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GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Complex Subject with verbs in the Passive Voice

noun/pronoun + passive verb + to-infinitive Complex Subject 
sb	is was will be (etc.)	told ordered allowed asked required made	to do sth to be done to be doing sth	кому-то сказали кому-то приказали кому-то разрешили кого-то попросили кого-то заставили
e.g. He was allowed to stay out late.
sb	is was will be (etc.)	said known supposed believed reported considered thought expected	to do sth to be done to be doing sth to have done sth to have been doing sth to have been done	говорят, что известно, что предполагается, что сообщается, что считается, что ожидается, что
e.g. The iceberg is reported to be floating west.

28. Translate into Russian.

1. Despite his established reputation, Harris was made to quit the job. 2. The patient was told to stay indoors until she felt any better. 3. She was required to be interviewed. 4. Jane and Patsy were allowed to keep a pet in the dorm. 5. Praise is said to develop in children a sense of self-worth. 6. London’s King’s Cross is believed to be gradually turning into an area known for crime of all kinds. Tourists are advised not to go there at all. 7. Mr. Rochester is known to have been running the family business for over 20 years. 8. Hiccups (икота) are said to be cured by a sudden shock. 9. The hurricane is expected to reach Florida in a few hours. 10. Joan Rowling is considered to be the wealthiest woman in the world. 11. The President was reported to have lost control of the army. 12. This isn’t what we are supposed to be discussing. 13. Today was supposed to have been sunny, but it’s raining. 14 The painting has been reported to be missing. 15. Changes in the taxation system are expected to be proposed. 16. Sailing across the Atlantic in a small boat is considered to be dangerous.

29. Make sentences with the Complex Subject using the suggested words and word combinations.

Model: – the iceberg /to expect/to float/ south

– The iceberg is expected to float south.

1. Charles Dickens /to know/to be/ one of the most prominent novelists of his time; 2. this book /to suppose/to write/ a young woman; 3. this promising pianist /to believe/to teach/his father/since his childhood; 4. Mitch /to expect/to leave/ the house at dawn; 5. all passengers for flight 406 to New York /to require/to proceed/ to gate 23; 6. Alice /to say/to be/ a beautiful woman once; 7. the students /to make/to learn/ 50 new words every week; 8. such remarks /to consider/to be/ unacceptable today.