3 Grammar and reading

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, active or

passive, to fit the meaning of the text.

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the
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and
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, Language rev¡ew

The passive
In passivc sentenccs, wc are mrtrc intcrcsted in the
4 Writing objcct of thc activc sentcnce.
'fhis is l-rccause u,ho did thc thing isn't importanl at thc
Complete the conversations with either a question or an momont, or bccausc wc clon't knc¡w whr¡ tlid it.
answer. PresidcnÍ Kennedy was killed in 196-1.
The Í{r¡uses o.f' Parliament were built betwccn tB10 antl
I 857.

ls rice grown
in England?

a.A Is Coca-Cola sold in many countries?

B
b.A
B No, it wasn't. It was invented by Dr John
Pemberton.
c.A Has Diet Coke been made for many years?
B
d.A Was nylon invented after the Second World
War?
B
e.A
B Thirty-six million tons.