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Grammar

In this section, you are expected to understand passive voice. Besides, you are also expected
to be able to analyze the subject andverb agreement, and analyze the part of sentence.

Passive Voice

Do you know how to use the passive voice to change the focus of a sentence?
Look at these examples to see how the passive voice is used.
A lot of olive oil is produced in Italy.
This book was written by Angela Davis.
The suspect will be released tomorrow.
This product has not been tested on animals.
Read the explanation to learn more.
We use the passive voice to change the focus of the sentence.
My bike was stolen. (passive – focus on my bike)
Someone stole my bike. (active – focus on someone)
We often use the passive:

 when we prefer not to mention who or what does the action (for example, it's not
known, it's obvious or we don't want to say)
 so that we can start a sentence with the most important or most logical
information
 in more formal or scientific writing.

How we make the passive

We make the passive using the verb be + past participle. We start the sentence with the
object.
Avatar was directed by James Cameron.
↓ ↓ ↓
Object + be + past participle
It is not always necessary to add who or what did the action.
My flight Is cancelled.
↓ ↓ ↓
Object + be + past participle
Only the form of be changes to make the tense. The past participle stays the same. Here
are examples of the passive in its most common tenses.
Tense Example Structure
Present simple Alioli is made from oil, garlic s/are + past participle
and salt.
Present continuous The hall is being painted this is/are being + past
week. participle
Past simple John F. Kennedy was was/were + past

assassinated in 1963. participle


Past continuous The signs were being put up was/were being + past
last week. participle
Present perfect Oranges have been grown has/have been + past
here for centuries. participle
Past perfect When he got home, he found had been + past participle
that his flat had been
burgled.
Future simple The work will be finished The work will be finished
next week. next week.

Exercise 1

1. The Egyptian pyramids thousands of years ago.


(A) Are built
(B) Been built
(C) Were built
2. Your letter within 28 days.
(A) Will be answer
(B) Will be answered
(C) Will answer
3. Chocolate for over 4,000 years.
(A) Has been produce
(B) Is been produced
(C) Has been produced
4. I don't know who my bike.
(A). Stole
(A) Is stolen
(B) Was stolen
5. My car this week, so I'm going to work by bus.
(A). Is being repaired
(B) Is been repair
(C) Is repairing
6. Not enough of our rubbish
(A) Recycles
(B) Is recycled
(C) Is recycle
7. The fire service still the fire.
(A) Wasn’t put out
(B) Is put out
(C) Haven’t put out

Exercise 2

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.


Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
1. All our lamps from original 1950s designs
(A) Produce
(B) is produced
(C) are produced
2. Mistakes , but we're working on a solution now.
(A) have been make
(B) are been made
(C) have been made
3. Someone my wallet and left it at reception.
(A) had found
(B) had been found
(C) was found
4. My phone last week, so I didn't get your message until today.
(A) was being fixed
(B) was been fix
(C) was fixing

5. A lot of time on pointless meetings in this company


(A) Wastes
(B) is wasted
(C) is waste
6. Your application____by the end of the month.
(A) Will be review
(B) Will be reviewed
(C) Will review
7. Someone my talk at the conference and recommended me as a speaker.
(A) Saw
(B) was seen
(C) had been seen

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