High school entrance exam | Passive voice

PRACTICE EXERCISE 04
Exercise 1: Change these sentences into Passive voice
1. Tom delivers the mail every day. 
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2. Mr. John manages the export division.
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3. The teacher corrects our exercises.
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4. Somebody calls the president every day.
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5. Where do people speak English?
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6. Weeds cover the riverbank.
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7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
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8. People speak English in almost every corner of the world.
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9.  People spend a lot of money on advertising every day.
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10.The police easily captured the thief.
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11. John returned the money last night.
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12. Bob took that book from the desk.
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13.They started a dancing class last week.
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14. Mr. Smith saw the accident
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15. For the time being, Alice is teaching a group of students.
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16. The company is developing a new product.

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17. Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
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18. What books are people reading this year?
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19. Nam is milking the cows.
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20. My father is washing the car.
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21. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea.
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22. Mary is cutting the cake with sharp knife.
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23. The mailman is delivering the mail now.
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24. Martha was delivering the documents to the department.
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25. A French architect was designing the palace.
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26. Mr. Brown was writing the report at 8 p.m. yesterday.
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27. The workers were painting the gate.
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28. The police have arrested five suspects.
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29. Kerrie has paid the bill.
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30. You have not sent the parcel.
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31. The delegates had received the information before the recess.
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32. He had finished his homework before she came.

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33. They have written three passages since the beginning of the course.
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34. I had not closed the window.
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35. They had not bought the paper.
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36. John will receive the test result tomorrow.
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37. Somebody will call Mr. Watson tonight.
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38. They will build a new bridge near my house next year.
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39. They will widen the road to our village.
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40. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
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41. Jane will buy a new computer.
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42. Millions of people will visit the museum.
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43. Our boss will sign the contract as soon as possible.
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44. John is going to call the other members.
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45. The company is going to develop a new product.
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46. The students are going to plant trees here.
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47. My mother is going to sell this house.
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48. They are going to decorate the room next week.

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49. The teacher is going to give a lesson.
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50. They are going to buy a new car next month.
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51. You ought to water these plants once a week.
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52. They may discuss the problems again.
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53. The teacher always welcomes new students.
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54. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
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55. The police found two children in the forest.
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56. They will send your order as soon as possible.
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57. The scientists are studying the problem carefully.
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58. The police have just arrested the robbers.
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59. The teacher will punish Tom.
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60. They are painting my office today.
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61. Daniel bought this camera in Japan.
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62. The children had made many promises.
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63. The City Mayor is going to build a new bridge.
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Execise 2: Make these sentences active

1. All the dishes were washed by my mother last night.
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2. The house is cleaned by the maid every Saturday.
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3. History books are read by the students in this class.
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4. A nice dinner was prepared by the cook yesterday.
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5. The suspects were seen by a group of boys near the bus.
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