PASSIVE VOICE
Change to the passive: People speak English in many countries.
English is spoken in many countries.
Which tense do we use for routines and habits?
Answer: Simple Present.
Complete:
This is the book ______ I bought yesterday.
Answer: that / which
Complete the sentence:
I don't like the blue shirt. I prefer the red ______.
Answer: one
Which modal expresses 100% certainty based on evidence?
Answer: Must
Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A) They build houses.
B) Houses are built every year.
C) They are building houses.
B) Houses are built every year.
Choose the correct sentence:
A) I am playing soccer every Saturday.
B) I play soccer every Saturday.
Answer: B
Complete:
This is the restaurant ______ we had dinner last night.
Answer: where
Complete:
Which cookies do you want? The chocolate ______.
Answer: ones
Choose the best answer:
The lights are off, and nobody is home. They ______ be at work.
(a) must
(b) might
(c) mustn't
Answer: must
Rewrite:
Someone stole my bike.
My bike was stolen.
Complete:
Listen! Someone ______ at the door.
(a) knocks
(b) is knocking
(c) knock
Answer: is knocking
Complete:
The girl ______ brother is a doctor lives next door.
Answer: whose
Choose the correct answer:
I lost my keys, so I need new ______.
(a) one
(b) ones
(c) it
Answer: ones
Complete:
I'm not sure where Tom is. He ______ be at the gym.
Answer: may / might / could
Correct the mistake:
The cake was make yesterday.
Answer: The cake was made yesterday.
Complete:
This week, I ______ at my cousin's house.
(a) stay
(b) am staying
(c) stays
Answer: am staying
Rewrite:
I know the man. His daughter is a pilot.
Answer: I know the man whose daughter is a pilot.
Complete:
Which dress do you prefer? The long ______ or the short ______?
Answer: one / one
Rewrite using a modal of probability:
I'm sure this isn't Sarah's phone.
Answer: It can't be Sarah's phone.
Change to the passive:
The manager didn't approve the proposal.
Answer: The proposal wasn't approved by the manager.
Choose the correct sentence:
A) She always is forgetting her keys.
B) She is always forgetting her keys.
C) She always forgets her keys.
Answer: B and C are both correct, but they have different meanings
Choose the correct relative pronoun:
The person to ______ I spoke was very helpful.
(a) who
(b) whom
(c) whose
Answer: whom
Rewrite:
The black shoes are more comfortable than the white shoes.
Answer: The black shoes are more comfortable than the white ones.
Explain the difference:
Answer: Could be means it is possible. Can't be means it is impossible based on the evidence.