From the given options choose the correct passive form of the active sentence.
1Alice resembles a Greek goddess.
Wrong!
The verb "resemble" is normally not used in the passive, so "No natural passive form" is correct.
2Everybody agreed with me.
Wrong!
The phrase "agree with me" is not normally changed to a personal passive here, so "No natural passive form" is correct.
3This coat doesn’t fit me.
Wrong!
The stative meaning of "fit" in "This coat doesn’t fit me" is not normally passive, so "No natural passive form" is correct.
4Mathews made a major error in the estimate.
Wrong!
The active object becomes the passive subject in "A major error was made in the estimate by Mathews."
5They say that his company is in trouble.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "It is said that his company is in trouble." and "His company is said to be in trouble." are correct passive reporting forms.
Answers
- Alice resembles a Greek goddess. — No natural passive form
- Everybody agreed with me. — No natural passive form
- This coat doesn’t fit me. — No natural passive form
- Mathews made a major error in the estimate. — A major error was made in the estimate by Mathews.
- They say that his company is in trouble. — It is said that his company is in trouble. / His company is said to be in trouble.
