Question

[Hiền Cherry]

II.Passive voice: Mixed types

Rewrite the following sentence using passive voice.

1. My father waters this flower every morning. ’.................................................................................

2. A stone broke the window. ’...............................................................................................................

3. The servants didn’t do the work. ’.....................................................................................................

4. She often takes her dog for a walk. ’.................................................................................................

5. The army will complete that project next year. ’.............................................................................

6. They won’t punish him. ’.....................................................................................................................

7. People don’t use this road very often. ’............................................................................................

8. The manager always welcomes new employees. ’...........................................................................

9. We are following them. ’.....................................................................................................................

10. The airplanes are dropping booms. ’.................................................................................................

11. The keepers were feeding the lions. ’................................................................................................

12. They have taken her to the hospital. ’...............................................................................................

13. They had fastened his whole body to the ground. ’.........................................................................

14. The school boys had wasted a lot of time. ’......................................................................................

15. We write letter to our friend once a week. ’.....................................................................................

16. We clean the garages everyday. ’.......................................................................................................

17. Someone has given him a lot of money’...........................................................................................

18. The police arrested two hundred people. ’.......................................................................................

19. We export this computer to seventy different countries. ’.............................................................

20. They have cancelled the meeting. ’....................................................................................................

21. We have invited all the students in the school. ’.............................................................................

22. They posted all the letters yesterday. ’..............................................................................................

23. The police found two children in the forest. ’..................................................................................

24. They will hold a meeting before May Day. ’.....................................................................................

25. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife. ’..................................................................................

26. The teacher is going to tell a story. ’..................................................................................................

27. An earthquake destroyed the town. ’.................................................................................................

28. He didn’t type the letter last night. ’..................................................................................................

29. They will pick me up at my house. ’..................................................................................................

30. When did you see him in that bank? ’...............................................................................................

31. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week. ’..............................................................

32. A man returned the keys to me. ’........................................................................................................

33. Mary will see her friends off at the station. ’...................................................................................

34. Workers were digging a large hole in the ground. ’.........................................................................

35. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem. ’........................................................................

36. They can't make tea with cold water....................................................................................................

37. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant......................................................

38. Somebody has taken away some of my books....................................................................................

39. They will hold the meeting before May Day.......................................................................................

40. They have to repair the engineer of the car........................................................................................

Answer 1

[Linh Nguyễn]

II.Passive voice: Mixed types

Rewrite the following sentence using passive voice.

1. My father waters this flower every morning. THIS FLOWER IS WATERED EVERY MORNING

2. A stone broke the window. THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN BY A STONE

3. The servants didn’t do the work. THE WORK WASN'T DONE BY THE SERVANTS

4. She often takes her dog for a walk. HER DOG IS OFTEN TAKEN FOR A WALK BY HER

5. The army will complete that project next year. THAT PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE ARMY NEXT YEAR

6. They won’t punish him. HE WON'T BE PUNISHED

7. People don’t use this road very often. THIS ROAD ISN'T USED VERY OFTEN

8. The manager always welcomes new employees. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED

9. We are following them. ’.THEY ARE BEING FOLLOWED BY US

10. The airplanes are dropping booms. BOOMS ARE BEING DROPPED BY THE AIRPLANES

11. The keepers were feeding the lions. THE LIONS WERE BEING FED

12. They have taken her to the hospital. SHE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL

13. They had fastened his whole body to the ground. HIS WHOLE BODY HAD BEEN FASTENED TO THE GROUND

14. The school boys had wasted a lot of time. a LOT OF TIME HAD BEEN WASTED BY THE SCHOOL BOYS

15. We write letter to our friend once a week. OUR FRIEND IS WRITTEN LETTER ONCE A WEEK

16. We clean the garages everyday. tHE GARAGES ARE CLEANED EVERYDAY

17. Someone has given him a lot of money HE HAS BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF MONEY

18. The police arrested two hundred people. TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED BY THE POLICE

19. We export this computer to seventy different countries. THIS COMPUTER IS EXPORTED TO SEVENTY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

20. They have cancelled the meeting. THE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

21. We have invited all the students in the school. ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN INVITED IN THE SCHOOL

22. They posted all the letters yesterday. aLL THE LETTERS WERE POSTED YESTERDAY

23. The police found two children in the forest. TWO CHILDREN WERE FOUND IN THE FOREST

24. They will hold a meeting before May Day. A MEETING WILL BE HELD BEFORE MAY DAY

25. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife. THE CAKE IS BEING CUT WITH A SHARP KNIFE

26. The teacher is going to tell a story. A STORY IS GOING TO BE TOLD BY THE TEACHER

27. An earthquake destroyed the town. THE TOWN WAS DESTROYED BY AN EARTHQUAKE

28. He didn’t type the letter last night. THE LETTER WASN'T TYPED LAST NIGHT

29. They will pick me up at my house. I WILL BE PICKED UP AT MY HOUSE

30. When did you see him in that bank? WHEN WAS HE SEEN IN THAT BANK

31. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week. i WILL BE TAKEN TO HCM CITY BY MY FATHER NEXT WEEK

32. A man returned the keys to me. THE KEYS WERE RETURNED TO ME

33. Mary will see her friends off at the station. HER FRIENDS WILL BE SEEN OFF AT THE STATION

34. Workers were digging a large hole in the ground. A LARGE HOLE WAS BEING DIGGED IN THE GROUND

35. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem. A WAY ARE BEING FOUND TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM

36. They can't make tea with cold water
TEA CAN'T BE MADE WITH COULD WATER

37. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant.ALL THE WORKERS OF THE PLANT WAS BEING INSTRUCTED BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER

38. Somebody has taken away some of my books
SOME OF MY BOOKS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY

39. They will hold the meeting before May Day THE MEETING WILL BE HELD BEFORE MAY DAY

40. They have to repair the engineer of the car
THE ENGINEER OF THE CAR HAS TO BE REPAIRED BY THEM