Grammar I the Passive. We form the passive with the verb to be

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1. Someone handed me a note
   
2. Someone offered her a second-hand bicycle
   
3. Someone has proposed improvements to the developers.
   
4. Someone suggested some interesting changes to me.
   
5. Someone awarded him a prize.
   
6. Someone will announce the President's arrival to the waiting journalists.
   
7. Someone had mentioned the password to the thieves.
   
8. Someone has lent me some skis.
   
9. Someone is sending him threatening letters.
   

2. Tony me to Mrs Jennings at his birthday party.
   

2. Has anyone Chris this morning?
   

2. The Romans may rabbits to Britain as a source of food.
   

1. She was woken up … a loud noise.
   
2. Our newspaper is delivered … a boy every morning.
   
3. The parcel was tied up … string.
   
4. John was told off … his mother.
   
5. This picture was painted …a famous artist.
   
6. The chair was covered … a woolen blanket.
   
7. The walls were decorated … posters.
   
8. My car was repaired … my father.
   
9. This dessert was made … fresh cream.
   
10. A leaky faucet can be repaired … a wrench.
    
11. Preparations are being made … event organizers.
    
12. Signals to the dog can be given … a whistle.
    
13. If the dog does as it is asked, it can be rewarded … a treat.
    
14. When I’m away, my plants are watered … my neighbor.
    
15. Hot water is provided … the hotel 24 hours a day.
    

1. They had ___ a bad night that they couldn't sleep.
   a. so
   b. such
   
2. She gave him ___ good advice that he was very grateful to her.
   a. so
   b. such
   
3. I'm having ___ a wonderful time in Belem that I don't want to go home.
   a. so
   b. such
   
4. The day was ___ hot that everybody went to the beach.
   a. so
   b. such
   
5. It was ___ cold weather that nobody could go outside.
   a. so
   b. such
   
6. There are ___ good jobs in Fortaleza that people are looking for jobs in other states.
   a. so many
   b. so few
   c. so little
   d. so much
   e. such
   
7. The hotel has ___ comfortable room that I don't want to go out.
   a. so much
   b. so a
   c. such a
   d. such
   
8. It was ___ dark that I couldn't see his face.
   a. so
   b. such
   c. such a
   d. so a
   
9. That restaurant has ___ delicious food that you can't stop eating.
   a. so
   b.such
   
10. They were ___ talented singers that the concert was a hit.
    a. so
    b. so few
    c. so little
    d. such
    e. such a
    
11. He is ___ student that he is going to win a scholarship
    a. so
    b. so good
    c. so good a
    d. such
    e. such good
    
12. We had ___ horrible day that we felt depressed.
    a. so
    b. so a
    c. such
    d. such a
    
13. The earthquake caused ___ damage that most people lost their homes.
    a. so
    b. so much
    c. so many
    d. so few
    
14. The novel is ___ exciting that I can't put it down.
    a. so
    b. so a
    c. such
    d. such a
    
15. We had ___ long and tiring day that we just wanted to go home.
    a. so
    b. so a
    c. such
    d. such a
    
16. Most TV programs are ___ boring that nobody watches them.
    a. so
    b. so much
    c. so many
    d. such
    e. such a
    
17. She has ___ nice voice that she should try to become a professional singer.
    a. so
    b. so much
    c. so little
    d. such
    e. such a
    
18. The party was ___ organized that everybody had a great time.
    a. so well
    b. so good
    c. such an
    d. such
    
19. It was ___ fast car that nobody could catch it.
    a. so
    b. such
    c. so a
    d. such a
    
20. This quiz was ___ easy that I don't need to check my answers.
    a. such
    b. so
    c. such much
    d. so much
    
    
    

1. She sings ______ an angel.
   
2. I'm much better ______ you can see.
   
3. My sister is not at all ______ me.
   
4. My daughter is just ______ my sister.
   
5. I'm attending the meeting ______ an observer
   
6. I use one of the bedrooms ______ an office.
   
7. You are very ______ your mother.
   
8. I hope to qualify ______ an engineer.
   
9. My friend Rob looks ______ John Travolta.
   
10. There is too much traffic in London ______ in New York.
    
11. We're late for the train. We'll have to run ______ the wind.
    
12. I'm your friend and, ______ a friend, I advise you to think again.
    
13. I don't know you as well as he does but, ______ your friend, I advise you to think again.
    
14. You don't like confrontations, ______ me.
    
15. I want to join the air force ______ a pilot.
    
16. We need a strong leader ______ Winston Churchill.
    
17. He has gone to our competitors ______ marketing manager.
    
18. I've appointed Simon Williams ______ the new trustee.
    
19. I've done the work ______ we agreed.
    
20. I was sure, ______ was everybody else, that you would do well in this job.
    
21. Why can't economists see the damage that legislation _______ this one has done in the past decade.
    
22. Taxes on capital are _________ taxes on job.
    
23. The common customs tariff, together with protective measures _______ the anti-dumping regulations, are still not sufficient to solve all the union's problems.
    
24. There are only a few exceptions, notably ________ regard the common agricultural policy.
    
25. The results obtained have been described _________ satisfactory.
    
26. They chose Delhi ________ the host city for the conference on mass production in industrialised countries.
    
27. He made it clear that he didn't want to end up in a company ________ the one which he visited last week.
    
28. They seem unable to react to changes at world level in the same way _________ their competitors.
    
29. The business students talked about the Lomé convention, which many regarded ________ a model of development cooperation.
    
30. ...and ________ a consequence, their raw material is of substandard quality.
    
31. I think that what he really meant was the shares looked _______a promising long term gamble.
    
32. The whole thing looks _______common sense to me!
    
33. The flow of foreign exchange is regarded nowadays _________ the principal factor influencing development.
    
34. It is results _________ that which are very encouraging especially when you've worked hard.
    
35. Countries ________the ones we visited have been having economic problems lately.
    
36. He said that the threat of insolvency was ________a sentence of immediate hanging ...