1) We often use THE PASSIVE voice when...... a) the doer is unknown and when he / she is not the focus.  b) the doer of the action is the focus of our sentence. 2) When we use Passive Voice , we focus on ... a) the agent / doer b) the object / the action 3) The doer of the action (agent) comes after the preposition a) for b) by c) through 4) An agent (by ..) is usually NOT included when ...  a) the doer is unknown / obvious  b) the doer of the action is a particular person whose name or features we usually know . 5) Which of these agents is NOT likely ? a) by Susan b) by someone c) by people d) by a man with green hair e) by them 6) When we turn a sentence from the Active Voice to the Passive Voice ... a) we change the tense in the original sentence . b) we do not change the tense in the original sentence 7) The form of Passive Voice is TO BE (in a correct tense) + Past Participle  a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT 8) ' We usually have our grass cut once a month .' Is this a Passive construction ?   a) YES b) NO 9) CAUSATIVE HAVE / GET is used to express that the subject of the sentence does the action on his own . a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT 10) Is this sentence correct ? Tom had his bike stolen last week . a) CORRECT b) INCORRECT 11) He got his mum to clean his room . What does it mean ? a) He was paid by his mum to clean the room . b) He paid his mum so that she would clean it. c) He persuaded his mum to do it . 12) To get someone to do something means .. a) to persuade / to convince  b) to force c) to give someone permission

Passive voice - Theory

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