Anglès

Say which statements about the passive voice are true (V) and which are false (F).

Núm	Pregunta	V	F
1	The passive voice is formed with the verb ‘to be’ and the past participle.
2	In the passive voice, the emphasis is on the person that does the action of the verb.
3	The past participle form of regular verbs ends in '-ing’.
4	The direct object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
5	The agent in the passive sentence is introduced by the preposition ‘for’.
6	The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent of the passive sentence.
7	The agent of a passive sentence cannot be omitted.
8	The passive voice is often used when the subject is not known.

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Say if the following sentences are in the active voice or in the passive voice.

Núm	Pregunta	Resposta
1	Should mobile phones be banned in movie theatres?
2	You could use any platform to connect to ARPAnet.
3	They say that the image stabilization seems to work relatively well.
4	The camera is held back by sluggish performance.
5	They have developed a very useful document on e-business.
6	Accounts receivable are usually paid 30 days after the original purchase date.
7	You can increase cash reserves in a number of ways.
8	We’ve been reading a lot lately.

Say which of the following passive sentences is wrong.

Núm	Pregunta
1	The accounts were been investigated by an auditor.
2	All the memos have been sent to the corresponding departments.
3	The report was faxed to the company’s CEO yesterday in the evening.
4	Does the matter been discussed in the commission?
5	The security protocols are revised once a month.
6	No calls have been received since last Monday.
7	The project will be funded for the Mapfre Foundation.
8	There’s nothing to be doned now. It’s too late, I’m afraid.

Now write down the correct sentences.

Complete the following sentences with the correct verb in the passive voice.

Núm	Pregunta
1	They members of the commission only because nobody else wanted to take up the job.
2	Some new software in these computers last week.
3	The trade fair next spring.
4	More than ten new shops by our company in Europe every month.
5	Our project by the management.
6	All the lights must before going home.
7	The doors open by the guard, so we can go in.
8	Your ideas should to Mr Campbell.

Núm	Pregunta
1	I think that is one of the main problems of our company. We should take some measures to minimize the effects.
2	The best thing you can do if the product is not what you expected is and expect a change or a refund.
3	In a large group of people working together there are usually , but we should learn to manage them skilfully for the benefit of the company.
4	The production has stopped because the workers are on . They are now discussing their salaries with the management.
5	She’s is on a because she had a baby last week.
6	You’ll be if you insist on complaining about the work conditions.
7	I’m happy because I’ve got a higher salary and I with my new workmates.
8	We don’t need in everything but I think you should be more receptive to other people’s ideas.

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