Tuesday, June 25, 2024

The Passive





Look for examples of passive voice in this article:




Brazilian woman denied visa after movie muddle-up


A woman with a backpack pulls a suitcase through an airport.

were allowed in         were denied          was sent back      were most often denied

was dropped off                   were sent back

 

More than 4300 people _____1______entry to New Zealand according to Immigration New Zealand's annual report.

It contains detailed reasons for some of the refusals.

A man with a South African passport ______2_______ in Taiwan due to identity concerns raised when his profile on a popular dating website stated he was a New Zealander seeking "a nice girl to have serious relationship".

Officials decided a woman from Brazil was not a genuine visitor because she had no outward ticket and had little knowledge of New Zealand.

She said she wanted to see Lord of the Rings locations, referencing Harry Potter as the main character of the film.

A man who was travelling from Canada ______3______ after it was found an English court found him guilty of being part of a scam of US government bonds amounting to $2.5 trillion.

Malaysians and Hong Kong nationals ______4________ entry, with Brazil and Taiwan also having high rejection numbers.

Three quarters of those turned away did not even get as far as boarding at their point of departure; the rest ________5_________ once they arrived.

Nearly six million people________6_________ , an increase of nine percent on the previous year.



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