Passive voice
The passive voice can be used without referring to the (agent/patient) of an action.
The passive voice can be used without referring to the AGENT of an action.
The object is a _______ part of the sentence.
The object is a SECONDARY part of the sentence.
Correct the mistake in the sentences:
"Try to stay calm", she said us in a low voice.
"Try to stay calm," she said to us in a low voice.
Yuri Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on...(when?), travelling in the...(what name of the capsule?)
on 12 April 1961, in the Vostok-1
Name the sound which is a) consonant; b) bilabial; c) nasal
M
Describe the relationship between agent and patient in Active and Passive Voice
In Active Voice agent is subject and patient is object;
In Passive Voice agent is object and patient is subject.
If a verb's action is directed at a direct object, it must be...
an intransitive verb
a transitive verb
a transitive verb
Translate:
In Russian, direct speech is mainly introduced by guillmets, in English — by inverted commas.
В русском языке прямая речь в основном вводится с помощью кавычек-«ёлочек», в английском — с помощью «лапок».
Which is the smallest planet within our solar system?
Mercury
Translate:
1) close vowels; 2) midi-open vowels; 3) open vowels
Гласные верхнего (close), среднего (midi-open) и нижнего (open) подъёма
List the verbs that can’t be used in Passive Voice
become, fit, have, hold, lack, possess, resemble, suit
An indirect object can be rephrased and repositioned as part of...
a noun phrase
a prepositional phrase
a prepositional phrase
Choose, in which case (or cases) you need a point:
1) “What time is it?” he asked_ “Is it morning?”
2) “I would like to say,” she whispered_ “that you are completely right.”
3) “I am tired,” he said_ “Let's do it later.”
In the first one:
1) “What time is it?” he asked. “Is it morning?”
2) “I would like to say,” she whispered, “that you are completely right.”
3) “I am tired,” he said, “Let's do it later.”
Which planet in the solar system has the highest temperature?
Venus (480 degrees Celsius)
According to which phonetic law did the latin word “MARMOR” turned into the russian «МРАМОР»?
1) assimilation
2) metathesis
3) reduction
2) metathesis
What is missing?
The Passive Voice is a ... which is built up by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the required finite form and the participle of the notional verb.
an analytical form
Which verbs cannot be used with direct objects?
linking verbs
Name the punctuation marks in English:
Точка, запятая, двоеточие, точка с запятой, многоточие, тире, дефис, восклицательный/вопросительный знак, кавычки, скобки, апостроф
Точка — Point, full stop, period
Запятая — Comma
Двоеточие — Colon
Точка с запятой — Semicolon
Многоточие — Omission points
Тире — Dash
Дефис — Hyphen
Восклицательный знак — Exclamation mark
Вопросительный знак — Question mark
Кавычки — Quotations
Скобки — Brackets
Апостроф — Apostrophy
How long is one year on Jupiter?
12 Earth years
Which definition is correct for PHONOLOGY and which one — for PHONETICS?
1) A branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects systematically organize their sounds;
2) A branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds
PHONOLOGY is a branch of linguistics that studies how languages or dialects systematically organize their sounds;
PHONETICS is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds.
What forms does The Passive Voice lack?
the Future Continuous, the Future Continuous-in-the-Past and all the Perfect Continuous forms
Sort the ditransitive and monotransitive verbs:
to allow, to find fault with, to envy, to refuse, to depend on, to see, to grant, to leave, to agree
Ditransitive:
to allow, to envy, to refuse, to grant, to leave
Monotransitive:
to find fault with, to depend on, to see, to agree, to leave
What names of punctuation marks are also used as terms in rhetoric and literature?
COLON is a rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete OR a rhythmic and formal unit of a prose or poetic text that has an intonational completeness.
COMMA is a short colon.
PERIOD is a unit of colons or commas.
What colour is the sunset on Mars?
Blue
What is the difference between TRANSCRIPTION and TRANSLITERATION?
TRANSCRIPTION is the process of recording spoken words using written characters, and TRANSLATION is the process of converting written content into a different alphabet or script.