PASSIVE VOICE - practice test
I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. I'm sure that by the time Sue /CONSULT/_______________ the vet, my dog /DIE/_______________ .
2. He persisted in (GIVE) ______________ an explanation or else the police (NOTIFY) ______________.
3. The police spokesman claimed that so far the police (INSTRUCT + NOT) ______________ to take firm action against demonstrators, but such an order (ISSUE) ______________ later that day.
4. Don't you think that the workers (SHOULD) (TELL) ______________ much earlier that they (MAKE) ______________ redundant the following week?
5. The police (TELL OFF) ______________ for having the streets (PATROL) ______________ by armed groups of citizens.
6. Father asks his daughter not to let herself (DECEIVE) ______________ by men who (DISCOURAGE + NEVER) ______________ from doing so.
7. They insisted that the next meeting _________________(ATTEND) as very important issues _________________ (RAISE) there.
8. The chairman didn't mind (PERSUADE)_________________ to have Ernie _________________(SPY) on.
9. Jim has expressed his belief that by next month the new shopping centre_________________(FINISH), which is why people _________________(SHOULD+MAKE+START) doing shopping there.
10. What tune (PLAY) __________________ while her house (DEMOLISH) __________________?
II. Finish each of the following sentences, using a passive construction, in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it:
1. People believe Mathilda wasn't endowed with too much intellectual insight.
Mathilda is..........................................................................................................................................
2. I think they should do away with military conscription as they shouldn't take boys away from their homes.
I think.................................................................................................................................................
3. Was he very angry when you told him the news?
Was he very angry at ____________________________________________
4. This is the first time anyone has ever broken into this shed.
This is the first time this shed ___________________________________
5. When you came in, what tune were they playing?
When you came in, _____________________________________________
6. Last night the police stopped Ken and made him show his ID.
Last night Ken ___________________________________________________
7. Journalists report that he has acted foolishly.
He is __________________________________________________
8. We will distribute the latest issue the moment we obtain it.
The latest ________________________________________________________
9. The authorities are encouraging mothers to arrange for the vaccination of their children.
Mothers ________________________________________________________
10. When I informed him that they would operate on his daddy soon, he dashed out of his room.
He dashed out of the room on _________________________________________
11. Everybody expects that the President will see to the erection of the monument.
The erection ________________________________________________________
12. "We've spoken to the Dean on the subject", Jerry said to his colleague.
Jerry confessed that the Dean_____________________________________________________ .
13. Everybody is sure Jerry hasn't committed the crime.
Jerry isn't suspected ________________________________
14. They decided to have the building completed in two months' time.
They decided that ______________________________________________________________
15. When did they lose sight of the boat?
When ________________________________________________________________________
III. Rewrite the sentences by means of a passive construction, using the words in capital letters:
1. She bribed the judge so that he wouldn't convict her. /AVOID/
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2. She lets people criticize her. /HERSELF/
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3. Your fence needs repairing badly. /WILL/
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4. She was robbed of all her money. /HAD/
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5. "No admittance today!" /PEOPLE/
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6. He went through with his plan although his friends advised him to abandon it. /WAS/
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7. "I'd like you to keep her busy all the time", the boss said. /KEPT/
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8. Her coach was supposed to have given Celia yet another chance. /BEEN/
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9. There used to be a greengrocer's with fresh vegetables. /SOLD/
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10. I'm sure that someone really should look into the matter. /NEEDS/
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11. It's possible that someone was following you. /MAY/
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12. There's a requirement for all candidates to present their most crucial points. /PRESENTED/
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13. ." Don't speak until someone speaks to you!" /SPOKEN/
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14. The manager withheld information about the source from which he had obtained it. /BEEN/
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15. It is reported that both legs of the driver were broken in the crash. /HAD/
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