Fill in the blanks.
1The Pied Piper's music attracted the rats of Hamelin. The rats of Hamelin ............... by the Pied Piper's music.
Wrong!
Use the simple past passive with plural "rats": "were attracted".
2Everybody had forgotten him. He ............... by everybody.
Wrong!
The past perfect passive form is "had been forgotten".
3We can see stars at night. Stars ............... at night.
Wrong!
The passive of "can see" is "can be seen".
4They have spent a lot of money on the new house. A lot of money ............... on the new house.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive with singular "money": "has been spent".
5I have posted the letter. The letter ............... by me.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive with singular "letter": "has been posted".
6We find coconut palms in many parts of the country. Coconut palms ............... in many parts of the country.
Wrong!
Use the simple present passive with plural "palms": "are found".
7Someone has stolen my collection of stamps. My collection of stamps ............... by someone.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive with singular "collection": "has been stolen".
8Why did they give her a big box? Why ............... a big box?
Wrong!
The passive question form in the simple past is "was she given".
9We have received no information. No information ............... by us.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive with uncountable "information": "has been received".
10They offered him a job. He ............... a job.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was offered".
11We will conduct the meeting tomorrow. The meeting ............... tomorrow.
Wrong!
The future passive form is "will be conducted".
12Will they complete it in a month? Will it ............... in a month?
Wrong!
After "will" in a passive question, use "be completed".
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- The Pied Piper’s music attracted the rats of Hamelin. The rats of Hamelin were attracted by the Pied Piper’s music.
- Everybody had forgotten him. He had been forgotten by everybody.
- We can see stars at night. Stars can be seen at night.
- They have spent a lot of money on the new house. A lot of money has been spent on the new house.
- I have posted the letter. The letter has been posted by me.
- We find coconut palms in many parts of the country. Coconut palms are found in many parts of the country.
- Someone has stolen my collection of stamps. My collection of stamps has been stolen by someone.
- Why did they give her a big box? Why was she given a big box?
- We have received no information. No information has been received by us.
- They offered him a job. He was offered a job.
- We will conduct the meeting tomorrow. The meeting will be conducted tomorrow.
- Will they complete it in a month? Will it be completed in a month?