Passive Voice (Present Simple)
Many articles _______________ (write) every day by journalists.
are written
How many newspapers _____________ (sell) in 2019?
were sold
The newspaper website __________ (update) today.
has been updated
Headlines are usually written in __________.
capital letters
She bought a car. (new / red / Japanese)
She bought a new, red, Japanese car.
Fake news __________ (not / check) carefully.
aren't checked
The interview __________ (record) before the article was published.
was recorded
Breaking news __________ (share) on social media
have been shared
The __________ describes the photo.
caption
I want to buy a big, antique, oval table.
The sports section __________ (read) by many teenagers.
is read
The newspapers __________ (deliver) early in the morning
was delivered
How many copies of Harry Potter _________________ (sell) worldwide?
have been sold
The programme was __________ live last night
broadcast/broadcasted
They live in a house. (modern / wooden / enormous)
They live in an enormous, modern, wooden house.
Where _________ newspapers ___________ (make)?
are / made
When _________ the printing press _____________ (invent)?
was / invented
Some mistakes __________ (not / correct) yet.
haven't been corrected
The name of the writer appears in the __________.
by-line
She lost her watch. (digital / expensive / blue)
She lost her expensive, blue, digital watch.
Photographers take pictures for the newspaper. (turn into passive voice)
Pictures are taken by photographers for the newspaper.
Editors chose the headlines. (turn into passive voice)
The headlines were chosen by editors.
They have published the article online. (turn into passive voice)
The article has been published online.
That magazine is full of celebrity __________.
gossip
We stayed in a hotel. (old / lovely / spacious)
We stayed in a lovely, spacious, old hotel.