Passive Voice
Change this sentence to the passive voice: “The chef cooked the delicious meal.”
“The delicious meal was cooked by the chef.”
Which article is used before a word that starts with a vowel sound? Give examples
An elephant, an apple...
Which modal verb is used to express a strong obligation?
“Must” or “have to”
What type of conditional is used to talk about general truths or habits?
Zero conditional
In reported speech, what does “will” change to?
“would”: My mum told me we would go to the cinema tomorrow.
What is wrong with this passive sentence: “Mistakes was made by everyone?”
“Mistakes were made by everyone.”
Complete the sentence: “I went to ____ doctor because I had ____ fever.”
“I went to the doctor because I had a fever.”
Complete this sentence: “You ______ smoke in the hospital. It’s forbidden.”
“Mustn’t” or “can’t”
Complete this sentence: “If I study hard, I ______ the exam.”
“If I study hard, I will pass the exam.”
Report this sentence: “I am going to the store,” she said.
“She said that she was going to the store.”
Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice, but omit the agent/doer: “Some people believe that the Earth is flat.”
“The Earth is believed to be flat.”
Explain the difference in meaning between “I saw a bird” and “I saw the bird.”
“A bird” means you saw any bird, while “the bird” means you saw a specific bird that has already been mentioned or is known.
Use a modal verb to express possibility in the future: “It ______ rain tomorrow.”
“Might,” “may,” or “could”
What is the difference between “If I win the lottery, I will travel the world” and “If I won the lottery, I would travel the world”?
The first is a first conditional and refers to real possibility, while the second is second conditional that refers to an unreal/imaginary situation.
Report this question: “Are you coming to the party?” he asked.
“He asked if/whether I was coming to the party.”
Explain why we often use the passive voice in news reports or scientific writing.
To emphasize the action rather than the actor, to be objective, or when the actor is unknown/unimportant.
Correct this sentence: “Water is essential for life.”
The sentence is correct.
Explain the difference in meaning between “You should study” and “You must study.”
“Should” is a suggestion/recommendation, while “must” is a strong obligation.
Correct this sentence: “If I would have known, I would have told you.”
“If I had known, I would have told you” (Third conditional).
Explain why we sometimes don’t change the tense in reported speech.
When the reported information is still true/relevant at the time of reporting.
Combine these two sentences using the passive voice: “Someone stole my car last night. The car was brand new.”
“My brand new car was stolen last night.”
Explain why we don’t use an article before general plurals (e.g., “Dogs are loyal”). Give an example of when we would use “the” with a plural noun.
We don’t use articles before general plurals because we’re talking about all dogs in general. We would use “the” when talking about specific dogs: “The dogs in my neighborhood are very friendly.”
Rewrite this sentence using a modal: “I’m sure he went to the party last night.”
“He must have gone to the party last night.”
Create a mixed conditional sentence: “I didn’t study last night, so I am tired now.”
“If I had studied last night, I wouldn’t be tired now.”
Report this sentence: “I told him, ‘I can’t meet you here tomorrow’.”
“I told him that I couldn’t meet him there the following day/the next day.”