Sentence manipulation.

Passive:

Correct the mistakes (only the section that is wrong as in the example) or write
'Correct' if there is no problem.
i.e. Has my suit cleaned yet? = been cleaned
Nobody was asked = Correct
Correct
1- Tomorrow's meeting has been cancelled
w ill be told
2- You will told where to go
Correct
3- We were taught to be polite to older people
Correct
4- The road was closed because it was being repaired
 been selected
5- I'm afraid you have not selected for interview
had been arrested
6- I heard that my friends had being arrested

Correct the mistakes (only the section that is wrong as in the example) or write
'Correct' if there is no problem.
i.e. She dislikes being touching = touched
Everybody must be told = Correct
must be
1- I really think the whole family must to be consulted.
Correct
2- John hates being rushed
to be
3- I didn't expect been stopped
massaged
4- Do you enjoy being massage?
Correct
5- I hope to be promoted soon
Correct
6- Alice should be told immediately.

Correct or not?
Correct
1- Peter was given a new car when he passed his exam.
Correct
2- The builders are being given another month to finish the work.
Correct
3- You were lent a bicycle last week - where is it?
Incorrect
4- To my mother has just been sent a wonderful bouquet of flowers.
Correct
5- I think Saily will be given the manager's job.
Correct
6- Harold was awarded a medal for long service.

‘Get’ Passive
Five of the passive verbs in sentences 1 -8 would also be natural with 'GET'.
Change them (type the whole sentence). For those that cannot be changed type
'none'.
i.e. - Maggie was hit by a car this morning. = Mary got hit
- Mount Everest was first climbed in 1953. = none
We got burgled last night
1- We were burgled last night.
Our roof got damaged in the storm
2- Our roof was damaged in the storm.
3- St Paul's Cathedral was built by Sir Christopher
none
Wren.
4- If you are caught, do not tell the police
If you get caught, do not tell the police anything
anything.
5- If there is one mosquito in the house, I am always
If there is one mosquito in the house, I alw ays get bitten
bitten.
6- Dr. Lee was awarded the Nobel prize for physics last
none
year.
7- We were all sent home early because of the
We all got sent home early because of the strike
strike.
8- These cars are manufactured by a Japanese
none
firm.

Complex passive structures

Make the sentences passive. Use the element in brackets as the subject of your
sentence. Mind capital letters at the beginning of the sentence.
1- They believed that fresh air was bad for sick people. (It)
 It w as believed that fresh air w as bad for sick people

2- Some people claim that there are wolves in the mountains. (There)
There are claimed to be w olves in the mountains

3- They think that the man holding the hostages is heavily armed. (The man)
The man holding the hostages is thought to be heavily armed.
4- They say he is in an agitated state. (He)
He is said to be in an agitated state

5- People suggest that the rate of inflation will rise. (It)

It is suggested that the rate of inflation w ill rise

6- They report that she died in a plane crash. (She - perfect infinitive)
She is reported to have died in a plane crash

7- People believe that there are 6,000 different languages in the world. (There)
There are believed to be 6,000 different languages in the world.
8- We understand that she left the country on Friday. (It)
It is understood that she left the country on Friday

9- They think that there is oil under Windsor Castle. (There)

There is thought to be oil under Windsor Castle

10- People believed that the earth was the centre of the universe. (The earth)
The earth w as believed to be the centre of the universe

11- They know that he has been married four times. (He)
He is know n to have been married four times

12- We expect that there will be an announcement on Friday. (It)

It is expected that there w ill be an announcement on Friday
Make passive versions of the sentences, keeping in the same tense and omitting the
agent (in brackets)
1- (They) ordered her to pack her bags and leave
She w as ordered to pack her bags and leave

2- (They) encouraged her to apply for promotion

She w as encouraged to apply for promotion

3- (They) were just showing us what to do when it started to rain

We were just being shown what to do when it started to rain.
4- Does (he) really make the team run four miles before breakfast every day?
Is the team really made to run four miles before breakfast every day?
5- (They) will tell you what to do when you arrive
You w ill be told w hat to do w hen you arrive

6- (She) is not asking them to do very much

They are not being asked to do very much.

Make the sentences Passive.

1- They appointed Mr. Evans secretary
Mr. Evans w as appointed secretary

2- We considered Louise a sort of clown

Louise w as considered a sort of clow n

3- People regarded Dr. Hastings as an expert on criminal law

 Dr. Hastings w as regarded as an expert on criminal law

4- The new owners have made the house much more attractive
The new house has been made much more attractive by the new owners.
5- The villagers called her a witch
She w as called a w itch by the villagers

6- They elected Professor Martin Vice-President

Professor Martin w as elected Vice-President

Prepositional passive structures: Correct or Incorrect?

Incorrect
1- That table mustn't be put cups on.
Correct
2- Your brother's a lovely guy, but I'm afraid he can't be relied on.
Correct
3- His ideas haven't been talked about enough.
Incorrect
4- These school desks have been written names on for generations.
Incorrect
5- I think I've been told some lies about.
Correct
6- This house hasn't been very well looked after.