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!! Do this exercise only after you do exercise "Modigliani exhibition" !!
For each of the following active/passive sentence pairs, identify which complementation pattern is illustrated in the active sentence.
1. Active: More than 1,000,000 people visited the Modigliani exhibition at the LAM.
Passive: The Modigliani exhibition at the LAM was visited by more than 1,000, 000 people
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2. Active: She enjoys buying old plates at the junk market on Sunday morning.
Passive: no passive
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3. Active: My teacher argued that maths is not as difficult as people like to believe.
Passive: It was argued that maths is not as difficult as people like to believe.
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4. Active: All my friends consider this paper pure nonsense.
Passive: This paper is considered pure nonsense by all my friends.
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5. Active: She called upon her friends for the removal.
Passive: Her friends were called upon for the removal.
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6. Active: The secretary sent all board members a copy of the report.
Passive: A copy of the report was sent to all board members. / All board members were sent a copy of the report.
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7. Active: My boss luckily decided to hire a technical assistant on the project.
Passive: no passive
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8. Active: I saw her slip a packet of biscuits into her bag.
(g) Passive: She was seen slipping a packet of biscuits into her bag.
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9. Active: They heard my neighbor playing the piano.
Passive: My neighbor was heard playing the piano.
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10. Active: I expect him to be present every day from 9 till 5.
Passive: He is expected to be present every day from 9 till 5.