Passive structures

Prepiši poved tako, da uporabiš pasivno strukturo in ohraniš prvotni pomen. / Rewrite the sentence using a passive structure. The meaning must be kept.


 

Example:

0 People used to believe that the Earth was flat.

Impersonal passive structure: It used to be believed that the Earth was flat.

Personal passive structure: The Earth used to be believed to have been flat.

 

1 People say she has lied to the police.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

2 Everyone supposes that her husband is having an affair.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

3 People expect her to win an Oscar.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

4 People have always believed that a form of life exists after death.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

5 Everyone thought that they were doing the right thing.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

6 They state that Lee Harvey Oswald killed president Kennedy.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

7 They expect that at least 200,000 people will be watching the football match on TV tonight.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

8 Experts believe that the war won’t end soon

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

9 The police knew the man was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

10 Everyone knows that life was harder fifty years ago.

Impersonal: _____________________________________________________________________

Personal: _______________________________________________________________________

Rešitve naloge / Answer Key