Choose the alternative that has the sentence “...he was held by Thai authorities for one day and given a fine of 500 baht…” (paragraph 4) correctly changed into active voice
Note the use of the passive in “Casual conversation is said to be less frank than conversation in Greece”. Another correct use of an impersonal passive is found in alternative
When Paolo answered about his finances, he used a sentence in the passive voice: “ I am being supported by my family”.
“They are building a new library at Sierra College” in the passive voice is:
Which sentence is in the Passive Voice? Choose the CORRECT answer.
Choose the sentence that correctly rewrites into the passive voice.
“Joana told John to give up smoking.”
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then mark the alternatives that answer the question or complete the sentences presented after it.
TEXT III
The cab had arrived ten minutes late, then had got stuck in a monumental traffic jam on Charing Cross Road. ‘Sorry, love, nothing doing,’ the driver had said. Joanna had looked at her watch, chucked a ten-pound note at him and jumped out of the cab. As she’d hared through
the streets towards Covent Garden, her chest laboring and her nose streaming, she’d wondered whether life could get any worse.
Joanna was snapped out of her reverie as the congregation suddenly ceased their chatter. She opened her eyes and turned round as Sir James Harrison’s family members began to file into the church.
Leading the party was Charles Harrison, Sir James’s only child, now well into his sixties. He lived in Los Angeles, and was an acclaimed director of big-budget action films filled with special effects. She vaguely remembered that he had won an Oscar some time ago, but his films weren’t the kind she usually went to see.
By Charles Harrison’s side was Zoe Harrison, his daughter. As Alec had hoped, Zoe looked stunning in a fitted black suit with a short skirt that showed her long legs, and her hair was pulled back in a sleek chignon that set off her classic English-rose beauty to perfection.
She was an actress, whose film career was on the rise, and Matthew had been mad about her. He always said Zoe reminded him of Grace Kelly his dream woman, apparently – leading Joanna to wonder why Matthew was going out with a dark-eyed, gangly brunette such as herself. She swallowed a lump in her throat, betting that Winnie the Pooh hot-water bottle that his ‘Samantha” was a petite blonde.
Holding Zoe Harrison’s hand was a young boy of around nine or ten, looking uncomfortable in a black suit and tie: Zoe’s son Jamie Harrison, named after his great-grandfather. Zoe had given birth to Jamie when she was only nineteen and still refused to name the father. Sir James had loyally defended his granddaughter and her decision to both have the baby and to remain silent about Jamie’s paternity.
Joanna thought how alike Jamie and his mother were: the same fine features, a milk and rose complexion, and huge blue eyes. Zoe Harrison kept him away from the cameras as much as possible – if Steve had got a shot of mother and son together, it would probably make the front page tomorrow morning.
Behind them came Marcus Harrison, Zoe’s brother. Joanna watched him as he drew level with her pew. Even with her thoughts still on Matthew, she had to admit Marcus Harrison was a serious ‘hottie’, as her fellow reporter Alice would say. Joanna recognised him from
the gossip columns – most recently squiring a blonde British socialite with a triple-barreled surname. As dark as his sister was fair, but sharing the same blue eyes, Marcus carried himself with louche confidence. His hair almost touched his shoulders and, wearing a crumpled black jacket and a white shirt unbuttoned at the neck, he oozed charisma. Joanna dragged her gaze away from him. Next time, she thought firmly, I’m going for a middle-aged man who likes bird watching and stamp collecting. She struggled to recall what Marcus Harrison did for a living – a fledgling film producer, she thought.
Well, he certainly looked the part.
‘Good morning, ladies and gentlemen’. The vicar spoke from the pulpit, a large picture of Sir James Harrison in front of him, surrounded with wreaths of white roses.
‘Sir James’s family welcomes you all here and thanks you for coming to pay tribute to a friend, a colleague, a father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and perhaps the finest actor of this century. For those of us who had the good fortune to know him well, it will not come as a
surprise that Sir James was adamant that this was not to be a sombre occasion, but a celebration. Both his family and I have honoured his wishes. Therefore, we start with Sir James’s favourite hymn “I Vow to Thee My Country”. Please stand’.
RILEY, Lucinda. The Love Letter. London: Pan Books, 2018,p. 13-15.
The correct passive voice for the sentence ‘Sir James’s family welcomes you all here and thanks you for coming to pay tribute to a friend’ will be:
A frase “The police have arrested several suspects” na voz passiva teremos:
In which sentences the passive voice is used appropriately? Choose the CORRECT answer.
(Passive Voice)
I. A movie theater is a place where films are shown
II. The park gates are locked at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
III. Were you woken up by a loud noise during the night.
IV. Many accidents are caused by drunk drivers.
Which the sentences use the Passive Voice? Choose the CORRECT answer.
I. A lot of money was stolen in the robbery.
II. A new supermarket is going to be built next year.
III. A mystery is something that can't be explained.
IV. Somebody should have been cleaned the room.
The sentence below uses a specific grammar structure. Which one? Choose the CORRECT answer.
''The room has been cleaned."
In the sentence: “The end of Season 4 gave us that unforgettable moment”, as it should be rewritten as a passive clause, in which the verb tense will be:
Britain's Roman Villas
Numerous monuments recall the 400 or so years when Britain was part of the Roman Empire. Ancient city walls, old roads, front defenses. But it is at the villas that one feels closest to the everyday life of Roman Britain.
The villas were homes. In their kitchens bread was baked. Along their corridors echoed family conversations. They were well built and handsomely decorated. The first villa was built around A.D. 80-90. It was a small farm. Later on the house was extended, kitchens and baths were added.
It is known that many villas were destroyed by fire. Their ruins remain hidden for years and it is often by accident that the site is discovered.
So in Hampshire a number of oyster-shells were found by a farmer, and the shells, remnants of a long-ago feast, led to the discovery of the villa at Rockbourne.
Available at: http://englishstandarts.blogspot.com/2012/06/passive-voice-texts-proverbs-and.html. Access in: 22/06/2018.
The text was written mainly in the past, therefore we can also see many times the passive voice in it. How many times can you count the passive voice in the passage above?
Concerning the ideas and linguistic aspects of the previous text, judge the following item.
The verb phrase “has been matched" (R.7) is an example of a passive voice construction.
Read the texts below and answer the question that follow:
The dog was found by the Japan Coast Guard crew on a roof. Choose the sentence that is the active equivalent of the sentence above.
In which of the following sentences can we identify the use of Passive Voice?
