Master English Grammar: Reported Speech, Passive Voice
Reported Speech
6. We took a taxi to the station. They told me: that they had taken a taxi to the station.
7. Our luggage has been damaged. They said: that their luggage had been damaged.
8. Are you going to the school tomorrow? He asked me: if I was going to school today.
9. We may stay until the weekend. They said: they might stay until the weekend.
10. Where have you been living? They asked: where I had been living.
Passive Voice
They will give him a prize if I learn this. A prize will be given to him if I learn this.
Maybe one day they will find a faster way to learn English. Maybe one day a faster way to learn English will be found.
People all over the world speak English. English is spoken all over the world.
They write in English in that country. English is written in that country.
Someone is repairing my car. My car is being repaired.
Choose the Correct Form of the Verb
1. The new factory will be opened by the Prime Minister.
2. My job application hasn’t been accepted.
3. The workers have elected a new leader.
4. I’m very happy because I’ve been given a pay raise.
5. The Chilean president has visited the USA.
Laura is writing to a friend. This is a part of her letter:
L: Some jewelry was taken, but luckily no damage was made.
L: Yes, they did. I was interviewed by a young police officer.
L: Amazingly, they do. Some fingerprints were found and the burglar was identified. A man was arrested and has been questioned.
L: There’s only one problem. The jewelry has not been found.
Relative Clauses
1. I’m looking for the people whose car I just hit. I’m looking for the people whose car I just hit.
2. Is she the new television presenter everyone’s talking about? Is she the new television presenter who everyone is talking about?
3. This is the job I’ve always wanted. This is the job that I always wanted.
4. They say he’s stealing money from the company. It’s a terrible accusation to make. It’s a terrible accusation to make that he’s stealing money from the company.
5. She suddenly appeared at the door last night. It was a complete surprise. It was a complete surprise that she appeared at the door last night.
6. Edinburgh is the city I’d most like to live in. Edinburgh is the city that I’d most like to live in.
7. The people I work with are the reason I stay in the job. The people I work with are the reason why I stay in the job.
8. This new drug could have bad side effects because it is very powerful. This new drug could have bad side effects because it is very powerful.
9. Next Saturday, I’m visiting my Aunt Sheila because I like her very much. Next Saturday, I am visiting my Aunt Sheila because I like her very much.
10. The company has just gone bankrupt. We have done business with them for years. The company, that we have done business with for years, has just gone bankrupt.
11. The hospital is closing next year. It has laid off all of its staff. The hospital is closing next year because it has laid off all of its staff.
12. He could hardly speak last night because of a sore throat. He usually has a wonderful voice. He could hardly speak last night because of a sore throat, but he usually has a wonderful voice.