PASSIVE VOICE (ADVANCED) I. Write these sentence in another way, beginning as shown. 1. People know that he is armed. It __________________________________________________________ He __________________________________________________________ 2. It is believed that the man was killed by terrorists. The man _____________________________________________________ 3. People think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign. It __________________________________________________________ The company _________________________________________________ 4. It is alleged that the man was driving at 110 miles an hour. The man _____________________________________________________ 5. People know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May. It __________________________________________________________ The expedition ________________________________________________ 6. People consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produced. It __________________________________________________________ She _________________________________________________________ 7. It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow. The weather __________________________________________________ 8. A lot of people believe that the Prime Minister and his wife have separated. It __________________________________________________________ The Prime Minister and his wife __________________________________ 9. People have acknowledged that underfunding contributed to the problem. It __________________________________________________________ Underfunding _________________________________________________ 10. People believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police. It __________________________________________________________ He __________________________________________________________ 11. Journalists suppose that the footballer is earning ten million pounds a year. The footballer _________________________________________________ 1 12. It is reported that the damage is extensive. The damage __________________________________________________ 13. People alleged that two prisoners had escaped from the maximum security prison It __________________________________________________________ Two prisoners ________________________________________________ 14. People believed that he was working in New York It __________________________________________________________ He _________________________________________________________ 15. People report that the building was badly damaged by the fire It __________________________________________________________ The building _________________________________________________ 16. People believe that the president works 12 hours a day It __________________________________________________________ The president _________________________________________________ 17. People expect that the train strike will end soon It __________________________________________________________ The train strike _______________________________________________ 18. People say that there’s a secret tunnel between the two houses It __________________________________________________________ There _______________________________________________________ 19. Newspapers report that ten people were injured in the explosion It __________________________________________________________ Ten people ___________________________________________________ 20. People think that the robbers were driving a red car It __________________________________________________________ The robbers __________________________________________________ 21. People believed that the monument was over 2000 years old It __________________________________________________________ The monument _______________________________________________ 22. People report that the film star was shouting at reporters It __________________________________________________________ The film star _________________________________________________ 23. People expect that a new law will be introduced next year It __________________________________________________________ A new law ___________________________________________________ 2 24. People said that the president had suffered a heart attack It __________________________________________________________ The president _________________________________________________ 25. Journalists reported that seven people had been killed in the earthquake It __________________________________________________________ Seven people _________________________________________________ 26. People expected that taxes would be reduced soon It __________________________________________________________ Taxes _______________________________________________________ 27. People alleged that the man had robbed the store of $4,000 in cash It __________________________________________________________ The man ____________________________________________________ II. Make passive sentences. 1. They presented Maria Svensson with the award last night. Maria Svensson _______________________________________________ 2. People were watching the game outside the stadium on a huge screen. The game ___________________________________________________ 3. The south coast continues to attract holidaymakers. Holidaymakers continue ________________________________________ 4. Somebody has described Keith Jones as the world's greatest guitarist. Keith Jones __________________________________________________ 5. Robert always hated other children teasing him. Robert always ________________________________________________ 6. Somebody should have offered Marry a drink when she arrived. Marry should _________________________________________________ 7. Kay's questions began to irritate Malcolm. Malcolm ____________________________________________________ 8. You have to see it to believe it. It has _______________________________________________________ 9. People are blaming climate change for the recent flooding. Climate change _______________________________________________ 10. Why did no one inform me of the change of the plan? Why ________________________________________________________ 11. Everybody believed that the plan would fail. It was _______________________________________________________ 12. We have discovered that a mechanical fault caused the problem. 3 It has _______________________________________________________ 13. I hate people looking at me I hate _______________________________________________________ 14. I’d like some to read to me I’d like ______________________________________________________ 15. I don’t mind someone giving me presents I don’t mind _________________________________________________ 16. Mary wants her son to finish all his homework before going to bed Mary wants __________________________________________________ 17. I don’t enjoy someone making me do the washing-up I don’t enjoy _________________________________________________ 24. He wanted me to call her at once He wanted ___________________________________________________ 19. We managed to climd over the wall without anybody seeing us We managed _________________________________________________ 20. My dog simply loves someone to take him for a walk My dog simply _______________________________________________ 21. The teacher wants us to prepare our lessons carefully The teacher wants _____________________________________________ 22. Charlotte hates people treating him like a baby Charlotte hates _______________________________________________ 23. They expected me to finish my work early They expected ________________________________________________ 24. I remember somebody taking to the zoo when I was a child I remember___________________________________________________ 25. She expected the company to accept her She expected _________________________________________________ III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar tneaning to the first one; 1. The police think the burglar got in through the bathroom window. The burglar __________________________________________________ 2. She was sorry that she hadn't applied for the job in the library. She regretted _________________________________________________ 3. People used to think that the earth was flat. It used ______________________________________________________ 4 4. His mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known. I've never ____________________________________________________ 5. People say that the driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash. The driver ___________________________________________________ 6. Thanks to the improvement in export sales, the company has had a successful year. Without _____________________________________________________ 7. I'm sorry I didn't go to your birthday party last night. I wish ______________________________________________________ 8. People believe that the Prime Minister will resign tomorrow. The Prime Minister ____________________________________________ 9. They are going to repair our car next week. We are ______________________________________________________ 10. Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late. In spite _____________________________________________________ 11. No one has seen Samantha since the day of the party Samantha ____________________________________________________ 12. No decision has yet been made Nothing _____________________________________________________ 13. Your hair needs cutting You ought ___________________________________________________ 14. The police were following the suspects The suspects _________________________________________________ 15. People think the driver was doing a U-turn The driver ___________________________________________________ 16. People say Mr. Smith left the town last week Mr. Smith ___________________________________________________ 17. Sunshine Ltd. are supplying our company with furniture Our company _________________________________________________ 18. Police thought that the criminal was in hiding in London The criminal _________________________________________________ 19. Nobody knows anything about Susan’s family Nothing _____________________________________________________ 20. Peole know that Vitamin C is good for treating colds Vitamin C ___________________________________________________ 5 21. My trousers need to be pressed before I leave I must ______________________________________________________ 22. Everyone believes the portrait was painted by an Italian The portrait __________________________________________________ 23. There is rumour that the escaped prisoner is living on an island The escaped prisoner ___________________________________________ 24. You’ll get a rise in salary after six months Your salary __________________________________________________ 25. You usually eat this kind of fish with a white sause This fish ____________________________________________________ 26. People widely use bicycles in the city instead of public transport Bicycles _____________________________________________________ 27. Nobody ever heard anything of Brian again Nothing _____________________________________________________ 28. Someone has suggested that the shop should close It __________________________________________________________ 29. They have decided that Wednesday will be a school holiday It __________________________________________________________ 30. The invention of the computer simplified the work of accountants Since the computer ____________________________________________ 31. “I’d take out some travel insurance if I were you, Mr. Smith” Mr. Smith ___________________________________________________ 32. They don’t know what happened to the ship It __________________________________________________________ 33. You will hear from us when we have finished dealing with your compliant After your complaint ___________________________________________ 34. An annoucement of their engagement appeared in the local paper Their engagement _____________________________________________ 35. As I arrived at the conference, someone handed me a note As I arrived __________________________________________________ 36. The government has made an annoucement that petrol prices will rise tomorrow It __________________________________________________________ 6 RELATIVE CLAUSE (ADVANCED) I. Replace the relative clauses by an infinitive or infinitive phrase. 1. He was the first man who left the burning building. _____________________________________________________________ 2. The last person who leaves the room must turn out the lights. ____________________________________________________________ 3. The child is lonely; he would be happier if he had someone that he could play with. ____________________________________________________________ 4. Here are some accounts that you must check. ____________________________________________________________ 5. My brother is the only one who realized the danger. ____________________________________________________________ 6. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship which has been built on the Clyde. _____________________________________________________________ 7. We had a river in which we could swim. ____________________________________________________________ 8. She said that she wasn't going to buy any cards; she hadn't anyone to whom she could send cards. ____________________________________________________________ 9. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon. ____________________________________________________________ 10. The fifth man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable. ____________________________________________________________ 11. I wish we had a garden that my children could play in. ____________________________________________________________ 12. I have some homework that I must do tonight. ____________________________________________________________ 13. Have you brought a book that Kevin can read? ____________________________________________________________ 14. She is the only woman who was appointed to the board. ____________________________________________________________ 15. The floor is dusty but I haven't got a brush that I can sweep it with. ____________________________________________________________ 7 II. Change all of the adjective clauses to adjective phrases. Use the participles. 1. Only a few of the movie that are shown at the Gray Theater are suitable for children. __________________________________________________________ 2. The couples who live in the house next door are both college professors. __________________________________________________________ 3. A knuckle is a point that connects a finger to the rest of the hand. __________________________________________________________ 4. Antarctica is covered by a huge ice cap that contains 70 percent of the earth's fresh water. __________________________________________________________ 5. Only a small fraction of the eggs that are' laid by a fish actually hatch and survive to adulthood. __________________________________________________________ 6. Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way. __________________________________________________________ 7. None of the pedestrians who were walking up and down the busy street stopped to help the elderly man who was slumped in the door way. __________________________________________________________ 8. Food that passes from the mouth to the stomach goes through a tube which is called the esophagus. __________________________________________________________ 9. Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild. __________________________________________________________ 10. T he children attended a special movie program that consisted of cartoons that featured Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. __________________________________________________________ 11. T he Indians who lived in Peru before the discovery of the New World by Europeans belonged to the Incan culture. __________________________________________________________ 8 12. I was awakened by the sound of laughter which came from the room which was next to mine at the motel. __________________________________________________________ III. Change the adjective clauses to adjective phrases. 1. We visited Madrid, which is the capital of Spain. __________________________________________________________ 2. Astronomy, which is the study of planets and stars, is one of the world's oldest sciences. __________________________________________________________ 3. Jasmine, which is a viny plant with fragrant flowers, grows only in warm places. __________________________________________________________ 4. Arizona, which was once though to be a useless desert, is today a rapid growing industrial and agricultural state. __________________________________________________________ 5. Simon Bolivar, who was a great. South American general, led the fight for independence early in the 19 th century. __________________________________________________________ 6. Few tourists ever see a jaguar, which is a spotted wild cat that is native to tropical America. __________________________________________________________ 7. Nero, who was Emperor of Rome from AD 54 to 68, is believed to have murdered both his mother and his wife. __________________________________________________________ 8. In hot weather, many people enjoy lemonate, which is a drink that is made from lemon juice, water, and sugar. __________________________________________________________ 9. My uncle Elias, who is a restaurant owner, often buy fish and shellfish from boats that are docked at the local pier. __________________________________________________________ 10. Honolulu, which is best known to the travelers for Waikiki Beach, has consistently pleasant weather. __________________________________________________________ IV. Change all of the adjective clauses to adjective phrases. 1. My father, who is a pilot, often goes abroad. 9 My father ___________________________________________________ 2. We have a few exercises that we have to do. We have ____________________________________________________ 3. Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild. Animals _____________________________________________________ 4. She simply loves parties. She’s always the first who comes and the last who goes She simply ___________________________________________________ 5. People who they are protesting agains pollution have gathered in front of the Town Hall People ______________________________________________________ 6. A new international airport which will cost 20 billion dollars is planned A new international airport _____________________________________ 7. Your son was the second child who was kipnapped in this way Your son was ________________________________________________ 8. Families who were living in an empty office building Families _____________________________________________________ 9. Brad was the only person who discovered her secret Brad was the _________________________________________________ 10. A chemical company which employed 4,000 people has gone bankrupt A chemical company ___________________________________________ 11. A new drug which was developed at an American university may give us eternal youth A new drug __________________________________________________ 12. I have some letters that I must write I have ______________________________________________________ 13. She is the only woman who was appointed to the board. She is _______________________________________________________ 14. Who was the first person who left the office yesterday? Who was ____________________________________________________ 15. We had a bottle of wine, but we didn’t have anything that we could open it with We had h ____________________________________________________ 16. A lighthouse which is situated on a small island attracts a lot of tourists A lighthouse _________________________________________________ 10