Active vs.

Passive

Fill in the blanks.

1. The latest edition of this book

............................ next month.

will publish

will be published

2. They .................................... out a new edition

soon.

will bring

will be brought

3. They ................................. me responsible for

the problems.

were held

held

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4. She ............................ to leave.

told

was told

5. They ................................ of this.

have informed

have been informed

6. I ............................. them all.

have invited

was invited

7. He ................................. me to his wife.

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introduced

was introduced

8. I ..................................... to his wife.

introduced

was introduced

9. He ............................. for poor performance.

sacked

was sacked

10. My application ............................... down.

has turned

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was turned

11. I ............................. to find your letter in my

inbox.

delighted

was delighted

had delighted

12. He ................................. for this.

will punish

will be punished

Answers
1. The latest edition of this book will be published next month.

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2. They will bring out a new edition soon.

3. They held me responsible for the problems.

4. She was told to leave.

5. They have been informed of this.

6. I have invited them all.

7. He introduced me to his wife.

8. I was introduced to his wife.

9. He was sacked for poor performance.

10. My application was turned down.

11. I was delighted to find your letter in my inbox.

12. He will be punished for this.

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