News, Reports and Describing Events
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The road is being ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: repaired
The road is being repaired. The passive is be in the required tense + past participle: is made, was made, has been made, will be made, is being made. Keep the tense information in be or its auxiliaries. Passive does not mean past tense.
The report has ___ published.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: been
The report has been published. The passive is be in the required tense + past participle: is made, was made, has been made, will be made, is being made. Keep the tense information in be or its auxiliaries. Passive does not mean past tense.
Choose the word or expression: The large title of a news report.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: headline
headline: The large title of a news report. Example: The headline caught my attention.
Someone stole my bike. My bike ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: was stolen
Someone stole my bike. My bike was stolen. Use active voice when the agent is your focus and passive when the action's recipient or result matters. In a passive, the active object becomes the subject and the tense is preserved. Omit unknown or unimportant agents; add by for the agent when needed.
A storm damaged the roof. The roof was damaged ___ a storm.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: by
A storm damaged the roof. The roof was damaged by a storm. Use active voice when the agent is your focus and passive when the action's recipient or result matters. In a passive, the active object becomes the subject and the tense is preserved. Omit unknown or unimportant agents; add by for the agent when needed.
Choose the word or expression: A person who collects and presents news.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: reporter
reporter: A person who collects and presents news. Example: A reporter interviewed the witnesses.
She told me ___ wait.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: to
She told me to wait. Backshift is common after past reporting verbs, but is not always required if a statement remains true or relevant. Say takes a clause; tell takes a person. Reported questions use statement order, and requests use object + to-infinitive.
He asked where I ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: worked
He asked where I worked. Backshift is common after past reporting verbs, but is not always required if a statement remains true or relevant. Say takes a clause; tell takes a person. Reported questions use statement order, and requests use object + to-infinitive.
Choose the word or expression: A programme sent out on television, radio or online.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: broadcast
broadcast: A programme sent out on television, radio or online. Example: We watched a live broadcast of the ceremony.
My brother, ___ lives in York, is visiting.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: who
My brother, who lives in York, is visiting. Defining clauses identify a noun and have no commas; non-defining clauses add extra information and use commas. Do not use that or omit the relative pronoun in non-defining clauses. Whose expresses possession; where refers to place.
This is the woman ___ car was stolen.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: whose
This is the woman whose car was stolen. Defining clauses identify a noun and have no commas; non-defining clauses add extra information and use commas. Do not use that or omit the relative pronoun in non-defining clauses. Whose expresses possession; where refers to place.
Choose the word or expression: A person or place from which information comes.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: source
source: A person or place from which information comes. Example: Always check the source of a news claim.
You're coming, ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: aren't you
You're coming, aren't you? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
She works here, ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: doesn't she
She works here, doesn't she? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
Choose the word or expression: A conversation in which someone asks questions for publication.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: interview
interview: A conversation in which someone asks questions for publication. Example: The actor gave an interview about her new film.
The road is being ___.
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Correct answer: repaired
The road is being repaired. The passive is be in the required tense + past participle: is made, was made, has been made, will be made, is being made. Keep the tense information in be or its auxiliaries. Passive does not mean past tense.
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Correct answer: been
The report has been published. The passive is be in the required tense + past participle: is made, was made, has been made, will be made, is being made. Keep the tense information in be or its auxiliaries. Passive does not mean past tense.
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Correct answer: headline
headline: The large title of a news report. Example: The headline caught my attention.
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Correct answer: was stolen
Someone stole my bike. My bike was stolen. Use active voice when the agent is your focus and passive when the action's recipient or result matters. In a passive, the active object becomes the subject and the tense is preserved. Omit unknown or unimportant agents; add by for the agent when needed.
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Correct answer: by
A storm damaged the roof. The roof was damaged by a storm. Use active voice when the agent is your focus and passive when the action's recipient or result matters. In a passive, the active object becomes the subject and the tense is preserved. Omit unknown or unimportant agents; add by for the agent when needed.
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Correct answer: reporter
reporter: A person who collects and presents news. Example: A reporter interviewed the witnesses.
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Correct answer: to
She told me to wait. Backshift is common after past reporting verbs, but is not always required if a statement remains true or relevant. Say takes a clause; tell takes a person. Reported questions use statement order, and requests use object + to-infinitive.
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Correct answer: worked
He asked where I worked. Backshift is common after past reporting verbs, but is not always required if a statement remains true or relevant. Say takes a clause; tell takes a person. Reported questions use statement order, and requests use object + to-infinitive.
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Correct answer: broadcast
broadcast: A programme sent out on television, radio or online. Example: We watched a live broadcast of the ceremony.
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Correct answer: who
My brother, who lives in York, is visiting. Defining clauses identify a noun and have no commas; non-defining clauses add extra information and use commas. Do not use that or omit the relative pronoun in non-defining clauses. Whose expresses possession; where refers to place.
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Correct answer: whose
This is the woman whose car was stolen. Defining clauses identify a noun and have no commas; non-defining clauses add extra information and use commas. Do not use that or omit the relative pronoun in non-defining clauses. Whose expresses possession; where refers to place.
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Correct answer: source
source: A person or place from which information comes. Example: Always check the source of a news claim.
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Correct answer: aren't you
You're coming, aren't you? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: doesn't she
She works here, doesn't she? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: interview
interview: A conversation in which someone asks questions for publication. Example: The actor gave an interview about her new film.
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