THE PASSIVE VOICE
Rewrite the sentences using the Passive Voice :
1.They offered a nice birthday present to Ted.
Ted ……………………………………………
2. She returned the books to the librarian.
The books ………………………………………
3. I gave the tickets to my friends.
My ………………………………………..
4. Paul sent some flowers to Linda.
Linda ……………………………………..
Flowers ………………………………………
5. Peter gave his little brother a nice apple.
His little brother ……………………………….
A nice apple ………………………………………
6. We showed the house to the visitors.
The house ………………………………….
The visitors ………………………………….
7. I lent my brother some money.
My brother ……………………………………..
8. I will send a letter to you.
A letter …………………………………………….
You will …………………………………….
9. People must park their cars here.
Cars ……………………………………….
10. She promised him immediate help.
He ………………………………………
11. She sang a charming Scottish song.
A charming Scottish song ……………………………….
12. Children ask a lot of questions.
A lot of questions ……………………………………..
13. They didn’t mend the roof yesterday.
The roof ……………………………………………………
14. They made Paul captain.
Paul ……………………………………………………………
15. The teacher of English made him work hard.
He ……………………………………………………..
16. I will consult my professor on that urgent problem.
My professor ………………………………………………..
17. They told me the great news.
The great news ……………………………………………….
I ……………………………………………………..
18. They will tell him what to do.
He ……………………………………………………..
19. I give them two lessons a week.
sThey …………………………………………………
Two lessons ………………………………………………
20. I will give you the answer tonight.
You ………………………………………………………..
The answer ………………………………………………
21. He will take us for a walk.
We ………………………………………………………..
22. They lost two ships in a storm.
Two ships …………………………………………..
23. Nobody asked me to play the piano.
I ……………………………………………………..
24. They don’t open the shop before 9 o’clock.
The shop …………………………………………
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25. Peter is going to fix your car. Our flight ………………………………………..
Your car ………………………………………………. 42. Somebody accused him of stealing things.
26. They are opening the window now. He ………………………………………………..
The window …………………………………………… 43. Somebody is cleaning my room.
27. I paid them the money this morning. My room …………………………………………..
The money ……………………………………………. 44. They have built a new school near the Post Office.
They …………………………………………………… A new school ………………………………………
28. They sweep the streets every day. 45. They have sent your letter to the wrong address.
The streets …………………………………………….. Your …………………………………………………
29. Somebody has moved my car. 46. They must do something.
My car ………………………………………………… Something …………………………………………
30. They have opened my letters. 47. They repaired our cassette-player yesterday.
My letters …………………………………………….. Our cassette-player ………………………………….
31. They have bought the flat next door. 48. They offered her a good job.
The flat ………………………………………………. She ………………………………………………………
32. They are building a new school. 49. Has anybody shown you how to handle this ?
A new school ………………………………………….. Have …………………………………………….
33. People suspect him of being a liar. 50. He should have offered her flowers.
He …………………………………………………….. She ……………………………………………..
34. You must write to him . Flowers ………………………………………………..
He ……………………………………………………. 51. Nobody told me that you were ill.
35. They looked after their grandparents well. I wasn’t ……………………………………………….
Their grandparents …………………………………….. 52. Last night the police stopped him.
36. People know that he was a winner. He ……………………………………………………..
He is ……………………………………………………. 53. A bee stung Bill while he was in the garden.
37. You should have finished your paper by 9.30. Bill ……………………………………………………
You are ………………………………………………… 54. They broke that window.
38. She found your bag on the bench. That window ………………………………………….
Your …………………………………………………… 55. They asked me a lot of difficult questions.
39. When I entered the garage, someone was cleaning my car. I ………………………………………………………..
My car …………………………………………………… 56. Tom’s friends gave him a nice present on his birthday.
40. I haven’t invited my friends to the party yet. Tom ……………………………………………………
My ……………………………………………………….. A nice present …………………………………………..
41. They cancelled our flight because of fog