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Worksheet on Passive Voice, Reporting Verbs & Causative Structures

The document is a worksheet focused on passive voice, reporting verbs, and causative structures, containing various exercises for transforming sentences into passive voice, rewriting questions, and using specific structures. It includes tasks for correcting passive sentences, completing sentences with the correct passive form, and rewriting paragraphs using the specified grammatical structures. The exercises are designed to enhance understanding and application of these grammatical concepts.

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Worksheet on Passive Voice, Reporting Verbs & Causative Structures

The document is a worksheet focused on passive voice, reporting verbs, and causative structures, containing various exercises for transforming sentences into passive voice, rewriting questions, and using specific structures. It includes tasks for correcting passive sentences, completing sentences with the correct passive form, and rewriting paragraphs using the specified grammatical structures. The exercises are designed to enhance understanding and application of these grammatical concepts.

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Worksheet on Passive Voice, Reporting Verbs &

Causative Structures
1. Transform the following sentences from active to passive voice,
maintaining the same tense.

1. They build new houses every year. → New houses are built every
year.
2. The manager was interviewing the candidates. →
3. They have cleaned the windows. →
4. The police had arrested the thief. →
5. She will write a report. →
6. The teacher must explain the lesson. →
7. They are repairing the bridge. →
8. Someone sent me a letter yesterday. →
9. They should finish the work soon. →
10. We can solve the problem easily. →
11. They might have forgotten the documents. →
12. She is designing a new dress. →
13. They had been investigating the case for months. →
14. The company will have completed the project by next year. →
15. Someone was watching them carefully. →

2. Rewrite these active questions into passive questions.

1. Did they invite you to the party? → Were you invited to the party?
2. Will they finish the project on time? →
3. Have they cleaned the rooms? →
4. When did they open the shop? →
5. Who wrote this novel? → By who/m was this novel written?
6. Are they building a new school? →
7. Had they repaired the car before the accident? →
8. Has anyone seen my keys? →
9. Can they deliver the package today? →
10. Will they have finished the construction by next year? →

3. Rewrite each sentence using "It is said that..." and "He/She is said
to..."

1. People say that she is a great doctor. →


2. They believe that he stole the money. →
3. Scientists claim that the climate is changing. →
4. It is thought that the company will go bankrupt. →
5. Many think that AI will replace humans. →
6. Experts say that this diet is very effective. →
7. They believe that she won the competition. →
8. People say that learning languages improves intelligence. →
9. It is thought that the missing treasure is buried in the mountains. →
10. They claim that the suspect has escaped the country. →

4. Rewrite each sentence using "He/She is thought to have..."

1. They think she left the country. →


2. People say he won the lottery last year. →
3. They believe she discovered a new planet. →
4. It is thought that the ancient city disappeared. →
5. Scientists claim that they found the missing plane. →
6. They assume that he committed the crime. →
7. People believed that the king was poisoned. →
8. They reported that the fire started in the kitchen. →
9. Many say that the old house was haunted. →
10. It is suspected that he cheated in the exam. →

5. Rewrite each sentence using "have/get + object + past participle."

1. I cut my hair yesterday. →


2. She cleaned her car. →
3. We repaired the roof. →
4. They fixed his phone. →
5. He painted his house. →
6. She will fix her computer next week. →
7. We are washing our clothes right now. →
8. They had checked their passports before the trip. →
9. He must clean his suit before the wedding. →
10. She got a professional to take her wedding photos. →

6. Identify and correct the mistakes in the following passive sentences.

1. The project was complete by the team. →


2. A new bridge is being build in our city. →
3. The cake was ate by the children. →
4. The letters has been sent already. →
5. The thief were caught by the police. →
6. The book wrote by J.K. Rowling. →
7. A decision will made soon. →
8. The song is say to be very popular. →
9. He is believed be living in Spain. →
10. She got her phone steal last night. →

7. Complete the sentences using the correct passive form of the verb in
parentheses.

1. By the time we arrived, the food __________ (already/serve).


2. The documents __________ (deliver) tomorrow morning.
3. This song __________ (write) in the 1980s.
4. The invitations __________ (send) last week.
5. A new stadium __________ (build) in our city soon.
6. The results __________ (announce) at the end of the ceremony.
7. The mystery __________ (never/solve).
8. The bridge __________ (repair) at the moment.
9. The criminal __________ (arrest) yesterday.
10. The new shopping mall __________ (open) next month.

8. Use passive voice, reporting verbs, and causative structures to rewrite


the following paragraphs.

1. News Report (Use Passive + Reporting Verbs)

Rewrite the following news report using passive voice and reporting
verbs.

Active:
"Scientists believe that a new planet has been discovered in a distant
galaxy. Astronomers are studying its atmosphere. They think it might
contain water. Experts say that this could change the way we understand
space."

Rewrite:
(Use "It is believed that...", "A new planet is thought to have been
discovered...", etc.)

2. Personal Story (Use Causative Structures)

Rewrite this paragraph using causative structures ("have/get


something done").

Active:
"Last week, I took my car to the mechanic. He changed the tires and
fixed the brakes. After that, I asked a technician to check my laptop. He
installed new software. Then, I called an electrician to repair my lights."

Rewrite:
(Use "I had my car repaired," "I got my laptop checked," etc.)

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