The Passive Voice
Convert to Passive: Teenagers believe your age group is being influenced by the media. (Use Present Simple Passive)
Your age group is believed to be influenced by the media.
What is the verb meaning 'to fall for a trick' ?
to be deceived
Report this actively using CLAIM: A big cat lives in the outback.
They claim (that) a big cat lives in the outback
Which word means "information that is false or emphasizes only one side, used to make people agree with a political view"?
propaganda
The examiner tells candidates the regulations at the beginning of the exam.
TOLD
At the beginning of the exam candidates ..... the regulations.
are told about
are told
Identify the tense used in this passive sentence: A strange animal was reported yesterday.
Past Simple Passive
What is the term for a writer whose opinion is represented in a public forum?
editorial
Convert to Passive Report: People believe that a monster lives in Loch Ness.
It is believed that a monster lives in Loch Ness.
What is the opposite of the adjective objective?
subjective
Did we send that letter to Mr Thomas?
WAS
Do you know if ..... to Mr Thomas?
that letter was sent
the letter was sent
Convert to Passive: They are currently investigating strange buzzing noises in New Mexico.
Strange buzzing noises are currently being investigated in New Mexico
What is the term for a story that is designed to shock and excite, often at the expense of accuracy?
sensational
Form a passive report of a question: People asked, "What is the best way to maintain peace?"
The best way to maintain peace was questioned (or was asked about)
Correct the error in this sentence: The journalist's goal was to outweigh a lie about the corruption scandal.
expose a lie
We haven't arranged a date for the wedding yet.
BEEN
A date for the wedding ..... yet.
has not been arranged
hasn't been arranged
What is the correct Passive form: People should agree on a subject and tense.
should be agreed
What is the opposite (antonym) of the adjective objective?
subjective
Convert this to an active reporting sentence: Lying is thought to be sometimes necessary.
People think (that) lying is sometimes necessary.
Complete the sentence: The potential harm of using social media often _____________ the fleeting benefits.
outweighs
They will have given him the news by now.
TOLD
He ..... the news by now.
will have been told
'll have been told
Convert to Passive: Someone has completely abandoned a British ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
A British ship has been completely abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean
What is the word for the belief that something is true, often without proof?
assumption
Convert to Passive Report using 'TO BE': Researchers discovered that friends influence your wellbeing. (Use the reporting passive construction.)
Friends are known/believed/thought to influence your wellbeing
The idiomatic expression meaning "to deliberately ignore something that you know should not be happening"
turn a blind eye
Experts estimate that most people now have access to the Internet.
IS
..... that most people now have access to the Internet.
It is estimated
It's estimated
It is estimated by experts
It's estimated by experts