The Passive
This shirt _____ (make) in China.
was made
I _______ (hair/cut) yesterday.
I had/got my hair cut yesterday.
Convert the following into the impersonal passive:
The Prime Minister says the election will be held in October of this year.
It is said that the election will be held in October of this year.
The government wants to completely _____ the healthcare system.
A. adjust
B. reform
C. modify
reform
Dinner _____ (make) at the moment.
is being made
I ______ (car/detail) once a month.
I get/have my car detailed once a month.
Convert the following into the personal passive:
Police think that the thieves are hiding somewhere in France.
The thieves are said to be hiding somewhere in France.
The CEO made some _____ changes to the organisational structure of the country. Everyone was surprised!
A. unexpected
B. cosmetic
C. far-reaching
unexpected
You _____ (suspend) from school if you don't start behaving.
will be suspended
I _______ (house/repaint) this summer.
I am going to have/going to get/having/getting my house repainted this summer.
Convert the following to the personal passive:
It is rumoured that the royal couple will be getting married in July.
The royal couple are rumoured to be getting married in July.
The crowd _______ with laughter as the comedian told his jokes.
A. shuddered
B. buzzed
C. roared
roared
Convert the following into the passive:
J.R.R. Tolken wrote The Lord of the Rings in 1954.
The Lord of the Rings was written by J.R.R. Tolken in 1954.
The Lord of the Rings was written in 1954 by J.R.R. Tolken.
She _______ (mobile phone/steal) while she was out on Saturday.
She had/got her mobile phone stolen while she was out on Saturday.
Convert the following to the impersonal passive:
The Minister of Education is thought to have stolen millions in tax-payer money over the course of 4 years.
It is thought that the Minister of Education stole millions in tax-payer money over the course of 4 years.
Reporters _______ the actress as she left the hotel.
A. wailed
B. buzzed
C. swarmed
swarmed
Think about the rules for the passive and answer the following question:
Modern day Turkey was formally known as Constantinople by who?
people
Our _______ (car/stick) in the snow when we had that blizzard last month.
Our car got stuck in the snow when we had that blizzard last month.
Convert the following to the personal and impersonal passive:
People used to believe that the Sun circled the Earth.
It was believed that the Sun circled the Earth.
The Sun was believed to have circled the Earth.
His childhood was _______ by a loving relationship with his elder brother.
A. modified
B. shaped
C. remodelled
shaped