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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Put the verb in brackets into a suitable active and passive verb form.

0 This is a serios problem for me. When we use active or passive ? 02br
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00Dear Mrs Patel, 02br
00We are delighted to inform you that you 1 (select)for a free holiday. According to our information, you 2(answer) a telephone survey last month, as a result of which your name 3( enter)in the holiday draw.Now our computer 4(choose) your name, so you and your family5.(invite) to spend a week in a European destination of your choice.This offer 6(make) on the condition that you attend a special promotions day with other lucky families in your region who 7(offer) a similar deal.You 8.(ask) to attend on any Saturday next month at the Royal Hotel,Manchester.If you 9(interest) in attending and taking up this offer, please 10(detach) the slip below and return it to us as soon as possible. 02br
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00In my opinion 02br
001)have been selected - this is the example ( I can't understand why this is the correct form. Why not you are selected. 02br
002) answered (because of last month ) 02br
003) has been entered ( present perfect beacuse it's a result of something and passive because we don't understand who entered this name. 02br
004)First I thought that it must be past simple but I saw NOW and then decided that it should be has chosen 02br
005)are invited (I decided to be in this way because of the translation which seems to be the very best way ! 02br
006)makes ( I think that it is active form because we know that the OFFER makes it not somebody else. and present simple because the other verb in the sentence 01i00Attend02i00 is also in present simple.After deep thinking I think that it can also be is made. It depends on the translation. 02br
007)offers - active because we know who offers and the present simple because of that it is regular activity 02br
008)are asked ( passive form because somebody who is not mentioned asked us and about present progressive because it is something already decided 01i00Saturday next month02i00 I think that 01i00are going to be asked02i00 is also possible but I am not sure. I'd be glad to understand if it is possible. 02br
009)are interested - because interested is almost always used in passive and the transation clearly show us that it must be passive 02br
0010)detach - I am not sure about this but I think it is active 01i00it can not be passive02i00 and is present simple because of01i00return02i02br
00If somebody spots some mistakes let's show them to me please! 0-
  

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01)have been selected - present perfect because the selection has recently finished. 02br 02br 002) answered YES 02br 02br 003) was entered PAST COMPLETED 02br 02br 004) has chosen YES 02br 02br 005) are invited YES 02br 02br 006) is made YES. KEEP THINKING DEEPLY 02br 02br 007) have been offered BY THE PROMOTER 02br 02br 008)are asked YES 02br 02br 009)are interested YES 02br 02br 0010)detach YES 02br 02br 02br 00Don't worry so much about the meanings of the individual verbs-- concentrate on whether the subject is the doer (active) or the receiver (passive) of the verb's action.

— Mister Micawber

  • 01)have been selected - present perfect because the selection has recently finished.
  • 02br 02br 002) answered YES 02br 02br 003) was entered PAST COMPLETED 02br 02br 004) has chosen YES 02br 02br 005) are invited YES 02br 02br 006) is made YES.
  • KEEP THINKING DEEPLY 02br 02br 007) have been offered BY THE PROMOTER 02br 02br 008)are asked YES 02br 02br 009)are interested YES 02br 02br 0010)detach YES 02br 02br 02br 00Don't worry so much about the meanings of the individual verbs-- concentrate on whether the subject is the doer (active) or the receiver (passive) of the verb's action.
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01)have been selected - present perfect because the selection has recently finished. 02br
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002) answered YES 02br
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003) was entered PAST COMPLETED 02br
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004) has chosen YES 02br
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005) are invited YES 02br
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006) is made YES. KEEP THINKING DEEPLY 02br
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0thanks05000 Is it possible to use ''are going to be asked '' in 8 gap.010id1
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0I thought about 'will be asked', Max, but rejected it: they are asking now, in the letter to Ms. Patel. 0-
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