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agent used. Ex.: She was hit on the head by the burglar with a
piece of wood.
 Verbs such as make, hear, help, see are followed by a to-
infinitive in the passive. Ex.: They helped him tidy the garage.
– He was helped to tidy the garage.
 The verbs believe, expect, feel, hope, know, report, say, think
are used in the following passive patterns in personal and
impersonal constructions. Ex.: Subject (person) + passive + to-
infinitive (personal construction) – He is believed to be a liar.
It +passive + that-clause (impersonal construction) – It is
believed that he is a liar.
 We use be + past participle or have been + past participle after
modal verbs (will, can, may etc). He can’t repair the lock. –
The lock can’t be repaired.
 In passive questions with who/ whom/which we do not omit
by. Ex.: Who gave him this book? – Who were he given this
book by?

14 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.

1 Companies began making oil lamps that were brighter that
candles, lasted longer, and _____easily _____by an errant wind
(not/blow).
2 The sample _____near a creek that flowed through the woods of
Crawford and Venango counties in northwestern Pennsylvania
(collect).
3 After examining the oil sample, Bissell _____that refined rock oil
would burn as cleanly and safely as any of the oils available at the
time, including whale oil (convince).
4 Smith, a blacksmith and an experienced brine-well driller,
_____to most everyone as Uncle Billy (know).
5 A replica of the original Drake well; it _____in 1945 on the

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