Elias_FoG 5 Unit 6 Passive Voice exercises

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EXERCISE 1 DISCOVER THE GRAMMAR GRAMMAR NOTES 1-9 Read the sentences based on the reading. Underline the passive construction in each sentence. Then write a, b, or c to show why the writer chose to use the passive. a = The writer doesn't know who performed the action, or it is not important to say. b = The writer is identifying who performed the action because that information is important. c = The writer knows who performed the action, but does not want to identify them. a 1. Some crimes never get solved . B 2. A flight attendant was handed a note by a mysterious middle-aged man. Simple past B 3. None of the other passengers were even aware the plane was being hijacked . Past progressive B 4. The bills were found by an eight-year-old boy. Simple Past A 5. Only one real clue has been discovered . Present Perfect B 6. Rotting rubber bands were found along with the money. Simple Past B 7. Many investigators believe Cooper must have been killed in the jump. Past Tense Modal C 8. It makes me suspicious that so many questions have not yet been answered . Present Perfect A 9. Did he have the $5,880 buried by an accomplice? Simple Past A 10. It is embarrassing that this case hasn't been solved yet. Present Perfect EXERCISE 2 TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE GRAMMAR NOTES 1-2 Complete the sentences with the active or passive present time form of the verb in parentheses. Highlight Transitive verbs with yellow and Intransitive with green to identify how each verb is used in the sentence. 1. Criminals often (return) return to the scene of a crime . 2. Usually, when they are not careful, they (catch) are caught by the authorities. 3. Smart criminals (disappear) disappear entirely. 4. They never (go) go back to the scene of the crime. 5. Usually a smart criminal (help) is helped by accomplices. 6. The accomplices (reward) are rewarded by the criminal. 7. Some criminals (not / realize) do not realize they have left evidence at the scene.
8. Crime scenes (examine) are examined very closely by the police. EXERCISE 3 PROGRESSIVE PASSIVES GRAMMAR NOTE 2 Complete the TV news bulletin with the present progressive and past progressive passive forms of the verbs in parentheses. Here is breaking news from KKBO Channel 6. Two suspects (hold) are being held in the county jail, where they (question) are being questioned about their role in a bank robbery. The robbery took place this morning at the downtown branch of First International Bank. As the bank's doors (open) were being opened at 9 a.m., the suspects, wearing masks and carrying guns, burst in and demanded that an undisclosed amount of money be placed in a paper bag. They escaped with the funds but were later caught. A customer who (serve) was being served at the time of the robbery noticed the license plate number of the vehicle the suspects were driving, and she notified the police. The identities of the two suspects (not / reveal) have not been revealed while the investigation (complete) is being completed . Other bank customers (currently / interview) are currently being interviewed for additional information. This is Ron Mason for KKBO News Channel 6. Stay tuned for further updates. EXERCISE 4 VARIOUS PASSIVES GRAMMAR NOTES 2,6 Complete the article with passive constructions with be and the correct forms of the verbs in parenthesis. An Unsolved Crime Continues to Fascinate The pages of history are full of crimes that (not / solve) have not been solved . Consider, for example, the case of the ship Mary Celeste. It had left New York for Italy in November of 1872. About a month later, it (discover) was discovered floating east of the Azores. No one (find) was found on board, though everything (determine) was determined to be in order, and there was no indication why the Mary Celeste (abandon) _____had been abandoned_________. Apparently, in fact, tables (even / set) ____had even been set_________ for afternoon tea. However, the lifeboat and most of the ship's papers were missing. One theory speculates that the ship (might / threaten) _______might have been threatened_____ by an explosion that (cause) _____was caused________ by fumes from its cargo of alcohol. That theory, however, (never /
prove) ___has never been proven_________. It doesn't seem an entirely satisfactory explanation, especially since no real evidence of an explosion was apparent. Over the decades, other scenarios (propose) ____has been proposed_________, many involving charges of foul play. One theory states that the Mary Celeste (take over) _______was taken over______ by its own crew. Another holds that the ship's personnel (overcome)____were overcome________ by pirates. Still another proposes that the ship's personnel (kidnap) ____werekidnapped__________ as part of an insurance fraud scheme. The story of the Mary Celeste (dramatize) ______has been dramatized_______ in movies, novels, and plays, so much so that is a challenge to separate fact from fiction. For the time being, at least, the fate of the Mary Celeste will have to remain a mystery. EXERCISE 5 PASSIVE CAUSATIVE GRAMMAR NOTES 7-9 Read each sentence. Then highlight the choice that is closest in meaning to the sentence. Last week, the private detective Mitch Hanson had an extremely busy schedule. 1. On Monday morning, he had a tooth pulled before going to work. a. He pulled the tooth himself. b. He arranged for someone to pull the tooth. 2. When he got to work, he had some facts checked for accuracy. a. He checked them himself. b. Someone else checked them. 3. In the afternoon, he had to review a report. He had finished it by 6:00 p.m. a. He finished it himself. b. Someone else finished it. 4. On Tuesday and Wednesday, he had to take photographs of a suspect in a case he had been working on. He got it done by the end of the day on Wednesday. a. He did it himself. b. Someone else did it. 5. On Thursday, Mitch got some photos scanned. a. He scanned them himself . b. Someone else scanned them.
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