PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE
PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE.
Jane taught him English.
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They have given me a watch.
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Mr Winston gives presents to all the staff at Christmas.
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They wrote a letter to her.
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The hotel manager has offered Diana a job.
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Our father promised my sister and me a new car.
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Someone will show you how to do the work.
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Her children will send her flowers.
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PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE. DO NOT
MENTION THE AGENT UNLESS IT SEEMS NECESSARY.
The milkman brings the milk to my door.
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The postman leaves the letters in the hall.
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People steal things from supermarkets every day.
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Someone stole twenty bottles of whisky from this one last week.
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Normally men sweep this street every day.
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Today nobody swept it.
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The postman last cleared this box at 2:30.
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Someone turned on a light in the hall and opened the door.
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They clean the upstairs office in the evening between seven and eight.
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We never saw him in the dining room.
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A maid took all his meals up to him.
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Someone left this purse in a classroom yesterday.
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Last year we built 1500 new houses.
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Guests can order coffee and sandwiches up to 11.30.
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An ambulance took the sick man to hospital.
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Can we do something about that?
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The other day a dog chases a thief who tried to get in the warehouse.
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The police arrested the thief.
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Some people carried Jack off the field on a stretcher.
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You cant wash this dress.
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You must dry-clean it.
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They are demolishing the entire block.
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Men with slide rules used to do these calculations.
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They are repairing my piano at the moment.
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Passengers shouldnt throw away their tickets.
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Has someone posted my parcel?
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Why did no one inform me of the change of plan?
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We found that the operation was correct.
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We know that you were in town on the night of the crime.
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Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake.
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People know that he is armed.
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We believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police.
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People believe that he was killed by terrorists.
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We know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May.
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They decided to divide the money between the widows fo the lifeboatmen.
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People consider that he is a very disgusting person.
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People often take him for his brother.
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The crowd shouted him down.
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No one has taken out the cork.
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People must hand in their weapons.
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Burglars broke into the house.
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The manufacturers are giving away small plastic toys.
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The finance committee hasnt accounted for the items on the enclosed list.
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Most people would approve of what you did.
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The fence kept the dogs off the lawn.
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His uncle helped him out with a loan.
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The rescue team dug the victims out in two hours.
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The authorities closed down his business.
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My parents will bring Janet up to believe in the golden rule.
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Somebody washed Johns contact lenses down the sink.
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The whole family saw him off at the station.
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Everybody listened attentively to the message on the radio.
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PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INT O THE ACTIVE VOICE
The instructions have been changed.
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She will have to be taught.
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This car was manufactured in Japan by Toyota.
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Why aren't the exercises being finished on time?
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Last year 2,000 new units had been produced by the time we introduced the new
design.
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Casual clothes must not be worn.
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$400,000 in profit has been reported this year.
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The test will be given at five o'clock this afternoon.
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Students are required to wear uniforms at all times.
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This rumour must have been started by our competitors.
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All work will have been completed by five o'clock this evening.
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We were told to wait here.
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Lunch was being served when we arrived.
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Lectures are recorded and posted on the Internet.
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Portuguese has always been spoken in this village.
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PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE USING THE
CAUSATIVE FORM OF HAVE
The maid cleans her room every day.
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The chef cooked us a very special dinner.
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The photographer has taken a photo of me.
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They are building our house.
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The dress-maker will make a beautiful dress for Judy.
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The technician has been installing our new telephone line.
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The agent published Marys book last year.
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The photographer developed my photos.
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My dentist took one of my wise teeth out.
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He has fixed her television set.
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She is brushing Peters hair.
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They are decorating my brothers room tomorrow.
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