Extra Grammar Exercises
(Unit 7)
LESSON 2
A. Complete each statement with the correct passive form.
1. I resent to believe the stupid claims in most ads.
a. to be expected b. being expected c. expecting
2. Most people appreciate of information that helps them make a purchasing decision.
a. being informed b. informing c. to be informed
3. We expect when a product goes on sale.
a. being told b. telling
c. to be told
4. Emma was annoyed about to participate in the survey.
a. not being asked b. not to be asked c. being not asked
5. They always enjoy to the mall to go shopping.
a. be driven b. being driven c. to be driven
6. My children like commercials about toys, but I don’t like them to see too many of them.
a. to be shown b. be shown c. to be show
7. A lot of people need that commercials on TV aren’t always true.
a. being remind b. to be reminded c. to reminding
B. Write questions, using passive forms of gerunds and infinitives.
1. Do a lot of people / mind / expect / to watch commercials on TV?
Do a lot of people mind being expected to watch commercials on TV?
2. Do you think most people / want / to tell the truth by advertisers?
Do you think most people want to be told the truth by advertisers?
3. Who would mind / remind / to think logically?
Who would mind being reminded to think logically?
4. How would you like / force / to buy things you don’t need?
How would you like being forced to buy things you don’t need?
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