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6 WRITE & SPEAK. REAL ENGLISH

A Write passive questions about the SS Republic with Passive questions with who and what
by at the end. ask about the agent. They often
have by at the end.
1. (who / the SS Republic / discover) I haven’t heard of that book.
Who was the SS Republic discovered by? Who was it written by?

2. (who / the company / start)

3. (who / the new equipment / buy)

4. (who / the ocean / search)

5. (what / the research teams / attract)

B Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions in exercise A. Use the information from
exercise 5 on page 407 to give answers.

A: Who was the SS Republic discovered by?
B: A company called Odyssey Marine Exploration.

PRACTICE

7 Rewrite the sentences using the bold verbs in the passive. Add a by phrase only when
necessary.

1. People can see many historic items in the museum’s new exhibit.

Many historic items can be seen in the museum’s new exhibit.

2. Groups can’t buy tickets.

Tickets .

3. Visitors to the museum may not park cars outside the building.
Cars outside the building.

4. Adults must not use cameras in the exhibit.

Cameras in the exhibit.

5. However, children on school visits may take photographs.

However, photographs .

6. Visitors should leave their coats and bags in the coat check.
Coats and bags in the coat check.

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