. 3 I was accused of stealing money. 4 How is this word used? 5 All taxes are included in the price. 6 We were warned not to go out alone. 7 This office isn’t / is not used any more. 8 Five hundred people were invited to the wedding. | |
| 6 ‘s/is found | 4 a died | ||
| 7 were overtaken | 4 b were brought up | ||
| 8 are held | 5 a sank | ||
| 9 was injured | 5 b was rescued | ||
| 10 is surrounded | 6 a was fired | ||
| 11 was sent | 6 b resigned | ||
| 12 is owned | 7 a doesn’t bother | ||
| 7 b ‘m/am not bothered | |||
| 8 a was knocked | |||
| 8 b fell | |||
| 9 a are they called | |||
| 9 b do you call | |||
| UNIT 43 | 43.2 |
| 43.1 | 3 It’s been stolen! / It has been stolen! |
| 3 be made | 4 Somebody has taken it. Or …taken my umbrella. |
| 4 be kept | 5 He hasn’t been seen since then. |
| 5 have been repaired | 6 I haven’t seen her for ages. |
| 6 be carried | 7 Have you ever been stung by a bee? |
| 7 have been arrested | 8 It’s / It is being repaired at the moment. |
| 8 be delayed | 9 It hasn’t / It has not been found yet. |
| 9 have been caused | 10 The furniture had been moved. |
| 10 be knocked | 43.3 |
| 11 be known | 2 A new road is being built |
| 12 have been forgotten | 3 Two new hotels have been built |
| 4 some new houses were being built | |
| 5 The date of the meeting has been changed. | |
| 6 I didn’t know that our conversation was being recorded. |
| UNIT 44 | |||
| 44.1 | 44.2 | 44.3 | 44.4 |
| 2 was given | 2 being invited | 2 got stung | 3 were |
| 3 wasn’t told / was not told | 3 being given | 3 get used | 4 given |
| 4 ‘s paid / is paid | 4 being knocked down | 4 got stolen | 5 lost |
| 5 been shown | 5 being bitten | 5 get paid | 6 being |
| 6 was asked | 6 being treated | 6 get broken | 7 get |
| 7 weren’t given / were not given | 7 being stuck | 7 get asked | 8 doesn’t |
| 8 to be offered | 8 got stopped | 9 was | |
| 10 weren’t |
| UNIT 45 | |
| 45.1 | 45.3 |
| 2 Many people are reported to be homeless afuer the floods. | 2 You’re / You are supposed to be my friend. |
| 3 The thieves are thought to have got in through a window in the roof. | 3 I’m / I am supposed to be on a diet. |
| 4 The driver (of the car) is alleged to have been driving at 110 miles an hour. or … to have driven at … | 4 It was supposed to be a joke. |
| 5 The building is reported to have been badly damaged by the fire. | 5 Or maybe it’s / it is supposed to be a flower. |
| 6 The company is said to be losing a lot of money. | 6 You’re / You are supposed to be working. |
| 7 The company is believed to have lost a lot of money last year. | 7 It’s supposed to be open every day. |
| 8 The company is expected to make a loss this year. | |
| 45.2 | 45.4 |
| 2 they’re / they are supposed to be | 2 ‘re / are supposed to start |
| 3 it’s / it is supposed to have been | 3 was supposed to phone |
| 4 they’re / they are supposed to have won | 4 aren’t / ‘re not / are not supposed to put |
| 5 the view is supposed to be | 5 was supposed to depart |
| 6 she’s / she is supposed to be living | 6 isn’t / ‘s not / is not supposed to lift |
| UNIT 46 | |
| 46.1 | 46.2 |
| 1 b | 2 Sarah has her car serviced once a year. |
| 2 a | 3 Have you had your eyes tested recently? |
| 3 a | 4 I don’t like having my hair cut. |
| 4 b | 5 It cost fifteen pounds to have my suit cleaned. |
| 6 You need to get this document translated as soon as possible. | |
| 46.3 | 46.4 |
| 2 I had it cut. | 2 f |
| 3 We had them cleaned. | 3 a |
| 4 He had it built. | 4 e |
| 5 I had them delivered. | 5 c |
| 6 She had them repaired. | 6 b |
| 46.5 | |
| 2 We had our bags searched. | |
| 3 I’ve had my salary increased. Or I had my salary increased. | |
| 4 He’s had his application refused. Or He had his application refused |
