Fill the blanks with progressive passive forms of the indicated verbs. use the be-passive if the get-passive
is not specified.
1. a new building is being constructed construct) on the corner of fauntleroy and admiral.
2. the bridge ) when the gale-force winds caused it to sink.
3. we've /overcharge) for months on our phone bill! we need to call the company right away.
4. the seals /fed) early today. we're trying an experiment in their feeding schedule.
5. people involved in the accident were taken to madison hospital, where they (treat) for shock.
6. after jim finishes boot camp, he'll (get / train) in telecommunications.

- complete the sentences with passives formed with have, has, or had + be or get + past participle. use be unless get is specified.
2. i wonder why the drama department is going to put on the mousetrap. it ) before.
3. detective sadler discovered that the evidence with) before he saw it.
4. ever since miriam has been here, the work /do) on time. let's hire her permanently.
5. mr. and mrs. houck ) not to sell their house at this time.
6. by the time the rent comes due, my check will (deposit) in the bank, so there shouldn't be a problem.

-complete the sentences with the indicated modals and modal-like expressions + be + past participle.
1. matter can be altered (can/alter) but not destroyed.
2. small children (should/not/leave alone) by their parents.
3. the theft (must/have/report) to the police; they're already working on the case.
4. if a garden is going to produce, it (have to/attend to) regularly.
5. amanda had lost a lot of blood. she (should/have/take) to the hospital immediately.
6. look at the grass! it (be supposed to/water) every two days while we were gone. now it's almost dead.

-to improve the writing style of the for/owing narration, change the active sentence to the passive and each passive sentence to the active. in changing sentences to passive, do not include any by phrases.
1. last week a trip was taken by mrs. adams to new york city.
last week mrs. adams took a trip to new york city.
2. because of a heavy rainstorm, controllers had to divert her plane to philadelphia.
because of a heavy rainstorm, her plane had to be diverted to philadelphia.
3. controllers didn't allow her plane to land in new york until 10: 00
4. a taxi had to be taken by mrs. adams to
5. her hotel was arrived at by mrs. adams very late.

6. because of her late arrival, a clerk had given away her hotel room.

7. a very uncomfortable night was spent by mrs. adams on the couch in the hotel lobby.


- phrasal modifiers. complete the sentences by selecting the correct phrasal modifier.
1. driving from seattle to portland is a three-hour trip. (three-hour / three-hours)
2. jane's daughter won the gymnastics contest. (ten-years-old / ten-year-old)
3. the issue on the ballot is a . (citizens-initiated / citizen-initiated)
4. we needed twelve bags of cement to repave our patio. (forty pound / forty-pound)
5. essays are the most difficult for me to write. (in class / in-class)
6. margot and dave have a . (twelve-year-old-daughter / twelve years-old-daughter).