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EL 321 Useful links for the grammatical points included in Units 5-6

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http://www.grammaring.com/passive-voice

EL 321 KEYS to some exercises in UNIT 6

Unit 6

6.2 Vocabulary 
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Meetings
1. c    2. a    3. e    4. b    5. f    6. d    7. j    8. l    9. k    10. g           11. i   12. h

Adjectives
3. Match the adjectives with the definitions
1. immediate or quick = prompt
2. willing to do things which are not honest = dishonest
3. intended to make someone believe something that is not true = misleading
4. appearing different from the way it really is = deceptive
5. able to be trusted as honest = trustworthy
6. dependable = reliable
7. complicated, not easy to understand = confusing
8. not true = false
9. having a selfless concern for others' well-being = altruistic
10. correct or true in every detail = accurate


Exercises about active and passive voice Page 78
Passive voice ==> Active voice
Stake holders:
2. Your factory manufactures products which are a risk to workers' health.
3. Your company has promised salary increases but you still haven't paid them.
4. Many people anticipate redundancies, so do you have any plans for compensation?
5. Your company pay local suppliers late, and sometimes you never pay them.
6. Your company pays enormous salaries to managers, but you don't invest in the local community.
7. Your suppliers use child labour.
8. You haven't paid local company taxes.
9. Your company used our pension fund to buy a Chinese competitor, so you have no money left to pay retirees.
10. You could relocate to Eastern Europe to cut costs.

Active voice ==> Passive voice
Spokesperson 2. Some restricted products are manufactured but all government safety producers are respected.
3. Salary increases were discussed by the HR manager, but they haven't been confirmed yet.
4. Some redundancies will have to be made, but workers will be compensated.
5. Payments have occasionally been delayed, but our suppliers have always been paid.
6. Top salaries have to be offered to keep the best managers.  A lot of money is invested in the local economy.
7. Young adults are employed by our suppliers, but children have not been employed since 2010.
8. Most of last year's tax bill was paid.  It has been agreed that we will postpone payment of the rest.
9. A Chinese company was bought last year buy it is to be sold at a profit.
10. A possible relocation is being discussed, but a decision won't be taken until next year.