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TURN THESE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE.

Ex: The dog chased the cat > The cat was chased (by the dog).

1. Our designers created the new logo last week.

 The new logo was created by our designers last week.

1. The school is hiring new teachers.

 New teachers are being hired by the school.

1. We built the house twenty years ago.

 The house was built twenty years ago.

1. We had cleaned the house after the party.

 The house had been cleaned after the party.

1. They will give you the information later.

 The information will be given to you later.

1. The firefighters put out the fire.

 The fire was put out by the firefighters.

1. Our children found the ring.

 The ring was found by our children.

1. The scientists developed a new talking robot.

 A new talking robot was developed by the scientists.

1. The biologist brought the strange insect to the lab.

 The strange insect was brought to the lab by the biologist.

1. They only printed 500 copies of the book.

 Only 500 copies of the book were printed.

1. I think they will find the cure for cancer.

 I think a cure for cancer will be found.

1. We have repaired many cars this year.

 Many cars have been repaired this year.

1. The shop has raised the prices of many products.

 The price of many products has been raised by the store.

1. We might bring the students in for a surprise exam.

 The students might be brought in for a surprise exam.

1. The composers can’t write the song in twenty minutes.

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 A song cannot be written in twenty minutes.

TURN THESE SENTENCES INTO ACTIVE

1. A novel is being read by Mary.

 Mary is reading a novel.

1. A stone was being thrown by the kid.

 The kid threw a stone.

1. A car has been bought by him.

 He bought a car.

1. The door had been knocked at by someone.

 Someone knocked the door.

1. Yam is eaten by people in my country.

 People in my country eat yam.

1. The jackpot will be won by her.

 She is going to win the jackpot.

1. The mother tongue would be taught to him by her.

 She would teach him the mother tongue.

1. The fish is eaten by the cat.

 The cat is eating the fish.

1. A book was offered to them by her.

 She offered them a book.

1. A letter was written to him by her.

 She wrote a letter for him.

MAKE TWO PASSIVES FOR EACH OF THESE SENTENCES

1. They will award Samuel a scholarship.

 A scholarship will be awarded to Samuel.

 Samuel will be awarded by a scholarship.

1. They offered you a better job.

 A better job was a offered to you.

 You were offered a better job.

1. They should tell us the truth.

 The truth should be told to us.

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 We should be told the truth.

1. They have given Peter a good piece of advice.

 Peter has been given a good piece of advice.

 A good piece of advice has been given to Peter by them.

1. They are showing Barbara the new.

 The new is being showed to Barbara.

 Barbara is being showed the new.

1. They might teach me three languages.

 Three languages might be taught to me.

 I might be taught three languages by them.

1. They sent Dave lovely Christmas cards.

 Lovely Christmas cards were sent to Dave.

 Dave was sent lovely Christmas cards.

1. They would supply you with money if necessary.

 Money will be supplied to you if necessary.

 You will be supplied with money if necessary.

1. They can't have told the parents that awful lie.

 That awful lie cannot have been told to the parents.

 The parents cannot have been told that awful lie.

1. They won't offer me a car.

 A car won’t be offered to me.

 I will not be offered a car by them.

1. They didn't teach us Greek.

 Greek was taught to us by them.

 We weren’t taught Greek by them.

1. They showed me a new flat.

 A new flat was showed to me by them.

 I was showed a new flat by them.