5. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. Someone built this house 200 years ago.

200 years ago, this house was built by someone.
b. A thief stole my purse.
My purse was stolen by the thief.
c. The police will arrest the robbers.
The robbers will be arrested by the police.
d. They produce cars in this factory.
In this factory cars are produces by them.
e. They serve breakfast at eight o’clock every day.
Every day at eight o’clock breakfast is served by them.
f. People throw away tones of rubbish every day.
Every day tones of rubbish is thrown away by people.
g. They make coffee in Brazil. In Brazil coffee is made by them.
h. Someone stole Jim’s bike last night.
Last night Jim’s bike was stolen by someone.

6. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. They will build a new bridge next year.
Next year a new bridge will be built by them.
b. Brian Brody directed The Ultimate Space Adventure.
The Ultimate Space Adventure was directed by Brian Brody
c. Pierre Matie will design her costume.
Her costume will be designed by Pierre Matie.
d. Someone found my wallet.
My wallet was found by someone.
e. One of the students broke the window.
The window was broken by one of the students.
f. They will deliver my computer on Monday.
On Monday my computer will be delivered.
g. Mary invited Paul to her birthday party.
In her birthday party Paul was invited by Mary.
h. British astronomers discovered a new planet.
A new planet was discovered by British astronomers
11. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.
Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police are
searching for the bus now. They will use the children’s descriptions to catch the thief.

Outside the school the bus has been stolen by somebody. The thief was seen by some children. The bus
in now been searched by police. The thief will be catch by children’s descriptions

12. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army
sent a helicopter to look at it more closer. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it.
People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.

Last night in the sky above London UFO was seen by some people. The police were reported by them.
To look at it more closer a helicopter was sent by the army. The helicopter was shot down and both
men in it were killed by UFO. The police were given the photographs of the UFO by people. Now they
are being looked by the experts.

13. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Someone broke into a local jewelry shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the shop when a
robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him all the
diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for the robber.
They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the shop for shock.

Yesterday a local jewelry shop was broken by someone. When a robber with a gun threatened
owner he had just locked up the shop. All the diamonds in the safe were demanded by the
robber. He was tied up by the robber then. A search for the robber have been organized by police.
In a few days police will find him they hope. The owner of the shop is treated by doctors for
shock.