Passive Voice & History
Change this sentence from Active to Passive: "The chef prepared a wonderful five-course meal."
"A wonderful five-course meal was prepared by the chef."
"This is the laboratory........... our medical research team discovered the new vaccine."
where
Fill in the blank "The legal team has been reviewing the project _______________ Tuesday morning."
since
If an office fire alarm starts ringing loudly, we say the alarm went _______.
off
Rewrite this sentence using the verb reckon: "I believe that investing the case is too risky right now."
"I reckon that investing the case is too risky right now."
Complete with the correct passive form: "Every single day, thousands of digital files ________________ (download) from our company server."
are downloaded (Present Passive)
Combine these two simple statements using who: "That is the CEO. He saved the company from bankruptcy last winter."
"That is the CEO who saved the company from bankruptcy last winter."
Choose the correct word based on the fast-paced context: "Quick, grab the documents! The boss has [yet / just / already] stepped out of her limousine—a second ago!"
just
If you find an unknown word, you should look it _______ in a dictionary.
up
"The chef loves experimenting with ingredients" [crazy]
"The chef is crazy about experimenting with ingredients"
Complete with the correct passive form: "The ancient castle on the coast ________________ (destroy) by a violent storm in 1450."
was destroyed (Past Simple Passive)
Combine these two statements using whose: "I recently met a brilliant architect. His design won the international building competition."
"I recently met a brilliant architect whose design won the international building competition."
Use these prompts to create a proper present perfect sentence: "The directors / not reply / to our official request / three weeks."
"The directors have not replied to our official request for three weeks."
What phrasal verb means to investigate?
Look into
Rewrite this sentence using a routine in the past: "When I worked, I habitually checked my emails at midnight"
"When I worked, I used to check my emails at midnight every night."
Change this sentence from Active to Passive: "Global companies manufacture millions of smartphones in Asia."
"Millions of smartphones are manufactured in Asia (by global companies)."
Combine these two statements into one sentence using the words which/that: "The report is on the conference table. It needs your signature immediately."
"The report that/which is on the conference table needs your signature immediately."
Explain the difference in meaning between these two statements:
"I've been meeting with the new clients all morning."
"I've met the new clients."
Sentence 1 emphasizes a continuous, ongoing action that took up the entire morning.
Sentence 2 simply emphasizes a completed life experience at an unspecified time.
Complete the office memo with the correct particle:
"Attention: Before leaving the building tonight, please make sure to switch (1) _________ all computers, but leave the main server (2) _________ so updates can install overnight."
(1) off / (2) on (Switch off / Leave on)
Rewrite this sentence using the word in: "Analyzing data doesn't interest the manager."
"The manager isn't ..................
"The manager isn't interested in analyzing data."
Change this active sentence into a clean passive sentence: "The directors approved the multi-million dollar budget."
"The multi-million dollar budget was approved by the directors."
Combine these two sentences using a relative clause, but you must use commas because the extra information is non-essential: "Our main factory is located in Munich. It produces over five hundred engine parts every single day."
"Our main factory, which is located in Munich, produces over five hundred engine parts every single day."
"The ground is wet because it rained heavily for the last few hours"
"...because it has been raining heavily"
Complete the sentence with a three-word phrasal verb that means to tolerate a difficult or annoying situation without complaining: "The office is chaotic, but I don't know how she puts _________ _________ _________ her toxic coworkers."
up with
"Do you feel like organizing a dinner for the neighbours this evening?"
"Do you fancy organizing a dinner for the neighbours this evening?"