Daring Raid at Local Hotel

Thieves (1) held the manager of the Ridgeway Hotel at gunpoint last night during a daring raid in which they (2) took nearly 50,000 from the hotel safe. They also (3) broke into several of the bedroom and (4) removed articles of value. The thieves made their escape through the kitchen, where they (5) damaged several pieces of equipment. They (6) injured the chef when he tried to stop them and (7) left him lying unconscious on the floor. Police (8) arrested the thieves early this morning.

III. Use the world in capitals in each line making it passive in the correct tense form.

Arthur’s life of crime

At his last trial, nobody believed in Arthur’s innocence.

He ___________ of the theft of a valuable Chinese vase, ACCUSE

and ___________ also with ten other offences. CHARGE

The value of the stolen good __________ to be over 10,000. SAY

Arthur said in his own defence that the vase __________ into PUT

his car accidentally.

It __________ by him that the Chinese vase was a fake, and POINT OUT

was almost worthless.

The judge didn’t believe Arthur’s story. Arthur __________ he TELL

was a hardened criminal and that he deserved a severe punishment.

Then Arthur _________ by the judge to five years imprisonment. SENTENCE

Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison and

so he ___________ to it. USE

IV. Present Continuous Passive

A dead body has been found, and the police have arrived on the scene. Say what is happening. Use the passive form of the present Continuous. Example: The body is being examined.

V. Present Perfect Passive. Write the newspaper headlines as sentences using the present perfect. Some sentences are active and some are passive.

Examples: COST OF LIVING GOES UP

The cost of living has gone up.

GOODS DAMAGED IN FIRE

Some goods have been damaged in a fire.

1. MAN KILLED IN MOTORWAY ACCIDENT

2. CHILDREN IJURED IN GAS EXPLOSION

3. PICTURE STOLEN FROM MUSEUM

4. SECRET PAPERS LOST

5. DEAD BODY FOUND IN PARK

TEST YOURSELF

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