Passive
Fill in the gap using the present simple.
The museum's main hall __________ (clean) by the maintenance staff every evening after the doors close.
The museum's main hall is cleaned by the maintenance staff every evening after the doors close.
All safety protocols _________ (must/follow) strictly while you are inside the laboratory.
All safety protocols must be followed strictly while you are inside the laboratory.
A mechanic has already repaired their car.
They have already had/got their car repaired
What I don't understand (why she is/is why she) suddenly decided to leave
What I don't understand is why she suddenly decided to leave
The active voice is used to emphasize an action rather than who or what does something.
False. The passive voice is used to emphasize...
Rephrasing
Someone stole my bicycle from the garage last night.
My bicycle...
My bicycle was stolen from the garage last night (by someone).
I absolutely hate _______ (tell) what to do by my younger siblings, it drives me crazy!
I absolutely hate being told what to do by my younger siblings, it drives me crazy!
I will ask somebody to install the pipes in the kitchen.
I will have/get the pipes installed in the kitchen.
Do you think (is it/it's) the children who are the problem, or their parents?
Do you think it's the children who are the problem, or their parents?
Have is slightly more formal than get in causative sentences.
True.
Rephrasing:
The city council is currently building a new hospital in the downtown area to alleviate traffic.
A new hospital...
A new hospital is being built in the downtown area (by the city council) to alleviate traffic.
Rephrasing:
We expect the contractors to complete the renovations by the end of next week.
We expect the renovations...
We expect the renovations to be completed (by the contractors) by the end of next week.
His coat is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.
He is having/getting his coat cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.
The band was terrible. (Never have we/Rarely we have) heard such a dreadful noise!
The band was terrible. Never have we heard such a dreadful noise!
False.
Rephrasing:
The board of directors had already offered him the CEO position before the financial scandal broke.
He...
He had already been offered the CEO position (by the board of directors) before the financial scandal broke.
Rephrase the first sentence using "must":
I'm absolutely ceratin someone has taken my keys by mistake. They aren't on the kitchen counter where I left them.
My keys must have been taken by mistake. They aren't on the kitchen counter where I left them.
Somebody is going to redecorate our living room.
We are going to have/get our living room redecorated.
(The truth is/The question is) that Jamie's really lazy and he makes no effort.
The truth is that Jamie's really lazy and he makes no effort.
The agent is mentioned in active voice if:
their identity is obvious.
we don't know who they are or they are unimportant.
we would rather not mention them.
True. The agent must always be named in the active voice, even if you don't know who they are.
Rephrase the entire sentence so that both verbs are in the passive voice.
Did anyone inform the investors that the manager was secretly altering the financial reports?
Were the investors informed that the financial reports were secretly being altered by the manager?
(Since the subject is important in the active sentence this case, it should be included as an agent in the passive one)
Rephrase the sentence so that all verbs except "fears" are in the passive voice:
She avoids letting people photograph her before she has applied her makeup, as she fears they might publish the pictures online.
She avoids being photographed before her makeup has been applied, as she fears the pictures might be published online.
Gina may ask someone to dye her hair blonde next week.
Gina may have/get her hair dyed blonde next week.
(Only did she/Not only did she) win the race, but she also broke the world
Not only did she win the race, but she also broke the world
If the agent is included in the sentence we musn't place it after the causative verb.
False. We can include it after the causative verb.