ThePassiveVoiceExercise

DOER ACTION VICTIM

ACTIVE A shark has eaten the Prime Minister
VICTIM TOBEINAPPROPRIATETENSE PASTPARTICIPLEOFMAINVERB (BY)THE DOER
PASSIVE The Prime Minister has been eaten by a shark

Changethesentencesfromtheactivetothepassive.

1 TheygrowcoffeeinKenya.

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2 TheypublishTheTimesnewspaperinLondon.
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3 TheymakeshoesinCalatayud.
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4 TheytransportorangesfromValenciatoGermanyinspecialcrates.
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5 Theyaresendingtheparcelbysea.

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6 TheyaredestroyingtheforestsinIndonesia.
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7 Thesharkatetheman.
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8 Thearsoniststartedthefire.
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9 Thepolicetookhimaway.

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10 They'vetreatedhimverywell.
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11 Theyhaven'tcleanedthekitchenyet.
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12 Theydidn'tpunishhimforwhathedid.
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www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007
Answers

1 CoffeeisgrowninKenya.
2 TheTimesnewspaperispublishedinLondon.
3 ShoesaremadeinCalatayud.
4 OrangesaretransportedfromValenciatoGermanyinspecialcrates.
5 Theparcelisbeingsentbysea.
6 TheforestsofIndonesiaarebeingdestroyed.
7 Themanwaseatenbytheshark.
8 Thefirewasstartedbythearsonist.
9 Hewastakenawaybythepolice.
10 He'sbeentreatedverywell.
11 Thekitchenhasn'tbeencleanedyet.
12 Hewasn'tpunishedforwhathedid.

www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007