STIE KUSUMA NEGARA

English Task – 26 September 2023

Bimo Passopati

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Unit 5

Exercise 2

Make these sentences passive, omitting the agent phrase

Example:

X = The government reduced private property to a minimum

Y = Private property was reduced to a minimum

a) X = The government limited private e) X = You will charge more money for these
enterprise to a small area in the economy services

Y = Private enterprise was limited to a small Y = More money will be charged for these
area in the economy. services.

b) X = They permit the citizens to have f) X = The central authority must plan the
personal property economy over a number of years

Y = Citizens are permitted to have personal Y = The economy must be planned by the
property. central authority over a number of years.

c) X = The workers will produce only essential g) X = The authorities provided large numbers
commodities of workers for the ten new factories

Y = Only essential commodities will be Y = Large numbers of workers were

produced by the workers. provided for the ten new factories by the
authorities.

d) X = That factory produced a large quantity

of shoes last year
Y = A large quantity of shoes was produced
by that factory last year.
h) X = The government reduced the quantity of
shoes produced in that factory
Y = The quantity of shoes produced in that
factory was reduced by the government.
i) X = The State organized the whole economic
effort of the nation
Y = The whole economic effort of the nation
was organized by the State.
j) X = The central authority has planned the
whole economic programme for the next
five years
Y = The whole economic programme for the
next five years has been planned by the
central authority.

Exercise 3

Combine these pairs of sentences, using what and would

Example:

X = This quantity of goods will be produced

Y = The planners decided it

X+Y = The planners decided what quantity of goods would be produced

a) X = These goods and services will be produced

Y = The central authorities decided it

X+Y = The central authorities decided what goods and services would be produced.

b) X = These prices will be charged for the goods

Y = The planners discussed it

X+Y = The planners discussed what prices would be charged for the goods.

c) X = This quality will bet the most suitable

Y = The government considered it

X+Y = The government considered what quality would be the most suitable.

d) X = This commercial activity will be useful in the next few years

Y = The planning authority decided it

X+Y = The planning authority decided what commercial activity would be useful in the next few
years.
e) X = These changes will be made in the organization of the factory

Y = The employers and employees discussed it

X+Y = The employers and employees discussed what changes would be made in the organization of
the factory.

f) X = These conditions will affect the national economy in the next twenty years

Y = The economist considered the matter

X+Y = The economist considered what conditions would affect the national economy in the next
twenty years.