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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the subjunctive mood and passive voice in English. For the subjunctive exercises, learners are asked to complete sentences using subjunctive forms of verbs or rephrase sentences in the subjunctive. For the passive voice exercises, learners must change sentences from active to passive voice, fill in verbs in the correct passive form, and identify whether sample sentences are in the active or passive voice. The document aims to help learners practice and improve their use of the subjunctive mood and passive voice through transformational and fill-in-the-blank exercises.

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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the subjunctive mood and passive voice in English. For the subjunctive exercises, learners are asked to complete sentences using subjunctive forms of verbs or rephrase sentences in the subjunctive. For the passive voice exercises, learners must change sentences from active to passive voice, fill in verbs in the correct passive form, and identify whether sample sentences are in the active or passive voice. The document aims to help learners practice and improve their use of the subjunctive mood and passive voice through transformational and fill-in-the-blank exercises.

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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the subjunctive mood and passive voice in English. For the subjunctive exercises, learners are asked to complete sentences using subjunctive forms of verbs or rephrase sentences in the subjunctive. For the passive voice exercises, learners must change sentences from active to passive voice, fill in verbs in the correct passive form, and identify whether sample sentences are in the active or passive voice. The document aims to help learners practice and improve their use of the subjunctive mood and passive voice through transformational and fill-in-the-blank exercises.

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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the subjunctive mood and passive voice in English. For the subjunctive exercises, learners are asked to complete sentences using subjunctive forms of verbs or rephrase sentences in the subjunctive. For the passive voice exercises, learners must change sentences from active to passive voice, fill in verbs in the correct passive form, and identify whether sample sentences are in the active or passive voice. The document aims to help learners practice and improve their use of the subjunctive mood and passive voice through transformational and fill-in-the-blank exercises.

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    Worksheet 5

    The subjunctive

    1. React to the following sentence using - I wish … / If only ….

    1. It’s very hot today. _________________________________________________


    2. He’s abroad, so you can’t talk to him. __________________________________
    3. I’m at work and would prefer to be home. _______________________________
    4. I ‘m not very good at languages. _______________________________________

    2. Fill in the following verbs in the subjunctive form:

    be apply send not delay not break return

    1. I suggest that he ________________ for the job.


    2. All I ask is that they ________________ the rules.
    3. Her solicitor suggested that she ________________ in signing the contract.
    4. It’s vital that he _____________ the information at once.
    5. It’s essential that she ______________ home as soon as possible.
    6. If I _________ better qualified, I would apply for the job.

    3. Rephrase the following sentences using the subjunctive:

    1. He should arrive on time. (essential)


    _________________________________________________________________
    2. We should deal with this problem as soon as possible. (necessary)
    _________________________________________________________________
    3. She wanted him to accompany her. (she / insist)
    _________________________________________________________________
    4. We must solve the problem immediately. (vital)
    ________________________________________________________________
    5. You should tell him immediately. (imperative)
    _________________________________________________________________
    6. The opposition wanted to make all the facts public. ( demand)
    _________________________________________________________________
    7. They said he shouldn’t be released from prison. (recommend)
    _________________________________________________________________
    8. They said that he should be allowed to enter the building. (insist)
    _________________________________________________________________
    The passive

    1. Change the following active sentences into passive:


    1. The company has sent him to California for a year.
    2. We will deal with this problem next week.
    3. They grow all sorts of vegetables in this area.
    4. Someone found this wallet in the street.
    5. A gust of wind blew the tent down.
    6. They say that Carol will be promoted soon.
    7. John gave me this CD.
    8. They are repairing the roof.
    9. We expect that prices will rise again this month.
    10. I can’t use my office - they are decorating it.

    2. Fill in the verbs in brackets in the correct form:

    1. The new computer system __________________ (install) next month.


    2. My office __________________ (break into) when I was on holiday.
    3. I ________________ (teach) to ski at the age of seven.
    4. A new swimming pool _________________ (build) near my house. It should be
    opened in six months.
    5. The charity ______________________ (give) $ 100, 000 recently.
    6. This dress _____________________ (must / dry clean), you can’t wash it.
    7. This _____________________ (could / do) much more easily by a machine.
    8. He escaped when he ____________________ (move) from one prison to another.

    3. Active or passive?
    1. An ambulance ________________ (take) the man to hospital after he had crashed
    into a tree.
    2. Their children ________________ (bring up) in Italy in 1970s.
    3. The school ________________ (close) next month.
    4. Someone _______________ (break into) his house and stole a lot of his things.
    5. I ____________________ (tell) to come. What do you need to talk to me about?
    6. An earthquake ______________ (destroy) many buildings but fortunately nobody
    ___________________ (kill).
    7. He _______ often __________ (take) for his brother, they look almost the same.
    8. The lost child ___________________ (find) safe and sound last night.
    9. When __________ the town ___________ (found)? – In the 15th century.
    10. The car _____________(need) washing. – I know, I will do it later today.

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