Passive

PASSIVE VOICE

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D
1/ The manager insisted …………….me a position in the company.
A. for offering B. on offering C. in offer D. on offer
2/ The flight attendant reminded the man that smoking…there.
A. was not allowed B. is not allowed C. not to allow D. not allow
3/ The little boy begged the lady …………..some soup.
A. give B. gives C. giving D. to give
4/ They invited me ........... the weekend with them.
A. spends B. spend C. to spend D. spending
5/ He reminded me .......... the letter.
A. post B. to post C. posting D. to posting
6/ I warned Jim .............. playing with the snakes.
A. for B. in C. of D. against
7/ Mary apologized for ................. him earlier.
A. not phoning B. not phone C. not to phone D. not to phoning
8/ She advised him..................harder.
A. to study B. to studying C. study D. studying
9/ My mother asked me ..............the window.
A. open B. opening C. to opening D. to open
10/ Susan insisted on ............ Mary to the beach.
A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. to driving
11/ Huong congratulated me on .............. the entrance exam.
A. to pass B. to passing C. passing D. passed
12/ Mr Smith thanked Linda............. inviting him to the party.
A. for B. of C. on D. to
13/ Mary refused ........... me any more money.
A. to lend B. to lending C. lend D. lending
14/ The teacher told his students………all the homework before they ……….to class.
A. do/ come B. to do/ come C. to do/ came D. do/ came
15/ The supervisor apologized…………………
A. for be late B. for being late C. on being late D. on be late.
16/ The father told his son………..his time ……………games all day.
A. not to waste/ play B. not to waste/playing C. not waste/play D.not waste/ playing
17/ The lecturer told the students not to hesitate to ask if they ……….a question.
A. have B. has C. to have D. had
18/ My mother advised me ………….hope.
A. not lose B. not to lose C. not losing D. not to losing
19/ She said she would visit me …………….
A. following day B. the next day C. tomorrow D. next day
20/ He said he…………….. a busy day.
A. had had B. have had C. did have D. has had.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1. America __________ By Columbus in 1492.
A. are discovered B. were discovering C. is discovered D. was discovere
2. Parrots and crows __________ The most intelligent birds.
A. were considering B. are considered C. Considered D. was considered
3. I still can’t believe! My bicycle __________ last night.
A. was stolen B. was stealing C. were stolen D. stole
4. Mary traffic accidents __________ by dangerous driving.
A. cause B. caused C. are caused D. which are caused.
5. Many US automobiles __________ in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. are manufactured C. have manufactured D. are manufacturing
6. Grass __________ by fat cows on the green meadow
A. are eaten B. was being eaten C. were being eat D. was been eaten
7. So much progress __________ That there may be space-frights to Mars
A. is being made B. are being made C. will be made D. will being made
8. Many people believe we can look forward to the day when even our household jobs like cleaning and decorating__________ by computer-control robots.
A. will be doing B. are being done C. would be done D. will be done.
9. English __________since 2002.
A. have been learned B. has been learnt C. has to learn D. have to learn
10. Your bill should __________ before you leave the hotel.
A. be paid B. is paid C. are paid D. was paid

Exercise 3: Choose the underlined word or phrase or phrase in each sentence that need correcting.
1. The new school