Grammar Unit 3: Passive Voice and Sentence Transformation
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Grammar Unit 3
A new form of treatment is being tested by scientists.
No major company has cloned a human being yet.
The plane was invented by two American brothers.
She must have been given the wrong medicine. That’s why she looks so ill.
Nobody had carried out such a complicated operation before.
The students were being told to evacuate the building when we got there.
The hotel will have served dinner by now. We’ve missed it.
Rewrite the sentences in the passive form. Omit the agent.
Researchers have discovered a new cure for cancer. A NEW CURE FOR CANCER HAS BEEN DISCOVERED.
Someone must clean all the equipment after every experiment. ALL THE EQUIPMENT MUST BE CLEANED AFTER EVERY EXPERIMENT.
Someone is showing the researchers around the lab. THE RESEARCHERS ARE BEING SHOWN AROUND THE LAB.
The athlete recently broke the world record for the 800 metres. THE WORLD RECORD FOR THE 800 METRES HAS RECENTLY BEEN BROKEN.
Dr Smith is treating one of his elderly patients for arthritis. ONE OF HIS ELDERLY PATIENTS IS BEING TREATED FOR ARTHRITIS.
Correct the errors
The war against disease is being fought right now by the medical profession.
Tickets can be purchased on the door every evening.
The children were told off when we arrived.
Josephine should have been promoted by now.
The match has been cancelled because of the bad weather.
Rewrite the sentences in the passive form.
A medical magazine says that the number of cases of flu is rising. It is said that the number of cases of flu is rising.
Many people think that genetics is a fascinating subject. It is thought that genetics is a fascinating subject.
Some say that an age of great scientific discoveries has just started. It is said that an age of great scientific discoveries has just started.
Some people say that a cure for the common cold isn’t necessary. It is said that a cure for the common cold isn’t necessary.
Write these sentences in the active form:
Research into the genome is being carried out by scientists. Scientists are carrying out research into the genome.
Cancer hasn’t been cured by doctors yet. Doctors haven’t cured cancer yet.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. A.G. Bell invented the telephone.
She must have been taken to hospital by the ambulance. The ambulance must have taken her to hospital.
Patients will be cured by specialised doctors. Specialised doctors will cure patients.