The document provides examples for changing sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa. It includes 9 examples of rewriting sentences by changing the subject and verb from active to passive or passive to active form. For instance, the first example changes "My mother ironed my clothes" to the passive form "My clothes were ironed by my mother."
The document provides examples for changing sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa. It includes 9 examples of rewriting sentences by changing the subject and verb from active to passive or passive to active form. For instance, the first example changes "My mother ironed my clothes" to the passive form "My clothes were ironed by my mother."
The document provides examples for changing sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa. It includes 9 examples of rewriting sentences by changing the subject and verb from active to passive or passive to active form. For instance, the first example changes "My mother ironed my clothes" to the passive form "My clothes were ironed by my mother."
2They were sitting at the table, ready to eat. 3Somebody is at the door. 4When I saw Mary, she was at the bus stop. 5She put some sugar on her cookies. 6Don't put your elbows on the table. 7Susan is cooking dinner in the kitchen. 8Look! He is swimming in the swimming pool. 9Write down her address on the card. 10The car is at the end of the street, in the garage.
Solución:
1The plane is the fastest (fast) means of transport and they say
also the safest (safe). 2Using the bus is much cheaper than (cheap)using the car. 3Trains are more comfortable (comfortable)than buses but also more expensive (expensive). 4Buses are the slowest (slow) means of transport. 5'Do you think that going by plane is more dangerous than (dangerous) going by train?' 'No, the plane is safer than (safe) the train!' 6I've found that using my car is more expensive than (expensive) using public transport. Solución:
1My mother ironed my clothes.
My clothes were ironed by my mother.
2Susan painted the walls.
The walls were painted by Susan.
3Peter didn't do the shopping yesterday.
The shopping wasn't done by Peter yesterday / The shopping wasn't done yesterday by Peter / The shopping was not done by Peter yesterday / The shopping was not done yesterday by Peter.
4The waiter brought some fish.
Some fish was brought by the waiter.
5My father's company produces these toys.
These toys are produced by my father's company / These toys are produced in my father's company.
6Gina prepares dinner every day.
Dinner is prepared by Gina every day / Dinner is prepared every day by Gina.
7He wrote a special edition for children.
A special edition for children was written.
8Helen didn't buy the presents for the party.
The presents for the party weren't bought by Helen / The presents for the party were not bought by Helen.
9Somebody cleaned the restaurant.
The restaurant was cleaned / The restaurant was cleaned by somebody.