Exercise 62

Some verbs have corresponding nouns. These nouns can be used as the subject of passive sentences, with a new passive verb introduced. Rewrite these sentences beginning with (The) + a noun formed from the underlinedverbanda passive verb. Choose an appropriate verb tense and make any other necessary changes.

Example:

• They will considerthe issue at next week’s meeting.

• Consideration will be given tothe issue at next week’s meeting.

1. They eventually permittedthe site to be used for the festival.

2. They have transferredthe money to my bank account.

3. They will present the trophy after the speeches.

4. They will not announcethe findings until next week.

5. They demolishedthe building in only two days.

6. They will produce the new car in a purpose-built factory.

7. Someone discoveredgold in California in 1848.

8. People usedcandles for light in the seventeenth century.

9. Someone foundedthis school in 1900.

10. They will reviewprices.

11. The Personnel Department has offereda good job.

Exercise 63

Put the verbs in the correct form.

1. I’ve collected all the documents that __________ (need) for the house

sale. Can you take them to the lawyer’s office to __________ (sign)?

2. Look, this is a secret. Come into the garden where we __________ (not /

overhear).

3. If you hadn’t been so late for work, you __________ (sack).

4. This office is very inefficient. The telephone __________ (never / answer)

promptly, no proper records __________ (keep), and , worst of all, no

reports __________ (written) for weeks.

5. I was so worried about my garden while I was in hospital, but I have very

good neighbours. When I got home I could see that the vegetables

__________ (water) every day and the grass __________ (cut) regularly.

6. Can you come to the police station? The man who __________ (suspect)

of stealing your wallet __________ (arrest), and __________ (question) at

the moment. The police hope he __________ (identify), either by you or

another witness.

3. We had hoped to see several famous paintings, but the gallery __________ (re-organized) at the time of our visit and most of the really valuable works __________ (move) for safe keeping.

Exercise 64

The Olympic Games

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Indefinite Passive,the Past Indefinite Passive,the Present Perfect Passiveorthe Future Indefinite Passive.

Do you know how often the Olympic Games are held (hold)? They

1 _____ (hold) every four years. The first Olympic Games2 _____ (hold) at Olympia, in ancient Greece, nearly 3,000 years ago. The tradition 3 _____ (continue) from 776 BC to AD 393. Even wars4 _____ (postpone), so that everyone could travel safely to the Games. The Games5 _____ (ban) in 394.

In 1890 the modern Games 6 _____ (found) by a Frenchman called Baron de Coubertin in Athens.

Originally, the Games 7 _____ (set up) for amateurs. Amateurs are people who8_____ (not pay) to play the sport whereas professionals9 _____ (pay). Since 1984 some professional athletes, such as football players,10 _____ (allow) to take part.

Before the Games begin, the Olympic torch 11 _____ (light) at Olympus by a mirror reflecting the sun. Then it12 _____ (carry) by runners to the city where the Games13 _____ (hold). Sometimes by the time the last runner enters the stadium, the torch14 _____ (carry) half-way round the world.

Do you know where the next Olympic Games 15 _____ (hold)?

Exercise 65

Here are 3 groups of sentences describing different life situations. Add 3 - 5 sentences of your own to each group developing the idea described in the situation. You should use the Passive formsbut should not change the tense.