V GRAMMAR

In this unit we make review of Passive Voice, for more information see Reference 3

Task 13. Fill in each gap with a suitable verb from the box, using the correct Passive Voice tense.

use design dis­courage spur guide

1. The experiment_______________ a less frequently _______________ method of research.

2. Human behaviour _________ by socially struc­tured relationships and by culture.

3. In the past times such a type of organization ________ to accomplish large-scale tasks.

4. At the moment corruption and abuse of individual rights ________ by bureaucrats in Lebanon.

5. Efforts to reform the corporate bureaucracy _______ just ________ by competition from Japanese manufacturers.

Task 14. Put these nouns into two groups: A for individuals and B for groups of people.

company presi­dent warden parishioner inmate prisoner volunteer priest sales clerk garbage collector

A: company presi­dent B: sales clerk

Task 15. Study the table then change active sentence into passive one. Omit the agent where possible.

The segmented organizational hierarchies dis­courage the innovation.

The innovation is dis­couraged with the segmented organizational hierarchies.

	PASSIVE SUBJECT		ACTION		AGENT

1. Presently the less developed countries see this process as problematic.

_________________________________________________________

2. Many scientists recognized the advantage of this technique over others.

____________________________________________________________

3. By 2035 they will have completed the creation of integrated organizations with cultural and structural conditions.

_____________________________________________________________

4. Now corpora­tions are choosing people whose personalities al­ready fit the organizations' needs.

_____________________________________________________________

5. She will send her paper to the Organizing Committee tomorrow.

_____________________________________________________________

6. Cantor has never followed bureaucratic princi­ples.

_____________________________________________________________

Task 16. Choose the right preposition by or with. Identify the Passive Voice Tense.

1. Their superiors must have known that the policy was being frustrated by/with the Soviet bureaucracy.

2. That is one of the conclusions reached by\with Erving Goffman in Asylums.

3. The strategic policy is represented in the model with\by four rules of primary-group loyalties.

4. The advantage of this technique over others was recognized with\by many sociologists.

5. In some countries modern standards of behaviour is characterized by\with particularistic standards.

6. The functional rationality is replaced with\by substantial rationality with\by bureaucracies.

Task 17. Complete the asterisked gaps in the chart below with words from the paragraphs indicated. Then fill in the other gaps.

PARAGRAPH	NOUN	ADJECTIVE	VERB
§ 1		*	differ
§ 2	*	active
§ 3	description		*
§ 4		*	remunerate
§ 5	*	col­lective
§ 6	identification		*
§ 7	*		execute
particularity	*
§ 8		decided	*
*		behave

Task 18. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the word in bold. Use between two and five words.

1. Are we doing enough about pro­fessional and personal ethics? done

Is _______________ about pro­fessional and personal ethics?

2. Kohn created the study about bureaucrats. by

The study about bureaucrats _______________ Kohn.

3. I'm sure somebody will sort everything out soon. sorted

I'm sure everything _______________ soon.

4. Bureaucrats didn't respond to changing or ex­traordinary situations. by

Changing or ex­traordinary situations _______________ bureaucrats.

5. We can arrange a meeting for next week. arranged

A meeting _______________ for next week.

Task 19. Delete the extra word in these sentences. Then translate them into Ukrainian.

1. The answers are has given instantly upon demand.

2. Bureaucrats are those individuals who are often trapped with in closely supervised, routine jobs.

3. In this chapter detailed consideration is given by to functional rationality.

4. In deriving these statements no allowance was had made for control over larger social forces.

5. Mention may be made of with three types of power.

Task 20. Find at least five examples of Passive Voice in the text you have read.