Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The committee expects the final report ............... before the board meets on Friday.
Wrong!
After "expects," use the passive infinitive "to be completed" to show what should happen to the report.
2She resented ............... in the press before she had a chance to respond.
Wrong!
After "resented," use the passive gerund "being misquoted" for something done to the subject.
3The applicants deserve ............... of the outcome as soon as a decision is made.
Wrong!
After "deserve," use the passive infinitive "to be informed" to say what should be done for the applicants.
4He denied ............... any confidential documents during the investigation.
Wrong!
After "denied," use a gerund; the perfect passive gerund "having been shown" refers to an earlier passive action.
5Most employees object to ............... without prior consultation.
Wrong!
After "object to," use the passive gerund "being transferred" for an action done to the employees.
6The witness claimed ............... by two senior officers before the interview began.
Wrong!
After "claimed," use the perfect passive infinitive "to have been threatened" for an earlier passive action.
7After years of service, she could not bear ............... as irrelevant to the project.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "could not bear," both the passive gerund "being treated" and the passive infinitive "to be treated" can describe what she could not tolerate.
8The manuscript appears ............... by someone with extensive legal expertise.
Wrong!
After "appears," use the perfect passive infinitive "to have been revised" for an earlier passive action.
9They were furious about ............... from the shortlist without any explanation.
Wrong!
After the preposition "about," use the passive gerund "being excluded" for the cause of their anger.
10No candidate wishes ............... solely on the basis of age.
Wrong!
After "wishes," use the passive infinitive "to be judged" to express what no candidate wants.
11The researcher admitted ............... access to the archive before formal approval was granted.
Wrong!
After "admitted," use a gerund; the perfect passive gerund "having been given" refers to an earlier passive action.
12At this stage, the proposal needs ............... by an independent ethics panel.
Wrong!
After "needs," use the passive infinitive "to be reviewed" to say what must be done to the proposal.
Exercise complete
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correct answers
Answers
- The committee expects the final report to be completed before the board meets on Friday.
- She resented being misquoted in the press before she had a chance to respond.
- The applicants deserve to be informed of the outcome as soon as a decision is made.
- He denied having been shown any confidential documents during the investigation.
- Most employees object to being transferred without prior consultation.
- The witness claimed to have been threatened by two senior officers before the interview began.
- After years of service, she could not bear being treated / to be treated as irrelevant to the project.
- The manuscript appears to have been revised by someone with extensive legal expertise.
- They were furious about being excluded from the shortlist without any explanation.
- No candidate wishes to be judged solely on the basis of age.
- The researcher admitted having been given access to the archive before formal approval was granted.
- At this stage, the proposal needs to be reviewed by an independent ethics panel.