The Passive Voice
Watch the video before doing the exercises
I. Write questions based on these sentences and starting with the given words:
1 A few companies are invited to participate in tenders.
Are many ..................................................................?
2 The participants are announced on the eve.
When .........................................................................?
3 Such goods are usually paid for in advance?
How ...........................................................................?
4 The contract is made in two copies.
In how many ............................................................?
5 The delivery is usually made within a few weeks.
How quickly ............................................................?
II. Translate into English:
1 Сколько стран приглашается к участию в книжной ярмарке?
2 Когда обычно объявляются имена участников?
3 Участие обычно оплачивается заранее?
4 Какие документы при этом подписываются?
III. Make these sentences passive as in the example:
E.g.: The government reduced private property to a minimum.) - Private property was reduced to a minimum.
1 The government limited private enterprise to a small area in the economy.
2 They permitted the citizens to have personal property.
3 The central authority planned the economy over a number of years.
4 The authorities provided large numbers of workers for the ten new factories.
5 The State organised the whole economic effort of the nation.
6 The Bank of England provided extra liquidity.
7 The joint venture generated revenue of 2.9bn
IV. Choose the right verb and use it in Future Simple Passive:
to send to cover to hit to encourage to exhibit to provide to set up
1 The country... very hard.
2 Financial innovation...
3 Prices of these two commodities... by markets in opposite directions.
4 All the big exporting and importing markets... by the report.
5 These bank... to act as wholesale financiers.
6 Cheap money... in the form of deposits.
7 A few new models... at the motor show.
(1)
ОтветитьУдалить1) Are many companies invited to participate in tenders?
2) When were participants announced ?
3) How are such goods usually paid ?
4) In how many copies is the contract made ?
5) How quickly is the delivery usually made ?
(2)
1)How many countries are invited to participate in the book fair?
2)When are the names of participants usually announced?
3)Participation is usually paid in advance?
4)What documents are signed at the same time?
(3)
1 Private Enterprise has been limited to a small area of the economy by the government.
2 Citizens were allowed to own personal property.
3 The economy was planned by the central government for a number of years.
4 Ten new factories were provided with a large number of workers by the authorities.
5 All economic activity of the nation was organized by the state.
6 Additional liquidity was provided by the Bank of England.
7 Income of $2.9 billion was generated by the joint venture.
(4)
1 will be hit
2 will be encouraged
3 will be sent
4 will be covered
5 will be set up
6 will be provided
7 will be exhibited