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: _______________________________________________________________________