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Grammar Practice. The Passive.

Read the dialogue and fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

Harry: I thought I was (1) …… some fish for supper, Nora? 

Nora: Harry, I meant to get you some, but I (2) ……… from going out. You see, Tommy Wood next door (3) ……… last night, and this morning he had to (4) ……. to hospital. 

Harry: Poor little chap! What's the trouble?

Nora: Well, I (5) …… by Mrs Wood that it was diphtheria . 

Harry: Good heavens! That's bad. Anyhow, he (6) …… at the hospital. I suppose his mother went there with him? 

Nora: Yes, so you see I (7) …….. to stay in and keep an eye on the other children. Her husband is away, so she (8) ……… to deal with everything. 

Harry: Which doctor did she have? 

Nora: Dr Williams. 

Harry: He's said (9) ……. very good. What a life doctors have! Fancy (10) ……. in the middle of the night.

Nora: Well, as a matter of fact, he (11) ……. until this morning. 

Harry: Why not? A doctor ought (12) ……. at the first sign.

Nora: I know — but then the Woods are rather careless.

Harry: It seems to me that their children (13) …….. 

Nora: Yes, perhaps their children (14) ……...

Harry: So it's only to be expected if one them of catches diphtheria.

Nora: Oh, but it wasn't really diphtheria.

Harry: What? I thought you told me - 

Nora: Oh no; I didn't finish the story. Mrs Wood thought it might be diphtheria, but the doctor himself wasn't sure; and when they got Tommy to hospital they found it was only a bad sore throat. 

Grammar Practice. The Passive. KEY

Read the dialogue and fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

Harry: I thought I was (1) to be given some fish for supper, Nora? 

Nora: Harry, I meant to get you some, but I (2) was prevented from going out. You see, Tommy Wood next door (3) was taken ill last night, and this morning he had to (4) be taken to hospital. 

Harry: Poor little chap! What's the trouble?

Nora: Well, I (5) was told by Mrs Wood that it was diphtheria . 

Harry: Good heavens! That's bad. Any how, (6) he'll be well looked after at the hospital. I suppose his mother went there with him? 

Nora: Yes, so you see I (7) was asked to stay in and keep an eye on the other children. Her husband is away, so she (8) was left to deal with everything. 

Harry: Which doctor did she have? 

Nora: Dr Williams. 

Harry: He's said (9) to be very good. What a life doctors have! Fancy (10) being called out in the middle of the night.

Nora: Well, as a matter of fact, he (11) wasn't called until this morning. 

Harry: Why not? A doctor ought (12) to be sent for at the first sign.

Nora: I know — but then the Woods are rather careless,

Harry: It seems to me that their children (13) are badly looked after. 

Nora: Yes, perhaps their children (14) have been neglected.

Harry: So it's only to be expected if one them of catches diphtheria.

Nora: Oh, but it wasn't really diphtheria.

Harry: What? I thought you told me - 

Nora: Oh no; I didn't finish the story. Mrs Wood thought it might be diphtheria, but the doctor himself wasn't sure; and when they got Tommy to hospital they found it was only a bad sore throat.