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Passive Voice.

Change the sentences from active to passive

1. HE IS GOING TO PUBLISH A NEW BOOK.


A NEW BOOK IS GOING TO BE PUBLISHED.

2. THEY HAVEN'T STARTED THE GAME YET.


THE GAME HASN'T BEEN STARTED YET.

3. THEY COULD HAVE BROKEN THE WINDOW.


THE WINDOW COULD HAVE BEEN BROKEN.

4. HAVE THEY SURPRISED YOU?


HAVE YOU BEEN SURPRISED?

5. WHERE WERE THEY TAKING THE TAXIS?


WHERE WERE THE TAXIS BEING TAKEN?

6. WE HAVE TO SIGN ALL THE DOCUMENTS.


ALL THE DOCUMENTS HAVE TO BE SIGNED.

7. NOBODY CAN LIFT THAT STONE.


THE STONE CAN'T BE LIFTED.

8. DID THEY SIGN THE CONTRACT?


WAS THE CONTRACT SIGNED?

9. THE STUDENT HAD CLEANED THE BOARD BEFORE THE


TEACHER CAME IN.
THE BOARD HAD BEEN CLEANED BEFORE THE TEACHER
CAME IN.

10. THEY DIDN'T RETURN THE BOOKS.


THE BOOKS WERE NOT RETURNED.
11. THEY ARE SERVING DINNER NOW.
DINNER IS BEING SERVED NOW.

12. THE TEACHER PUNISHED THE PUPILS.


THE PUPILS WERE PUNISHED BY THE TEACHER.

13. THEY CHECK EVERY PASSENGER.


EVERY PASSENGER IS CHECKED.

14. THE WOMEN CLEAN THE SCHOOL EVERY DAY.


THE SCHOOL IS CLEANED EVERY DAY.

15. SOMEBODY HAS COLLECTED THIS GARBAGE.


THIS GARBAGE HAS BEEN COLLECTED.

16. THE POLICE CAUGHT THE CRIMINALS.


THE CRIMINALS WERE CAUGHT BY THE POLICE.

17. THEY SHOULD STOP VANDALISM IN BIG CITIES.


VANDALISM IN BIG CITIES SHOULD BE STOPPED.

18. THEY MUST TURN OFF THE LIGHTS.


THE LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF.

19. THE MANAGER WILL WRITE A REPORT AT THE END


OF THE MONTH.
A REPORT WILL BE WRITTEN AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

20. DO THEY PAINT THIS HOUSE EVERY YEAR?


IS THIS HOUSE PAINTED EVERY YEAR?

21. THEY ARE REPAIRING MY CAR NOW.


MY CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW.

22. HOW DO THEY MAKE BUTTER?


HOW IS BUTTER MADE?

23. NOBODY HAS SPOKEN FRENCH HERE FOR A LONG


TIME.
FRENCH HASN'T BEEN SPOKEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME.
24. PATRICK OPENED THE STORE AT 9 O'CLOCK.
THE STORE WAS OPENED AT 9 O'CLOCK.

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