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Passives Exercise

July 1, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Things are getting worse. Something ……………………….. before it is too late.

Correct! Wrong!

We must do something or something must be done.

2. The lid …………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

We should not remove the lid. Or the lid should not be removed.

3. I ……………………. to wait outside.

Correct! Wrong!

4. I left my phone here and now I can’t find it. It ………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Somebody must have stolen it or it must have been stolen by somebody.

5. A bridge …………………………… across the river.

Correct! Wrong!

6. The problem …………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

7. The matter ………………………. at the meeting.

Correct! Wrong!

8. A decision …………………………….. until you arrive.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I think we …………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

10. The parcels ………………………… in the morning.

Correct! Wrong!

11. He ……………………….. by a mad dog.

Correct! Wrong!

A mad dog bit home or he was bitten by a mad dog.

12. A hospital ………………………… near the railway station.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. Things are getting worse. Something must be done before it is too late.
  2. The lid should not be removed.
  3. I was told to wait outside.
  4. I left my phone here and now I can’t find it. It must have been stolen.
  5. A bridge is being built across the river.
  6. The problem has been resolved.
  7. The matter will be discussed at the meeting.
  8. A decision will not be taken until you arrive.
  9. I think we are being followed.
  10. The parcels were sent in the morning.
  11. He was bitten by a mad dog.
  12. A hospital has been built near the railway station.
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