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Omission Of The Agent When By Is DroppedSet 1

1Changing to passive:The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent, and is either introduced with the preposition by or is omitted.

2The "by agent" is used when it is people in general.

3Several important pieces of information were ..... from the report.

4This voice of verb is used when you do not want to give emphasis or importance to the doer of the action.

5The fire was extinguished. (Identify the "doer" of the action.)

6In passive voice the person who does the action is: .....

7Avoid passive voice unless the agent is known or is less important than the object.

8The dinner is cooked ..... Chef Udin.

9Which sentence is written in a professional process style?

10True or False: In the sentence 'The window was broken by the baseball,' the phrase 'by the baseball' identifies the agent, or what did the breaking.

11Which of these is not required when changing to Passive Voice?

12In the sentence "The tree was planted by the gardener," what is the agent?

13Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to show the *agent* (the doer) in a passive voice construction?

14The agent is omitted when we talk about an important person or when this is essential to the meaning.

15In the past the cities were often attacked ..... enemies.

16Russian wasn't studied ..... the other class.

17In passive by can be removed.

18Starry Night was painted ..... Vincent van Gogh.

19The heliocentric model of the solar system was discovered ..... Copernicus

20In a passive voice sentence, what often follows the passive form of the verb?

21In which sentence is the doer of the action (agent) missing-a common feature of passive voice?

22Why might passive voice be used according to the text?

23Which sentence correctly uses 'by' in a passive voice construction?

24In the passive voice, for the agent we use the preposition .....

25According to the material, what does the passive voice keep the reader's focus on?

26In passive voice the subject is either not mentioned or comes after by.

27One of the first Christmas trees in Britain was decorated ..... Queen Charlotte in 1800.

28What is wrong in the next sentence?This test won't be passed by they

29Is it necessary to put an agent in this sentence?Guernica was painted in 1937.

30Identify the passive voice sentence with an implied agent:

31The scientist sent the lab some blood samples.Some blood samples were sent to the lab ..... the scientist.

32If the speaker knows who performs an action, the active voice is preferred.

33You can't say who did the action when you're using the passive.

34The computer ..... a student

35Which of the voices can have "by" in the statement?

36In the sentence "The book was written by J.K. Rowling," what is the agent?

37Can the Agent Complement be omitted in this sentence?"The exams were marked by the teacher"

38Which is NOT a reason that a sentence can remain in the passive voice?

39Mark if the agent is necessary or not.-English is spoken as lingua franca by people.

40This is an unnecessary "by" sentence.The clothes are ironed by my sister.

41In the sentence "The project will be completed by the team," what is the agent?

42The main function of the passive in Vietnamese is to .....

43Read and choose the correct answer:Thieves are caught ..... the police.

44If we want to know who or what does/did the action in a passive sentence, we use .....

45In some sentences it's necesary to use by + the agent since the agent is essential to understand the context.

46The story I've just read ..... Agatha Chritstie.

47Identify the sentence with a passive voice and no agent:

48In which sentence could you leave out the word by

49Mark if the agent is necessary or not-The pigeons were dispersed by a tourist walking past.

50One clue is that passive voice sometimes uses the word "by" near the end.

51In which sentence is the agent (by ..... ) unnecessary?1. The project was presented by the supervisor.2. He was operated on the arm by the surgeon.

52When having a agent of the action is unknown it's necessary to use "by" to emphasize who's making the action

53In which sentence is the word "by" used correctly in a passive structure?

54In the passive voice the agent of the action can not appear in the sentece.

55In the sentence "The cake was eaten by John," which part is the agent?

56The dress was designed

57What is the effect of using passive voice in academic writing?

58In the sentence "The car is being repaired by a mechanic," which word is the agent?

59Is the subject optional for passive voice?

60..... is used when the author wants to be purposely vague when the subject is not specified

61TRUE OR FALSE?:We use the passive voice when we don't know or don't want to say who does the action.