Selfstudy

Exercise 1. Change the following active sentences to the passive.

1. People should save pandas from extinction. …………………………………………………

2. People must obey all traffic laws. ………………………………………………………….. .

3. Someone ought to repair this broken window. ……………………………………………. .

4. People can pick tomatoes before they are completely ripe. ………………………………

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5. Someone has to finish this work today. ………………………………………………………

6. You shouldn’t put bananas in the freezer. …………………………………………………...

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences by using the words in the list with the Passive Modals in brackets: - build / divide / kill / know / put off / sell / teach / tear down / write-

1. Don’t postpone things you need to do. Important work………………………………until the last minute. (should not)

2. Your application letter………………………………………………….in ink, not pencil. (must)

3. Dogs…………………………………………………………………………..to do tricks. (can)

4. Mrs. Papadopolous didn’t want her son to go to war because he……………………………………………………(could)

5. My son’s club is too big. It……………………………………into two classes. (ought to)

6. These bananas are getting too ripe. They…………………………………today. Reduce the price. (must)

7. The big bank building was severely damaged in the earthquake. The structure is no longer strong or safe. The building………………………………………Then a new bank…………………………….in the same place (has to, can).

Exercise 3. When were they born? Beethoven, Galileo, Elvis Presley, Agatha Christie, Mahatma Gandhi, Leonardo da Vinci, Martin Luther King, William Shakespeare , Walt Disney (1452 / 1564 / 1770 / 1869 / 1890 / 1901 / 1929 / 1935). Two of them were born in the same year.

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10. And you? I………………………………………………………………………

Stative Passive

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with appropriate prepositions.

1. Our high-school soccer team was very excited ……………………….going to the national finals.

2. I am not acquainted …………………..that man. Do you know him?

3. Mark Twain is known……………….... his stories about life on the Mississippi.

4. A person who is addicted ……………….drugs needs professional medical help.

5. This apartment comes furnished ………………….only a stove and refrigerator.

6. Mr. Bellany is discriminated ………………………because of his age. When he applies for a job, he gets turned down as soon as they learn he is 61 years old.

7. Jack is married ………………….Joan.

8. Could I have the dictionary when you are finished ………………..it?

9. I am still dressed ………………..my pajamas.

10. My car is equipped …………….air conditioning and a sun roof.

11. The schoolchildren were exposed……………… measles by a student who had them.

12. Gandhi was committed ……………..nonviolence. He believed in it all of his life.

13. The boss is so convinced …………………Jean’s ability that he is paying her more money than he paid the previous employee.

14. The large table was covered ………………every kind of food you could imagine.

15. Barbara turned off the TV because she was tired …………….listening to the news.

16. Victor is blessed a good sense of hunour, which has helped him get out of some very difficult situations.

17. Are the choices in this restaurant limited…………….. pizza and sandwiches? – No, if you are interested …………….other dishes, take a look at the back page of the menu.

18. Are you disappointed …………….the colour of this room? We could repaint it. – I think I am satisfied ………………..it the way it is.

19. Are you in favour of nuclear disarmament, or are you opposed ……………..it? – I am terrified…………………… the possibility of an accidental nuclear war. My wife, however, is against disarmament.

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with your own words using participial adjectives.

1. I’m bored…………………………………………………………………………………..

2. I’m interested in……………………………………………………………………………

3. I’m fascinated by……………………………………………………………………………

4. …………………………………………………………………….is / are fascinating to me.

5. ……………………………………………………………………..is / are exciting.

6. ……………………………………………………………………..is / are confusing.

7. I was excited when…………………………………………………………………………….. .

8. I was confused when……………………………………………………………………………. .

9. I was surprised when……………………………………………………………………………… .

10. I’ll be surprised if………………………………………………………………………………….. .

Exercise 6. Put these sentences into the Passive, as in the example: