Compound Adjectives
This cake was ______________ by my grandmother.
This cake was hand-made by my grandmother.
I need to _______________ my homework before going out.
I need to work on my homework before going out.
If you _______________ more regularly, you would improve your English.
If you studied/practiced more regularly, you would improve your English.
Your work is very good.
Your work is absolutely/totally/incredibly/really excellent.
They will announce the winners tomorrow.
The winners will be announced tomorrow.
She was an _______________ person, never judging anything or having any prejudices.
She was an open-minded person, never judging anything or having any prejudices.
The teacher asked the students to _______________ themselves how to do the assignment.
The teacher asked the students to figure out themselves how to do the assignment.
If you _______________ more attention in class, your grades wouldn't suffer.
If you paid more attention in class, your grades wouldn't suffer.
The meal was very tasty.
The meal was absolutely/totally/incredibly/really delicious.
Someone stole my bicycle while I was in the store.
My bicycle was stolen while I was in the store.
The boy was _______________ and inconsolable after having lost his toy.
The boy was broken-hearted and inconsolable after having lost his toy.
It's important to produce ideas to solve this problem.
It's important to come up with ideas to solve this problem.
If she _______________ her advice, things might have turned out differently.
If she had followed/listened to her advice, things might have turned out differently.
The movie was very interesting.
The movie was absolutely/totally/incredibly/really fascinating.
People say that he committed the crime.
It is (being) said (that) he committed the crime.
He came back from the shop ______________, after not having found what he went looking for.
He came back from the shop empty-handed, after not having found what he went looking for.
She had to _______________ the task from start to finish.
She had to carry out the task from start to finish.
If I _______________ harder in the past, I wouldn't be struggling now.
If I had worked harder in the past, I wouldn't be struggling now.
The malfunction of the computer was very annoying.
The malfunction of the computer was absolutely/totally/incredibly/really infuriating.
People believe that the company will launch a new product next month.
It is believed (that) a new product will be launched by the company next month.
The archeologists found a ______________ structure when excavating the site, proving there had been human occupation on that location.
The archeologists found a man-made structure when excavating the site, proving there had been human occupation on that location.
The manager decided to _______________ the project, despite the challenges.
The manager decided to go on with the project, despite the challenges.
If they _______________ their passports, they would have missed the flight.
If they had forgotten/lost their passports, they would have missed the flight.
The coffee was very hot.
The coffee was absolutely/totally/incredibly/really boiling/scorching.
Explain the reason for using passive voice in certain situations and provide an example sentence.
The passive voice is used when you do not want to state who did the action, either because it is irrelevant, unknown or obvious information, or because you want the focus to be on the receiver of the action or the action itself.