PASSIVE
PASSIVE
COMMON PHRASES
LANGUAGE OF DEFINITION
APPOSITIVES
100

complete with the correct preposition

Interview questions should be based ____ job requirements.

on

100

Complete with the passive:

Face-to-face interviews __________(can / classify) into several different types.

Face-to-face interviews can be classified into several different types.

100

complete correct word:

Which of these _____of interviews have you participated in?

  • topics
  • types 
  • several

types

100

Reorder the words to write a complete sentence.

or being resourceful / means / Enterprising / entrepreneurial

Enterprising means entrepreneurial or  being resourceful.

100

TRUE OR FALSE

An appositive: a noun phrase that either defines, restates or gives important additional information about the noun phrase it follows.

TRUE

200

what verbs can be followed by infinitives?

verbs for speaking and thinking.

Common verbs are:

Ask, believe, expect, find, know, say, think, understand.

200

complete with passive/Past perfect: 

Several candidates _____________ (already/ interview) when I arrived for my interview.

Several candidates had already been interviewed when I arrived for my interview.

200

Interviews are often _____answering questions and demonstrating knowledge or skills.

  • involving
  • a combination of
  • composed
  • a combination of
200

Reorder the words to write a complete sentence.


who / has / An expert / extensive specialized knowledge of a subject / a person / is

An expert is a person who has extensive specialized knowledge of a subject.

200

What's the appositive?

To illustrate his theory, Holland created a model of personality types (Figure 1).

(Figure 1)

300

Many types of interview formats have been used at the research lab.

They have used many types of interview at the research lab. 

300

Write a sentence with the passive in Present progressive: 

The candidate/ interview.

The candidate is being interviewed.

300

Complete with the correct expression:

Preparing for an interview involves not only physical preparation but ______ mental preparation.

also

300

Write a sentence with the correct order. 

TERM: the CEO

DEFINITION: The head of a U.S. company

VERB:is called

The head of a U.S. company is called the CEO.

300

APPOSITIVE? YES OR NO?

A leading vocational psychologist, John Holland developed a well known list of personality types.

YES.

You can also place an appositive before the noun that it refers to.

400

Choose the Word or phrase that correctly completes each sentence.

During the interview yesterday, Tomas _____ about his professional goals.

  • was asked
  • has been asked
  • had been asked
  • was asked
400

Choose the Word or phrase that correctly completes each sentence.

A good practice interview simulates the conditions that ____ in a real interview.

  • will experience
  • experienced
  • will be experienced
  • will be experienced
400

Job interviews can be classified __________ their structure.

a. according to

b. based on

c. depending on

d. all of the above.


d. all of the above.

400

TRUE OR FALSE: 

Place the term being defined at the end of the sentence to make a stronger connection to the subject of the next sentence.

TRUE

400

APPOSITIVE. TRUE OR FALSE?

John Holland, who is a leading researcher in vocational psychology, developed a theory about career choices.

FALSE

It is an IDENTIFYING RELATIVE CLAUSE. 

500

REWRITE passive to active: Candidates should explain clearly why they are attracted (by the job).



Candidates should explain clearly why the job attracts them.

500

REWRITE active to passive:

After two days of interviews, the company could not agree on which candidate they should hire.


After two days of interviews, the company could not agree on which candidate should be hired.

500

What's wrong?

The field of health care provides many opportunities: therapy outpatient care and home health care.

Commas are missing.

The field of health care provides many opportunities: therapy, outpatient care, and home health care.

500

CORRECT OR INCORRECT:

A chief financial officer (CFO) can be defined the corporate officer principally responsible for managing the financial health of a corporation.

INCORRECT

The correct:
A chief financial officer (CFO) can be defined as the corporate officer principally responsible for managing the financial health of a corporation.

500

Combine the sentences into one sentence. Use the second sentence as an appositive. Do not use parentheses.

1. John Holland is a leading vocational psychologist. (John Holland is the creator of the “Theory of Vocational Personality Types.”)

John Holland, the creator of the “ Theory of Vocational Personality Types,” is a leading vocational psychologist.

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