English Exercise

Passive Voice
Eric Putra Sutanto

I. Put the words in bold above in the definitions below ! ( Page 104 )
1. revolution , turning point.
2. development, invention, discovery.
3. advance, progress.
4. movement.
5. foundation.
6. spread.

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets ! ( Page 105 )

1. would have remained , had not explored.

2. had been, would not have crashed.
3. would have been , had not discovered .
4. had not met, would not have formed.
5. would not have been, had not invented.
6. had not opened, would have remained.

III. Rewrite the sentences below using the passive ! ( Page 107 )

1. The name Generation X was made famous by Coupland’s novel.

2. Sometimes different names are invented by the media.
3. The term Generation 9/11 was used by Newsweek magazine in 2001.
4. People growing up after the war were given the name ‘Baby Boomers’.
5. In the future today’s baby would be known as Generation Z.
6. A book about Millennials was written by William Strauss and Neil Howe.
7. The Generation born from 1910 to 1920 is sometimes called ‘The Greatest Generation’.
8. Younger people have always been criticised by older people for their bad behaviour.