Financial Vocabulary and Passive Voice Practice

Posted on Feb 11, 2024 in English

Financial Vocabulary

They offered me the job.
- I was offered the job.
- The job was offered to me.
We will give you plenty of time to decide.
- You will be given plenty of time to decide.
- Plenty of time to decide will be given to you.
Has anybody shown you the new machine?
- Have you been shown the new machine?
- Has the new machine been shown to you?
Somebody paid the men 200€.
- The men were paid 200€.
- 200€ were paid to the men.
They didn’t give me the money.
- I wasn’t given the money.
- The money wasn’t given to me.
They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
- I was asked some difficult questions at the interview.
- Some difficult questions were asked to me at the interview.
I think they should have offered Tom the job.
- I think (that) Tom should have been offered the job.
- I think (that) the job should have been offered to Tom.
Did Mark send the letter to his girlfriend?
- Was Mark’s girlfriend sent the letter?
- Was the letter sent to Mark’s girlfriend?
They must give the bank the money back.
- The bank must be given the money back.
- The money must be given back to the bank.
The interviewer could have asked him some personal questions.
- He could have been asked some personal questions by the interviewer.
- Some personal questions could have been asked by the interviewer.

The kids had been asked to turn off their mobile phones by the teacher.
- The teacher had asked the kids to turn off their mobile phones.
Children are forced to get married at an early age all over the world.
- Some people force children to get married at an early age all over the world.
Those medicines should be prescribed only by doctors.
- Only doctors should prescribe those medicines.
Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- He was cooking dinner when we arrived.
The agricultural camps were organized by the Ministry of Farming.
- The Ministry of Farming organized the agricultural camps.
The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840s by Irish immigrants.
- Irish immigrants brought the custom of Halloween to America in the 1840’s.
The plumber wasn’t paid when he finished.
- Nobody paid the plumber when he finished.
A solution to the problem has been found.
- Someone has found a solution to the problem.
I was bullied at school when I first came to the UK.
- They bullied me at school when I first came to the UK.

In Ancient Greece people thought that dolphins were men who had abandoned life on land.
- In Ancient Greece, it was thought that dolphins were men who had abandoned life on land.
- In Ancient Greece, dolphins were thought to have been men who had abandoned life on land.
In Ancient Rome people believed that dolphins carried souls to heaven.
- In Ancient Rome, it was believed that dolphins carried souls to heaven.
- In Ancient Rome, dolphins were believed to have carried souls to heaven.
People say that the company invests fifty million pounds every month.
- The company is said to invest fifty million pounds every month.
- It is believed that the Chinese invented gunpowder.
People believe that the Chinese invented gunpowder.
- The Chinese are believed to have invented gunpowder.
Everyone thinks that the ships arrive in the morning.
- The ships are thought to arrive in the morning.
They reported that at least 130.000 dolphins die in the nets of tuna fishers every year.
- At least 130.000 dolphins were reported to die in the nets of tuna fishers every year.

She is making my dress.
- I’m having/getting the dress made.
She cleaned his coat.
- He had/got his coat cleaned.
They are going to paint our house.
- We are going to have/get our house painted.
The plumber must fix the toilet.
- I must have/get the toilet fixed (by the plumber).
They have decorated our room.
- We have had/got the room decorated.
He will repair her bicycle.
- She will have/get her bicycle repaired.
You should cut my hair.
- I should have/get my hair cut.