Passive Voice

1.  The passive voice is used in “Orkut was quietly launched on January 22, 2004”. Find the sentence that is also in the passive voice.

a) Communities have never rejected new members.

b) Good ideas took shape at the end of the session.

c) Some communities have been able to control their growth.

d) Several social groups could be connected by the Internet.

e) Young students are never tired of chatting with friends on email.

Alternativa d: Several social groups could be connected by the Internet.

2.  Sue asked Barbara: “What movie do you want to see?”

Sue asked her what movie ______________

a) did she want to see.

b) does she want to see.

c) to see.

d) she wanted to see.

e) she want to see.

Alternativa d: she wanted to see.

3.  She said: “I had to leave”. – She said (that) ______.

a) she is leaving

b) she had leaving

c) she had to leaves

d) she had to leave

e) she had to leaving

Alternativa d: she had to leave