FCE PASSIVE VOICE

Use of English – Key Word Transformation Passive Voice1. 1-They say he eats snakes. SAID He is said to eat snakes.2-The strike meant we could not go on holidays. PREVENTED We were prevented from going on holiday by the strike.3-According to the papers, the driver of the sportscar was a drunk politician.BEINGAccording to the papers, the sportscar was being driven by a drunk politician.4-Her father drove us to the station and put us on a train.DRIVENWe were driven by her father and put on a train.5-Bad weather meant that the climbers could not reach the base camp. PREVENTEDThe climbers were prevented from reaching the base camp by the bad weather.6-They have postponed the tennis match and it will not take place until July. PUTThe tennis match has been put off until July.7-You must show your ID as you enter. REQUIREDYou are required to show your ID as you enter.8-They say he eats snails. SAIDHe is said to eat snails .9-They say the ancient forests of Indonesia are disappearing very quickly. SAIDThe ancient forests of Indonesia are said to be disappearing very quickly.10-A local took them to the lake. TAKENThey were taken to the lake by a local. 1-are said2-has been taken by3-put on4-was being chased5-was drawn6-learnt7-were collected 1-accuracy2-confident3-variety4-distant5-essential6-height7-survival8-vision9-environmental 10-deadly Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (active or passive) Why would an 11-year-old boy walk from his home near Tampa, Florida to Washington DC, a distance of almost 2,000 kilometres? Whenever he 1. is asked (ask) this question, Zach Bonner 2. explains (explain) that he wants to focus attention on the problems of homeless children in the United States. In 2007, Zach, who claimed that he 3. had come up with (come up with) the idea after watching a TV documentary, 4. completed (complete) the walk in three stages. He 5. was sponsored (sponsor) by local businesses including a restaurant group that said it was proud that it 6. had donated (donate) meals to Zach and his family. Since then, Zach 7. has walked (walk) along other routes in the US, raising money for homeless children and adults. Zach hopes that he 8. will continue (continue) working for charity for many years to come.