The document provides examples of sentences to change between active and passive voice. It also includes sentences to translate to English and rewrites using passive voice with get or have. The document contains over 20 examples for exercises on changing voice and rewriting sentences passively.
The document provides examples of sentences to change between active and passive voice. It also includes sentences to translate to English and rewrites using passive voice with get or have. The document contains over 20 examples for exercises on changing voice and rewriting sentences passively.
The document provides examples of sentences to change between active and passive voice. It also includes sentences to translate to English and rewrites using passive voice with get or have. The document contains over 20 examples for exercises on changing voice and rewriting sentences passively.
The document provides examples of sentences to change between active and passive voice. It also includes sentences to translate to English and rewrites using passive voice with get or have. The document contains over 20 examples for exercises on changing voice and rewriting sentences passively.
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Prof.
Marisa Fidalgo
PASSIVE VOICE (Interm- advanced)
1. CHANGE INTO PASSIVE
- The judge gave him two weeks in which to pay the fine. - A thief stole my dog and brought him back only when I offered £20 pounds reward for him. - They showed her the easiest way to do it. - Somebody must finish the work. - Nobody can repair this broken vase. - People play football all over the world. - Somebody has left the door open, and so the horses have run away. - A guide pointed out the Pyramids to me. - She fell into the water because somebody pushed her. - Somebody has found the boy the people wanted. - A friend lent me his book. - No one can answer your question. - What did he write it with? He wrote it with a matchstick dipped in blood.
2.CHANGE INTO ACTIVE
- The little dog would have been found by those little children. - Your new armchair was broken yesterday. - The birthday cake is being made by her mother. - You had been sent the photographs. - The old newspaper would be brought. - He was invited to a party in Candem Town by some friends. - Mary will get her big lorry repaired by Edward. - An article about the new building has been written. - You were ordered to sing the new song.
3. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH
- Ella fue abandonada aquí por su familia.
- La comida iba a ser cocinada cuando yo llegué. - La carta no había sido enviada todavía. - Alguien le construyó una casa en Londres. - Bruce tiene que ser llevado al hospital. - A James le van a reparar el coche mañana. - ¿Te vas a cortar el pelo? - Le dedicaron aquella poesía. - ¿Les pintarán la habitación?. - Le han enviado a su madre un ramo de flores.
4. REWRITE USING PASSIVE WITH GET OR HAVE
- Someone washed my car for me yesterday.
- Someone doesn't clean our room for us every day. - Somebody will have to cook it for you. - Tell someone to bring it to you on a tray. - We must find someone to chop all this wood up. - I'll ask someone to make a new dress for her. 5. REWRITE USING PASSIVE
- The king showed us the king's tomb.
We - The Princess of Wales will present the prizes to the winner. The winner - Management have offered the workforce a 7% wage increase. The workforce - Nobody told us where to go. We - You should check the oil level once a week. The oil level - The examiners will deduct marks for spelling mistakes. Marks - He looks pleased. They must have offered him the job. He - They found that most of the pipes had rusted. It Most of the pipes - It is expected that the Prime Minister will call an early general election. Many political commentators - The hospital reports that both mother and daughter are in good health. Both mother and daughter - Nobody can deny that Joan Sutherland is one of the greatest opera singers. It Joan Sutherland - The public know that the king is very ill. The king - Terry is a keen photographer. He finished a roll of film and took it to the chemist's yesterday. Terry wanted to have - The label on my trousers says Dry Clean Only so I never put them in the washing machine. I always - Vincent's tonsils have been causing him a lot of trouble. Tomorrow he's going to hospital for an operation. Tomorrow Vincent - He takes his car to the garage for a service every six weeks. Cyril - Her wedding dress is being made for her by Harrods. She is - His hair still needs cutting. He hasn't - They're going to fit a new lock on the front door this afternoon. We're going to - Grace usually has her groceries delivered. The supermarket usually - Simon's knee was X rayed after the accident. Simon had - Brenda has never had her eyes tested. Brenda's eyes - Harris Brothers cleaned all our carpets for only £25. We had - We are having a new shower installed on Saturday. A new shower
