Fill in the blanks with an appropriate active or passive verb form.
1Peter ............... captain.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was elected" because Peter received the action.
2He ............... opening the parcel.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was seen" because the subject was observed doing the action.
3His advice ............... to.
Wrong!
Use "must be listened" in the passive pattern with the preposition already in the sentence.
4Will those happy days ever ...............?
Wrong!
Use "be forgotten" after "will" to form the future passive.
5Who ............... this glass?
Wrong!
Use the active past simple verb "broke" because "who" asks about the doer of the action.
6Grapes cannot ............... from thistles.
Wrong!
Use "be plucked" after "cannot" to form the passive with a modal verb.
7Without effort, we ............... gain nothing.
Wrong!
Use the active modal verb "can" because "we" are the doers of the action.
8Let the weak and the oppressed not ...............
Wrong!
Use "be insulted" after "let" to express that the weak and oppressed should not receive the action.
9Wealth ............... by all and is acquired by some.
Wrong!
Use "is desired" because wealth receives the action in the passive voice.
10We ............... the information on our computer.
Wrong!
Use the active verb "keep" because "we" perform the action.
11They ............... him admittance.
Wrong!
Use the active past simple verb "refused" because "they" performed the action.
Answers
- Peter was elected captain.
- He was seen opening the parcel.
- His advice must be listened to.
- Will those happy days ever be forgotten?
- Who broke this glass?
- Grapes cannot be plucked from thistles.
- Without effort, we can gain nothing.
- Let the weak and the oppressed not be insulted
- Wealth is desired by all and is acquired by some.
- We keep the information on our computer.
- They refused him admittance.