Homework: "Passives"

1.- Passive verb forms: Match the sentence halves appropiately.

a) Your enquiry...
ANSWER = Has not yet been printed.

b) Make sure that your mobile phone...
ANSWER = Is being dealt with.

c) All tenders and supporting documents...
ANSWER = Must be returned by 31 March.

d) Your hotel booking...
ANSWER = Has been confirmed.

e) As request, the sum of $75,000...
ANSWER = Has been credited to your account.

f) The full conference programme...
ANSWER = Is switched off during important meetings.



2.- Focussing on the action: Make these sentences passive. Only use by if it is necessary to say who did the action.

a) Karl Marx wrote Das hospital.
CORRECT = Das hospital was written by Karl Marx.

b) They are reparing your car now.
CORRECT = My car is being repared now.

c) Steve Jobs founded Apple Computers.
CORRECT = Apple Computers was founded by Steve Jobs.

d) The board will discuss the proposal.
CORRECT = The proposal will be discussed by the board.

e) Did anyone inform Mrs Wilson?
CORRECT = Mrs Wilson was informed.

f) They make Renault cars in Slovenia.
CORRECT = Renault cars are made in Slovenia.

g) They have transferred him to the New York office.
CORRECT = He has been transferred to the New York office.

h) The princess opened the new conference centre.
CORRECT = The new conference centre was opened by the princess.

i) They had made a full investigation.
CORRECT = A full investigation had been made.

j) I didn´t realise someone was listening to my telephone conversations.
CORRECT = I didn´t realise telephone conversations were being listened.