VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (HCMC)

Session 4. ACTIVE VOICE & PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE-PASSIVE FORM (CHỦ ĐỘNG-BỊ ĐỘNG)

ACTIVE (CHỦ ĐỘNG) (S) Chủ từ - (V) Động từ - (O) Túc từ

PASSIVE (BỊ ĐỘNG) (S) Chủ từ - BE + Động từ (V3/V-ed) - by (O) Túc từ

Ex: The police caught him.

® He was caught by the police.

Quá khứ đơn
Quá khứ tiếp diễn
Quá khứ hoàn thành
Hiện tại đơn
Hiện tại tiếp diễn
Hiện tại hoàn thành
Tương lai đơn
Tương lai hoàn thành
S + WAS/WERE + V3/V-ED
S + WAS/WERE + BEING + V3/V-ED
S + HAD BEEN + V3/V-ED
S + IS/AM/ARE + V3/V-ED
S + IS/AM/ARE + BEING + V3/V-ED
S + HAS/HAVE + BEEN + V3/V-ED
S + WILL + BE + V3/V-ED
S + WILL HAVE + BEEN + V3/V-ED
The bread was baked yesterday.
The bread was being baked.
The bread had been baked
yesterday.
The bread is baked.
The bread is being baked now.
The bread has been baked.
The bread will be baked.
The bread will have been baked.

SPECIAL STRUCTURES (CẤU TRÚC ĐẶC BIỆT)

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ACTIVE VOICE & PASSIVE VOICE ducthinhnna@gmail.com
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UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (HCMC)

EXERCISES ON ACTIVE VOICE & PASSIVE VOICE

Decide which of the choices – (A), (B), (C), or (D) – best completes the sentence.

1. The email addresses and telephone 2. ------- the mailing of the package, you will
numbers should be ------- carefully in blanks need to add five dollars more to the shipping
provided. fee.

(A) written (A) To expedite

(B) write (B) Expedited
(C) wrote (C) To be expedited
(D) writing (D) Will expedite
[?]
expedite

3. You must fill out the tax form, a copy of 4. Ray Murphy submitted a requisition form
which is ------- to the contractual agreement yesterday to make certain he ------- given a
you received on the first day. projector for today’s presentation.

(A) attach (A) has

(B) attachment (B) have
(C) attaching (C) is
(D) attached (D) are
[?] [?]
agreement requisition form
[?]
projector
[?]
submit

5. Though somewhat new at making 6. The research team ------- to make back-up
presentations, Paul Blakely ------- the best files of all their work to prevent loss of
public speaker of the team. valuable data.

(A) has considered (A) reminded

(B) to consider (B) was reminded
(C) is considering (C) will remind
(D) is considered (D) was reminding
[?] [?]
somewhat back-up
[?]
prevent

7. The manager is ------- to announce that 8. When he took up cooking, Jerry Porter was
Morgan & Co. will be giving stock options to ------- to learn how easy it was to make
all interested employees. inexpensive, great-tasting meals.

(A) please (A) fascinate

(B) pleased (B) fascinating
(C) pleasant (C) being fascinated
(D) pleasing (D) fascinated
[?]
stock option

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UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (HCMC)

9. The manager ------- her staff with news of 10. The employees in the accounting division
an upcoming bonus if sales figures reached were stunned to learn that three of their co-
company goals by the end of the quarter. workers ------- that very morning.

(A) encourage (A) had fired

(B) was encouraged (B) will have been fired
(C) encouraging (C) had been fired
(D) encouraged (D) fired
[?]
sales figure
[?]
upcoming
[?]
quarter

11. The accident ------- on the Atrova street at 12. ------- the machine’s continued operation,
the beginning of last week. a thorough check by maintenance personnel
should take place bimonthly.
(A) take place
(B) took place (A) To be ensured
(C) was taken place (B) To ensure
(D) had been taken place (C) Will ensure
(D) Ensured
[?]
ensure
[?]
operation
[?]
maintenance
[?]
personnel

13. First-class seats ------- with Internet hook- 14. A replacement for the outgoing
ups, global telephones, and faxing advertising manager has not yet been -------,
capabilities for all of your airborne but the possibilities have been narrowed
professional needs. down to five applicants.

(A) are equipping (A) chose

(B) has been equipped (B) choice
(C) are equipped (C) chosen
(D) is being equipped (D) choose
[?]
replacement
[?]
narrow

15. Before structural renovations take place, 16. Access to the computer terminals -------
all businesses must ------- the building as during evening hours, so it is necessary for
indicated in the official notice issued last us to finish the work during the day.
month.
(A) restrict
(A) vacant (B) to restrict
(B) vacancy (C) is restricted
(C) vacate (D) has restricted
(D) be vacated
[?]
terminal
[?]
renovation

Anh văn 4A/ TOEIC 600+ Page 3 of 3 Course Instructor: Huỳnh Đức Thịnh
ACTIVE VOICE & PASSIVE VOICE ducthinhnna@gmail.com