IV. Grammar Review: Passive Voice

A. Look at the active sentences in the chart below and underline the verbs. What tense are they? In pairs, complete the chart with passive verbs.

Active

Passive

1. Different companies have dominated the computer industry. 2. Microsoft usurped the throne. 3. They see Google as the heir to the kingdom. 4. Google defines the technology environment. 5. Google provides the front door to the internet. 6. Internet firms are negotiating various alliances. 7. Google has acquired small fry. 8. The company is using small flexible teams. 9. The firm won’t establish an IBM-style lock on the industry. 10. Microsoft established a lucrative monopoly.

1. The computer industry has been dominated by different companies. 2. The throne ________ by Microsoft. 3. Google _______ as the heir to the kingdom. 4. The technology environment _______ by Google. 5. The front door to the internet _______ by Google. 6. Various alliances _______ by internet firms. 7. Small fry_______ by Google. 8. Small flexible teams _______ by the company. 9. An IBM – style lock _______ by the firm. 10. A lucrative monopoly _______ by Microsoft.

B. Future Simple Passive.

Open the brackets. Use the verb in Future Simple Passive or Active:

1. Raw materials and agricultural goods (to sell) in the open markets.

2. The construction of new manufacturing plants (to ensure) economic security for the country.

3. They (to pay) the bill before they leave the hotel.

4. The thousands of new jobs (to create) in the computer industry.

5. Traffic (to ban) in the city centre.

6. If he gives up the job, the family (to emigrate) abroad.

7. If I don’t fail, I (to graduate) from the university in a year.

8. The customer (to pay) for the purchase by instalments.

9. The results of their research work (to recognize) if they are supported with statistical data.

10. The government (to support) the benefits for less developed sectors of economy.

11. The well-being of the country (to achieve) by proper government policy.

12. The euro (to use) by the majority of European countries.

C. Use the prepositional passive as shown in the model:

Model: They will take care of everything. – Everything will be taken care of.

1. The high-experienced staff will take care of the trainees.

2. They will speak about this problem much.

3. The company will look for new employees soon.

4. The top management will disapprove the new project.

5. The workers will call for substantial wage increase.

6. The secretary will look for minutes of the meeting.

7. We shall look forward to your favourable answer.

8. Students will listen to the lecturer attentively.

9. He will often refer to this manuscript in his research.

10. They will not rely on this information.

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