Passive Voice — Advanced

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Passive Voice — Advanced — Exercises

Choose the correct passive form

1. It _____ that the president will resign.
   (is believed / believes / has believed) 
2. She _____ to have written the anonymous letter.
   (is said / says / was saying) 
3. I need to _____ my laptop fixed before the meeting.
   (have / get / both are correct) 
4. The missing documents _____ to contain sensitive information.
   (are thought / think / are thinking) 
5. He _____ a promotion last year.
   (was given / gave / has given) 
6. The new policy _____ to be announced next week.
   (is expected / expects / expected) 
7. She had her handbag _____ on the bus.
   (steal / stolen / stole) 
8. The bridge _____ to have been built in the 1800s.
   (is believed / is believing / believed) 

Rewrite in the passive

1. People say that she is very talented.
   
2. They offered him the job.
   
3. Someone repaired my car.
   
4. Experts believe the painting is a forgery.
   

Exercise three — Production

1. Rewrite this using a passive reporting structure: "People say the company has made large profits."
   
2. Write a sentence using "It has been reported/found/suggested that..."
   

Passive Voice — Advanced — Answer Key

Choose the correct passive form

1. is believed
2. is said
3. both are correct
4. are thought
5. was given
6. is expected
7. stolen
8. is believed

Rewrite in the passive

1. She is said to be very talented.
2. He was offered the job.
3. I had my car repaired.
4. The painting is believed to be a forgery.

Exercise three — Production

1. Open answer — graded automatically online; no single fixed model answer.
2. Open answer — graded automatically online; no single fixed model answer.