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Passive Voice & Reported Speech
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Reported Speech #Advanced #English #Grammar
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The walls were decorated ............... posters of her favorite pop stars.
by
with
from
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Brian ............... that Roger Federer is the best tennis player in the world.
asks
says
tells
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The celebrity ............... at the moment.
has been interviewed
is being interviewed
is interviewed
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Ann said she ............... while her brother was watching TV.
has studied
had been studying
studied
was studying
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She ............... her teeth checked yesterday morning.
was having
has had
had
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In reported speech "can" changes into...
could
would be able to
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Jack:
"I'm heading out tonight"
→ He told me that...
...he was heading out tonight.
...he is heading out that night.
...he was heading out that night.
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She had her secretary ............... her a flight to Paris.
booking
book
to book
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He said he ............... to university the following year.
would return
has returned
had returned
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The lock was cut ............... a special tool.
with
from
by
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Today
becomes...
the next day
the day that is now
that day
the day
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He said that if he ............... me, he would have taken a taxi to the airport.
were
would be
is
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They need to repair my car.
My car needs to be repair.
My car needs to repaired.
My car needs to be repaired.
My car need to be repaired.
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Our mom got us _____ our room.
clean
cleaned
to clean
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He ............... himself.
had the room painted
painted the room
got the room painted
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These are good examples we can see the passive voice being used in Television
Family Drama movies
Science documentaries & The News
Thrillers of Netflix Children Series
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The doctor ............... me to get as much rest as possible.
demanded
agreed
offered
advised
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A 24-hour strike ............... by civil servants tomorrow.
has been held
is held
will be held
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Abraham Lincoln ............ one of the greatest American presidents.
was believed to have been
was believed to be
is believed to have been
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A way to distinguish Passive voice is that...
It mainly refers to the action
It mainly focuses on the context.
It mainly refers to the subject doing the action
It mainly focuses on the Object receiving the action
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He told me he ............... the letter the previous day.
had been sending
was sending
had sent
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Change to reported speech:
Could you tell me how to get to the gallery, please?
He asked me if I could tell him how to get to the gallery.
He asked if I was telling him how to get to the gallery.
He told me for telling him how to get to the gallery.
He asked me how to get to the gallery.
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Karl ............... his car serviced once a year.
was having
is having
has
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We got our house _____ by a decorator.
to repaint
repaint
repainted
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Steven Spielberg .................. as one of the greatest American directors.
is believed
is considered
is regarded
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Dr Lecter:
"Would you like some wine?"
→ He asked me...
...if I would've liked some wine.
...if I would like some wine.
...if I had liked some wine.
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He ............... to help me paint the kitchen walls.
insisted
denied
offered
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The two tenses that do not change are...
Present Simple and Future Simple
Future Simple and Present Continuous
Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect and Past Simple
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Lawrence ............... his son to play video games for half an hour.
permitted
refused
agreed
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Sophie said,"This is my house."
Sophie said that that had been her house.
Sophie said that that was her house.
Sophie said that this was her house.
Sophie said that this is her house.
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Change to reported speech:
"You lost my bow tie," Tariel told Diana.
Tariel accused Diana to have lost his bow tie.
Tariel said to Diana that she had lost his bow tie.
Tariel accused Diana for losing his bow tie.
Tariel accused Diana of losing his bow tie.
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The reporting verb
TOLD
does not require an Object.
False
True
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Sue ............... me she would be late for the meeting.
told
said
asked
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He wondered ............... to invite Chris to the party or not.
how
if
whether
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I just had my eyes _____.
test
to test
tested
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Man:
"Where is the bus station?"
→ He asked me...
...where is the bus station.
...where the bus station was.
...where was the bus station.
...where had been the bus station.
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The robbery ............... to have been carried out by a single person.
is being believed
will be believed
is believed
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They ............... what time the flight would eventually depart.
complained
exclaimed
wondered
denied
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Who should pay the damage?
Whom should the damage be paid?
By whom should the damage be paid?
By whom should be paid?
By whom should the damage paid?
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Passive voice is mostly used
to compose songs
to describe procedures, to speak formally
to talk informally
to generate insightful essays
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I asked my boss: "Can I leave earlier today?"
I asked my boss if I could leave earlier that day.
I asked my boss if I could leave earlier that today.
I ask my boss if I could leave earlier that day.
I asked my boss if I was able to leave earlier that day.
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Librarian:
"Be quiet around here!"
→ He...
...told me to be quiet around there.
...said to be quiet around there.
...told me to be quiet around here.
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The teacher doesn't let the students _____ early.
left
to leave
leave
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The agent in passive voice sometimes can be omitted because...
it is irrelevant to the context
the action does not depict a singular unique thing, invention or discovery
of all the options shown here
the action done by the agent is so very common
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I'm going to get my DVD player _____ next week.
repair
repaired
to repair
