PASSIVE VOICE:

REPHRASING 12. The gang of robbers stole some valuable paintings

from the local museum yesterday.
Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice: Some valuable paintings ………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
1. Bruce sent his friends an invitation for his concert. …
a. Bruce’s friends …………………………………………… 13. They are going to build a new shopping centre next
…………………………………………………………………… to the airport.
b. An invitation ……………………………………………… A new shopping centre …………………………………
…………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………
2. Has Mr Brown given the exam to the students? …
a. ………………… the students …………………………… 14. When did you lose your workbook?
…………………………………………………………………… When …………… your workbook ……………………?
? 15. The children have eaten the chocolate cake this
b. ………………… the exam ……………………………… morning.
…………………………………………………………………… The chocolate cake ………………………………………
? …………………………………………………………………
3. You can’t take photos in this museum. …
Photos 16. Pam showed me some trendy clothes.
…………………………………………………………… a. I
…………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………
… …………………………………………………………………
4. The police are investigating the crime. …
The crime ……………………………………………………… b. Some trendy clothes …………………………………
…………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………
… …
5. Did your parents buy a new TV set? 17. Do they sell sweets in this shop?
………………… a new TV set ……………………………… ………………… sweets
…………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………
? …………………………………………………………………
?
18. Mr Green usually does the washing on Saturday.
6. Scientists are testing a new treatment for The washing ………………………………………………
Alzheimer. …………………………………………………………………
A new treatment for Alzheimer ……………………… …
…………………………………………………………………… 19. People used to write letters twenty years ago.
… Letters
7. You should put suntan lotion on when sunbathing. …………………………………………………………
Suntan lotion ………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………… …
… 20. Rihana is going to release a new CD next month.
8. Dr Jones will give you a prescription for some cough A new CD ……………………………………………………
syrup. …………………………………………………………………
a. You …………………………………………………………… …
…………………………………………………………………… 21. Will you pay the electricity bill tomorrow?
… ……………… the electricity bill …………………………
b. A prescription …………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………… ?
… 22. Dad brought us some fantastic souvenirs from Rome.
9. The police officer is going to ask the witness some a. We …………………………………………………………
questions about the accident. …………………………………………………………………
a. The witness ………………………………………………… …
…………………………………………………………………… b. Some fantastic souvenirs ……………………………
… …………………………………………………………………
b. Some questions …………………………………………… …
…………………………………………………………………… 23. Nobody told me what to revise for the exam.
… I
10. We should paint the kitchen this spring. …………………………………………………………………
Our kitchen …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………
11. Does the new restaurant serve good food? …
………………… good food …………………………………… 24. The kittens are drinking milk now.
…………………………………………………………………… Milk ……………………………………………………………
…
 KEY
KEY
1. a. Bruce’s friends WERE SENT AN
INVITIATION FOR HIS CONCERT.
b. An invitation FOR HIS CONCERT WAS SENT
TO HIS FRIENDS BY BRUCE.
2. a. HAVE the students BEEN GIVEN THE EXAM
BY MR BROWN?
b. HAS the exam BEEN GIVEN TO THE
STUDENTS BY MR BROWN?
3. Photos CAN’T BE TAKEN IN THIS MUSEUM.
4. The crime IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE
POLICE.
5. WAS a new TV set BOUGHT BY YOUR
PARENTS?
6. A new treatment for Alzheimer IS BEING
TESTED BY SCIENTISTS.
7. Suntan lotion SHOULD BE PUT ON WHEN
SUNBATHING.
8. a. You WILL BE GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR
SOME COUGH SYRUP BY DR JONES.
b. A prescription FOR SOME COUGH SYRUP
WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU BY DR JONES.
9. a. The witness IS GOING TO BE ASKED SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT BY THE
POLICE.
b. Some questions ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ARE
GOING TO BE ASKED TO THE WITNESS BY
THE POLICE.
10. We should paint the kitchen this spring.
Our kitchen SHOULD BE PAINTED THIS SPRING.
11. IS good food SERVED IN THE NEW
RESTAURANT?
12. Some valuable paintings WERE STOLEN
FROM THE LOCAL MUSEUM BY A GANG OF
ROBBERS YESTERDAY.
13. A new shopping centre IS GOING TO BE
BUILT NEXT TO THE AIRPORT.
14. When WAS your workbook LOST?
15. The chocolate cake HAS BEEN EATEN BY
THE CHILDREN THIS MORNING.
16. a. I WAS SHOWN A TRENDY SHOP BY
b. Some trendy clothes WERE SHOWN TO ME
BY PAM.
17. ARE sweets SOLD IN THIS SHOP?
18. The washing IS USUALLY DONE BY MR
GREEN ON SATURDAY.
19. Letters USED TO BE WRITTEN TWENTY
YEARS AGO.
20. A new CD IS GOING TO BE RELEASED BY
RIHANA NEXT MONTH.
21. WILL the electricity bill BE PAID
TOMORROW?
22. a. We WERE BROUGHT SOME FANTASTIC
SOUVENIRS FROM ROME BY DAD.
b. Some fantastic souvenirs FROM ROME WERE
BROUGHT TO US BY DAD.
23. I WASN’T TOLD WHAT TO REVISE FOR
THE EXAM.
24. Milk IS BEING DRUNK BY THE KITTENS
NOW.