Tutor: Hoang Van Hoan-SFL

PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISE ( BÀI TẬP CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG )

I. Change into passive voice.

1. Somebody has taken my briefcase →
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2. The teacher returned our written work to us. →

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3. She had finished her report by noon. →.
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4. The mad dog bit the little boy. →
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5. The police have arrested five suspects. →
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6. The doctor ordered him to take a long rest. →
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7. Lightning struck the house. →
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8. A group of students have met their friend at the railway station. →
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9. They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home. →
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10. The teacher won’t correct exercise tomorrow. →
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11. Marry has operated Tom since 10 o’clock. →
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12. This is the second time they have written to us about this. →
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13. Mr. Smith has taught us French for two years. →
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14. They didn’t look after the children properly. →
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15. Nobody swept this street last week. →
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16. People drink a great deal of tea in England. →
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17. People speak English all over the world. →
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18. Tom was writing two poems. →
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19. She often takes her dog for a walk. →
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20. They can’t make tea with cold water. →
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21. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant. →
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22. Somebody has taken some of my book away. →
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23. They will hold the meeting before May Day. →
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24. They have to repair the engine of the car. →
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25. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. →
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26. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday. →
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27. They may use this room for the classroom. →
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28. The teacher is going to tell a story. →
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29. Marry is cutting the cakes with a sharp knife. →
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30. The children looked at the woman with a red hat. →
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31. She used to pull my hat over my eyes. →
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32. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand. →
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33. A pair of robins have built a nest in the porch since last week. →
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34. The police haven’t found the murderers yet. →
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35. They sold one of her own paintings at $1,000. →
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36. I will put your gloves back in your drawer. →
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37. People speak English in almost every corner of the world. →

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38. You mustn’t use this machine after 5:30 p.m. →
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39. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name. →
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40. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board.
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II. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
1. They grow rice in tropical countries. →
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2. Mr. Green loves his children very much. →
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3. People don’t speak French here. →.
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4. Someone broke his windows last night. →
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5. The police didn’t find the lost boy yesterday. →
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6. About thirty million people are watching this live show now. →
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7. They were carrying the injured player off the field at that time. →
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8. Jack has typed the article recently. →
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9. The police haven’t found the murderer yet. →
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10. They were carrying the injured player off the field at that time. →
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11. They had wrapped the package carefully before they posted it. →
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12. Children should treat old men with respect. →
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13. The computer can do all the accounts. →
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14. They are going to build a new school. →
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15. He isn’t going to buy that house. →
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16. They will pull down that building. →
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17. The teacher won’t correct the exercises tomorrow. →
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18. You have to keep dangerous chemicals in the safe place. →
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19. Police had to break the meeting up. →
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20. She used to pull my hat over my eyes. →
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21. They may use that room for the classroom. →
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22. You must wash your hands. →
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23. They ought to knock down the old building. →
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24. You needn’t type that report today. →
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25. Nobody has used this room for ages. →
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26. No one can solve that problem →
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27. No one told us the news. →
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28. Paul didn’t tell me the ending of the story. →
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29. The teacher will give her a prize if she works well. →
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30. Her mother bought her a doll last week. →
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31. The police found the robber in the forest yesterday. →
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32. They made him work all day. →
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33. People don’t make the children work hard. →
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34. They let him meet his family last month. →
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35. He won’t let you do that silly thing again. →
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