Упражнение 300 Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы с Passive Voice. 1. Two reports on Hemingway's stories (to make) in our group last month. Both of them were very interesting. 2. He said that Grandmother's letter (to receive) the day before. 3. Two new engineers just (to introduce) to the head of the department. 4. Don't worry, everything will be all right: the children (to take) to the theatre by the teacher and they (to bring) back to school in the evening. 5. I am sure I (to ask) at the lesson tomorrow. 6. They told me that the new student (to speak) much about. 7. The hostess said that one more guest (to expect). 8. The newspaper said that an interesting exhibition (to open) in the Hermitage the next week. 9. This new dictionary (to sell) everywhere now. 10. All the texts (to look) through yesterday and not a single mistake (to find).​

1. Two reports on Hemingway's stories were made in our group last month. Both of them were very interesting.
- We use the passive voice here because the focus is on the reports being made by someone, not on who made them. The passive voice is often used when the subject is not important or unknown.

2. He said that Grandmother's letter had been received the day before.
- The passive voice is used here to emphasize that the letter was received by someone, but it is not important who received it.

3. Two new engineers were just introduced to the head of the department.
- The passive voice is used here to show that someone introduced the engineers to the head of the department, but it is not important who did the introduction.

4. Don't worry, everything will be all right: the children will be taken to the theatre by the teacher and they will be brought back to school in the evening.
- The passive voice is used here to emphasize that the children will be taken and brought by someone, but it is not important who will do it.

5. I am sure I will be asked at the lesson tomorrow.
- The passive voice is used here to show that someone will ask the speaker a question, but it is not important who will ask it.

6. They told me that the new student was spoken about much.
- The passive voice is used here to emphasize that the new student was the subject of discussion, but it is not important who was speaking about the student.

7. The hostess said that one more guest was expected.
- The passive voice is used here to show that someone was expecting another guest, but it is not important who was expecting them.

8. The newspaper said that an interesting exhibition will be opened in the Hermitage next week.
- The passive voice is used here to emphasize that an interesting exhibition will be opened by someone, but it is not important who will open it.

9. This new dictionary is sold everywhere now.
- The passive voice is used here to show that the new dictionary is being sold by someone, but it is not important who is selling it.

10. All the texts were looked through yesterday and not a single mistake was found.
- The passive voice is used here to emphasize that the texts were looked through by someone and no mistakes were found, but it is not important who looked through them or who found the mistakes.