PASSIVE VOICE PRACTICE 12. Why didn’t you phone Jerry for advice?

Why
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Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice. ……
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1. The cat broke grandma’s vase of flowers ……………?
yesterday. 13. Some children are flying kites in the park.
Grandma’s Kites
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2. The gardener has just moved the lawn. ………………
We 14. Andy can’t move that heavy sofa.
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3. Scientists believe that bees are in danger of 15. Sue needs to clean the curtains.
extinction. Sue’s curtains
a. Bees …………………………………………………
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… a. Julian
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b. It ……………
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4. Who is doing the washing this week? 17. Dad is mending the dishwasher.
Who The
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5. Molly hasn’t photocopied the written tasks yet. 18. TV reviews thought that the new series was a
The written tasks failure.
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6. The optician will check my contact lenses next ………………
Monday. b. It
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The misprint
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20. Ian didn’t allow Sally to meet her friends last
Friday.
Sally
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7. Psychologists think that the number of TV ………………………………………………………
addicts will increase by 20% this year. ………………
a. The number of TV addicts 21. Dr Lewis gave dad some cough syrup.
a. Dad