1. Rephrase the following sentences by means of the passive. 1. Everybody wears practical clothes.

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2. Designers have followed the trends. _______________________________________________________

3. You may hurt someone with that hammer. _______________________________________________________

4. He told the children a beautiful story. _______________________________________________________

5. We have proved our point. _______________________________________________________

6. Will you read this book? _______________________________________________________

2. Rephrase the sentences in two ways.

1. He gave Celia a bouquet of 25 roses.

2. John will send his curriculum vitae to several banks.

3. She has written him beautiful love letters.

4. They showed me the new computer.

5. They have paid him $300 up to now.

6. He had told the children a beautiful story.

ANSWER KEY 1.

1. Practical clothes are worn by everybody. 2. The trends have been followed by designers. 3. Someone may be / get hurt with that hammer. 4. The children were told a beautiful story. 5. Our point has been proved. 6. Will this book be read by you? 2.

1. A bouquet of 25 roses was given to Celia. / Celia was given a bouquet of 25 roses. 2. Johns CV will be sent to several banks. / Several banks will be sent Johns CV. 3. Beautiful love letters have been written to him. / He has been written beautiful love letters. 4. The new computer was shown to me. / I was shown the new computer. 5. $300 has been paid to him up to now. / He has been paid $300 up to now. 6. A beautiful story had been told to the children. / The children had been told a beautiful story.

PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES:

sentence into the passive!
1) Penguin readers published this book in 1990.

Put these

_____________________________________________________________________ ______ 2) Susan informs Mary about the test results. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 3) They could not do the exercises on their own. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 4) The Smiths are going to invite the Taylors on Christmas Eve. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 5) The Burglars have stolen the paintings by Picasso. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 6) We will not treat the dogs badly. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 7) Susan brushes her teeth before having breakfast. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 8) Rachel sews skirts for her children. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 9) Tim mowed the lawn for his dad. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 10) Mothers hopefully will not do the home-exercises for their children.

_____________________________________________________________________ ______ 11) They had founded a company on their own. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 12) Unfortunately, she has disappointed her boyfriend. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 13) My uncle bought a house in Scotland. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 14) Zoe always does her home-exercise immediately after school. _____________________________________________________________________ ______ 15) Paula had studied the map of London carefully. _____________________________________________________________________ ______

KEY:
1) This book was published by Penguin Readers in 1990. 2) Mary is informed about the test results (by Susan). 3) The exercises couldnt be done by them on their own. 4) The Taylors are going to be invited (by the Smiths) on Christmas Eve. 5) The paintings by Picasso have been stolen (by the burglars). 6) The dogs will not be treated badly (by us). 7) Susans teeth are brushed before having breakfast. 8) Skirts are sewed by Rachel for her children. 9) The lawn was mowed by Tim for his dad.

10) The home-exercises hopefully will not be done for the children by their mothers. 11) A company had been founded by them on their own. 12) The boy has been disappointed by his girlfriend, unfortunately. 13) A house in Scotland was bought by my uncle. 14) The home-exercises are always immediately done after school by Zoe. (Zoes home-exercises) 15) The map of London had been carefully studied by Paula.

Read the following article and fill the gaps with the active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.

Reuters News Agency

Martin Webb _______________(work) for the Reuters News Agency for ten years. He describes the company. Reuters is one of the worlds biggest news agencies. It________________(supply) news and stock market prices to media and financial institutions all over the world. It_______________(start) by Paul Reuter in 1849 - with pigeons!

Reuter ________(be) born in 1816 in Germany. During the 1840s he ________ _______________ (employ) as a bank clerk in Berlin. German bankers _______ _______________(need) to know the price on the Paris stock exchange, but the French telegraph system only went as far as Belgium. From there the

information _______________(send) to Germany by train. The journey_______ ________(take) nine hours. The same information _______________(carry) by Paul Reuters pigeons in only two hours!

ANSWERS.

Reuters News Agency

Martin Webb _____has worked__________(work) for the Reuters News Agency for ten years. He describes the company. Reuters is one of the worlds biggest news agencies. It___supplies_____________(supply) news and stock market prices to media and financial institutions all over the world. It___was started____________(start) by Paul Reuter in 1849 - with pigeons! Reuter ___was_____(be) born in 1816 in Germany. During the 1840s he ________ ___was employed____________ (employ) as a bank clerk in Berlin. German bankers ______needed_______________(need) to know the price on the Paris stock exchange, but the French telegraph system only went as far as Belgium. From there the information ____was sent___________(send) to Germany by train. The journey_______ ____took____(take) nine hours. The same information __was carried_____________(carry) by Paul Reuters pigeons in only two hours!

MIXED ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE

1. Underline the best option: 1. The book was published/published in 2010. 2. My parents will lend/will be lent me some money to buy a new car. 3. It is said/says that some sports involve serious risks. 4. Lots of workers have been made/have made redundant as a result of the crisis. 5. My father was bought/ bought me a CD. 6. Fewer letters are written/write nowadays. 7. The TV presenter has been made/has made lots of mistakes today. 8. Where are you being lived/are you living? 9. My children are liked/like pasta. 10. Emails are sent/send more and more. 1. Underline the best option: 1. The book was published/ in 2010. 2. My parents will lend/ me some money to buy a new car. 3. It is said/ that some sports involve serious risks. 4. Lots of workers have been made/ redundant as a result of the crisis. 5. My father / bought me a CD. 6. Fewer letters are written/ nowadays. 7. The TV presenter /has made lots of mistakes today. 8. Where /are you living? 9. My children like pasta. 10. Emails are sent/ more and more. 2. Change the sentences from active to passive & viceversa.

3. Peter has been given a promotion. 4. Its believed that there is life in the afterlife. .

5. Will you send me a postcard from New Your? 7. People think that unemployment is increasing. 8. Popular TV series are broadcast on AXN. 2. Change the sentences from active to passive & viceversa.

3. Peter has been given a promotion. They have given Peter a promotion. 4. Its believed that there is life in the afterlife. People believe that there is life in the afterlife. 5. Will you send me a postcard from New Your? Will I be sent a postcard from New York by you? 7. People think that unemployment is increasing. Unemployment is thought to be increasing It is thought that unemployment is increasing 8. Popular TV series are broadcast on AXN. AXN broadcasts popular TV series. 3. Say if the sentences are Right or Wrong. Correct the mistakes. 1. It is believed that he to be a millionaire. 2. My father is worked in an office. 3. The actors contract has been expired. 4. Pam got her nails do yesterday. 6. Is lunch being cooked by he?

 7. Candy cant be teach. She never listens!

8. Will the children be invited to the birthday3. Say if the sentences are Right or Wrong. Correct the mistakes.

1. It is believed that he to be a millionaire. that he is 2. My father is worked in an office. works

3. The actors contract has been expired. Has expired 4. Pam got her nails do yesterday. done 6. Is lunch being cooked by he? By him

7. Candy cant be teach. She never listens! taught

4. Put the verb in bracket in the correct active/passive voice & tense.

1. The watch . Ill take it to the watchmaker (break). 2. Someone at you. Do you know him? (look) 3. The stain on my coat (remove). 4. The criminal (catch) yesterday. 5. REM a compilation album (release) 6. This castle in 1639 (build). 7. Mary me a nice birthday present last year (give).

8. These laptops in China (make). 9. The plane (just/ land). 10. Something strange to Susan this morning (happen). 4. Put the verb in bracket in the correct active/passive voice & tense.

1. The watch is broken. Ill take it to the watchmaker (break). 2. Someone is looking at you. Do you know him? (look) 3. The stain on my coat has been removed (remove). 4. The criminal was caught (catch) yesterday. 5. REM has released a compilation album (release) 6. This castle was built in 1639 (build). 7. Mary gave me a nice birthday present last year(give). 8. These laptops are nade in China (make). 9. The plane has just landed (just/ land). 10. Something strange happened to Susan this morning (happen).