The Passive Voice Practice

من طرف **SAADI** الخميس فبراير 24, 2011 5:33 pm

Exercise: Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
1/a- Somebody has stolen my car.
b- My car…………………………………………………………………………….
2/a- They are devising plans to deal with the problem of waste.
b- Plans……………………………………………………………………………..
3/a- They have robbed the office.
b- The office………………………………………………………………………….
4/a- You cannot expect children to understand these problems.
b- Children……………………………………………………………………………
5/a- Irresponsible people often break the law.
b- The law……………………………………………………………………………..
6/a- They will give the fist performance tonight.
b- The first performance……………………………………………………………….
7/a- He recorded the programme immediately.
b- The programme………………………………………………………………………
8/a- Governments must ban tobacco advertisements.
b- Tobacco advertisements………………………………………………………………
9/a- They have told me a terrible secret.
b- A terrible secret………………………………………………………………………..
10/a- Somebody is teaching him English.
b- He …………………………………………………………………………………….
11/a-They asked her a few questions.
b- She…………………………………………………………………………………….
12/a- Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.
b- Dangerous driving……………………………………………………………………
13/a- The room has been cleaned.
b- Somebody…………………………………………………………………………….
14/a- They offered me the job.
b- I ……………………………………………………………………………………….

من طرف **SAADI** الخميس فبراير 24, 2011 5:48 pm

Which of the sentences below is passive?
1. My brother works in an insurance company.
2. People in France speak French.
3. French is spoken here.
4. Your room is being made up now.
5. I’m writing the report for you.
6. This house was built in 1950.

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Complete the following to make passive sentences.
The Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong _______ designed by Leoh Ming Pei.
Bread _______ made with flour and yeast.
The novel Sense & Sensibility _____ _____ by Jane Austen.
Jurassic Park _____ _____ _____ Steven Spielberg.

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Re-write the following active sentences in the passive form.
1. The ABC Home Company built this house.
2. My boss is writing the report.
3. Someone assassinated John F. Kennedy.
4. Elijah Wood plays Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movies.

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 Answer the following general knowledge questions with full sentences. Be sure to use the passive form. Then test your partner!
1. When was your country founded?
2. In which country is the Lek used, Albania or Algeria?
3. What are the official languages of Canada?
4. Who was awarded the last Nobel Prize for Literature?
5. Which credit cards are accepted in your local supermarket?
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The Passive Voice Practice

The Passive Voice Practice

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