Passive Voice

According to this newspaper, John is said ___ a new record for the long jump.

• to have established

• to establish

• establishing

• established

___ the breakthrough in genetics will lead to a cure for cancer.

• It is believed that

• Many scientists are believed that

• Scientists are reported to have made

• It is widely announcing that

More than five thousand people ____ in the earthquake in Indonesia last year.

• was said to be died

• were said to be died

• was said to die

• were said to die

They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.

• They say many people to have been homeless after tsunami.

• They say many people to be homeless after the tsunami.

• Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami.

• Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami.

When I came, an experiment ____ in the lab.

• was being holding

• has been held

• was being held

• has held

Up to now, the equipment ____ regularly, but from now on, we ____ it before every outing.

• wasn't checked - are checking

• hasn't checked - will be checking

• hasn't been checked - are going to check

• isn't being checked - should be checked

The FBI ___ that he knew where the body ____.

• suspected - was buried

• suspects - had been burying

• was suspected - will be buried

• has suspected - was burying

Your chances of success in an examination ____ if you ____ the course work thoroughly.

• enhance - are revised

• were enhancing - revised

• are enhanced - revise

• could be enhanced - would revise

Since he ____ from prison, he ____ unable to sleep properly.

• was released - has been

• had released - had been

• has been released - was

• had been released - would be

I really dislike ____ to work on Sundays because I feel torn between my family and work.

• to be asking

• being asked

• asking

• having asked