Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1In the leaked memo, ............... that the merger would be announced before the end of the quarter.
Wrong!
Use an impersonal passive reporting verb to introduce what the memo says indirectly.
2After months of audits, ............... that the charity had overstated its impact figures.
Wrong!
The impersonal passive needs a reporting verb in the past to match the completed investigation.
3In the press release, ............... that the CEO will step down, but no date has been given.
Wrong!
For current reports about a future event, use the present passive reporting form.
4Given the scale of the breach, ............... that several senior engineers will be questioned by regulators.
Wrong!
Use an impersonal passive that expresses expectation about what will happen next.
5In the academic literature, ............... that early exposure to two languages can sharpen executive function.
Wrong!
General claims in formal writing typically use the present impersonal passive.
6Despite the denials, ............... that the data were manipulated to secure funding.
Wrong!
Choose the impersonal passive that reports an accusation without naming the accuser.
7In the final report, ............... that the pilot programme had failed to reach rural communities.
Wrong!
A completed report about an earlier failure calls for a past impersonal passive.
8During the hearing, ............... that the witness had been coached before giving evidence.
Wrong!
Use the impersonal passive to report what was claimed in a formal setting.
9In the minutes, ............... that the budget should be revised, not expanded.
Wrong!
Minutes often record recommendations using an impersonal passive reporting structure.
10In the industry, ............... that the new chip will outperform its predecessor by 30 percent.
Wrong!
For widely held beliefs, use the present impersonal passive, not an active form.
11By the time the appeal was heard, ............... that key evidence had been withheld from the defence.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Choose the impersonal passive reporting verb that fits the formal legal context.
12In the briefing note, ............... that the policy would be unpopular in the short term.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Choose the impersonal passive reporting verb that fits a formal prediction.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- In the leaked memo, it was suggested that the merger would be announced before the end of the quarter.
- After months of audits, it was alleged that the charity had overstated its impact figures.
- In the press release, it is said that the CEO will step down, but no date has been given.
- Given the scale of the breach, it is expected that several senior engineers will be questioned by regulators.
- In the academic literature, it is argued that early exposure to two languages can sharpen executive function.
- Despite the denials, it is alleged that the data were manipulated to secure funding.
- In the final report, it was concluded that the pilot programme had failed to reach rural communities.
- During the hearing, it was claimed that the witness had been coached before giving evidence.
- In the minutes, it was recommended that the budget should be revised, not expanded.
- In the industry, it is believed that the new chip will outperform its predecessor by 30 percent.
- By the time the appeal was heard, it was reported/it was revealed that key evidence had been withheld from the defence.
- In the briefing note, it was predicted/it was forecast that the policy would be unpopular in the short term.
