Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The painting ............... from a private collection before it appeared at auction last month.
Wrong!
Use "is believed to have been stolen" for a reported completed passive action before the auction.
2The final election results ............... by the commission at 10 p.m. tonight.
Wrong!
Use "are expected to be announced" for a future passive event at 10 p.m. tonight.
3The historic courthouse ............... during the overnight storm, according to local media.
Wrong!
Use "was reported to have been damaged" for a reported completed passive event during the storm.
4The suspect ............... by detectives at this exact moment, police sources say.
Wrong!
Use "is being questioned" for a passive action in progress at this exact moment.
5The finance minister ............... a temporary freeze on fuel taxes at this very moment, according to officials.
Wrong!
Use "is understood to be considering" for a reported action in progress now.
6More than 200 factory workers ............... to dangerous chemicals before the leak was contained.
Wrong!
Use "are thought to have been exposed" for a reported completed passive event before another past event.
7Residents ............... to leave the area hours before the river burst its banks.
Wrong!
Use "are said to have been warned" for a reported completed passive warning before the flood.
8A public inquiry ............... next month into the collapse of the bridge.
Wrong!
Use "will be held" for a planned future passive event next month.
9The main road ............... when the second accident happened, with repair crews still resurfacing one lane, officials confirmed.
Wrong!
Use "was being repaired" for a passive action in progress when another past event happened.
10The chief executive ............... after the board questioned the company’s accounts, several newspapers reported today.
Wrong!
Use "is said to have resigned" for a reported completed action before today’s reports.
11Passengers ............... since dawn to check their flight status before travelling to the airport.
Wrong!
Use "have been urged" for passive advice continuing from dawn until now.
12The safety report ............... before inspectors discovered it during an internal review, investigators said.
Wrong!
Use "is believed to have been falsified" for a reported completed passive action before the discovery.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- The painting is believed to have been stolen from a private collection before it appeared at auction last month.
- The final election results are expected to be announced by the commission at 10 p.m. tonight.
- The historic courthouse was reported to have been damaged during the overnight storm, according to local media.
- The suspect is being questioned by detectives at this exact moment, police sources say.
- The finance minister is understood to be considering a temporary freeze on fuel taxes at this very moment, according to officials.
- More than 200 factory workers are thought to have been exposed to dangerous chemicals before the leak was contained.
- Residents are said to have been warned to leave the area hours before the river burst its banks.
- A public inquiry will be held next month into the collapse of the bridge.
- The main road was being repaired when the second accident happened, with repair crews still resurfacing one lane, officials confirmed.
- The chief executive is said to have resigned after the board questioned the company’s accounts, several newspapers reported today.
- Passengers have been urged since dawn to check their flight status before travelling to the airport.
- The safety report is believed to have been falsified before inspectors discovered it during an internal review, investigators said.