Nama : Lintang Dwi Lestari Putri

Kelas : XI MIPA 5

Absen : 18

PASSIVE VOICE

Change these sentences into Passive Voice !

1. Somebody stole my bag in the shop. Passive : My bag was stolen by somebody in the shop.
2. The police have arrested three men.
P : Three men have been arrested by the police
3. The bill includes the service.
P : The service is included by the bill
4. People don’t use the road very often.
P : The road is not used by people very often.
5. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
P : Because of fog all flights were cancelled by them.
6. Somebody accused me of stealing the money.
P : I was accused of stealing the money by someone
7. They are building a new ring road around the city.
P : A new ring road is being built by them around the city.
8. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation.
P : I wasn't realized by me, that someone was recording our conversation.
9. They have changed the date of the meeting.
P : The date of the meeting have been changed by them
10. Brian told me that somebody had stolen and robbed him in the street.
P : I was told by Brian that somebody had stolen and robbed him in the street

Make a Passive sentence from the words in brackets !

Example : A : Where is your new book?
B : Don’t worry. ( it/covered/now/by my friend )
The answer: It is being covered by my friend.

1. That church looks very old. ( when/it/build? ) When was it built ?

2. This is a very popular TV program. ( every week/it/watch/by millions of people )
Every week, it is watched by millions of people
3. What happened to the cars produced in this factory? ( most of them/export ? )
Are most of them exported?
4. A : Was there any trouble at the demonstration?
B : Yes. ( about 20 people/arrest )
About 20 people were arrested
5. A : There’s no longer military service in Britain.
B : Really? ( when/it/abolish ? )
When was it abolished?
6. A : Last night someone broke into our house.
B : Oh dear. ( anything/take ? )
Was anything taken?
7. A : Did anybody call an ambulance to the scene of the accident ?
B : Yes, but ( nobody/injure/ so it/not/need )
Nobody was injured so it was not needed.
8. Mr. Kelly can’t use his office at the moment. ( it/decorate )
It is being decorated
9. George didn’t have his car yesterday. ( it/service/at the garage )
It was serviced at the garage
10. Where’s my bicycle? It’s gone. ( it/steal )
It has been stolen
11. The people next door disappeared six months ago. ( they/not/see/since then )
They have not been seen since then.
12. This room looks different. ( it/paint/since I was last here )
It was painted since I was last here
13. A tree was lying across the street. ( it /blow down/in the storm )
It was blown down in the storm

Choose the right answer !

1. “Have you been informed about the exact number of the victims of the airplane crash ?”
 “Yes, … to the headquarters of Garuda.”
A. They are faxed
B. it has faxed
C. the victims fax
D. it has been faxed
E. we fax it

2. “Why does the baby next door keep crying?”

“As usual, it … by the baby sitter.”
A. Is neglecting
B. is neglected
C. neglects
D. is to be neglected
E. is to neglect

3. “You seem to be waiting for something these days.”

“That is true. I’m waiting … for an interview.”
A. Called
B. to call
C. be called
D. calling
E. to be called

4. We called the committee to ask whether the competition … to begin this afternoon.
A. Was scheduled
B. to schedule
C. was scheduling
D. to be scheduled
E. scheduled

5. “Bambang looks very happy today.”

“Don’t you know that he … to General Manager?”
A. Has promoted
B. to promote
C. being promoted
D. has been promoted
E. has to promote

6. The president director agreed that the performance of the company has not been good these past
three years. In fact , its organization … now for improvement.
A. Restricted
B. is restricting
C. to be restricted
D. is being restricted
E. is restricted

7. Komodos … to be descendent from dinosaurs.

A. They believe
B. to believe
C. believed
D. to be believed
E. are believed

8. Do you know that at the moment some amazing experiments … by the university research
biologist ?
A. to be carried out
B. to carry out
C. are being carried out
D. are carrying out
E. carried out

9. I saw the wounded soldiers when they … to the hospital after the war.
 A. Were being taken
B. to be taken
C. were taking
D. would be taken
E. to take

10. The building … by one of the best carpenters in the village last year.
A. Has been made
B. made
C. was made
D. was being made
E. is making