Passives & Relative Clauses

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Nalini Ambady, who studied rapid judgements, found that opinions are formed within 30 seconds. The participants had never been shown those politicians before.

Grammar Reference · Passives & Relative Clauses

Passive — present

First impressions are formed in seconds. — focus on the result, not the person doing it

Passive — past simple

The study was published in 2023. — completed action; agent often omitted

Non-defining relative

Paul Ekman, who worked in the 1960s, identified six expressions. — extra info, always use commas

Common error

The study which was published in 2023... ✗ → use that for defining, which for non-defining with commas

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Passives & Relative Clauses

1.The experiment at Princeton University in 2006.

2.Alex Todorov, ran the experiment, found that voters judged faces in milliseconds.

3.Six universal facial expressions by Paul Ekman in the 1960s.

4.Negative first impressions significantly changed by a short conversation.

5.The findings, surprised many researchers, were published in several journals.

6.Body language signals often misread across cultures.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.Researchers published the results in 2023.

2.Paul Ekman identified six universal expressions. He worked in the 1960s.

3.A short conversation updated the negative impression.

4.The participants had seen photographs of politicians. The photographs were taken in the 1990s.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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