THE PASSIVE VOICE- PRACTICE

Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

1. They sell oysters in the shop next door.
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2. They haven’t delivered the food yet.

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3. Shakespeare wrote King Lear.

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4. They have to answer the questions on this sheet.

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5. Has anybody put the cases upstairs?

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6. Who should take this rubbish away?

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7. They’ll ask you a lot of questions.

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8. Someone’s going to send her some flowers.
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9. They didn’t pay me much for that job.

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10. Have they offered him a better job?

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11. They told us a secret.

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12. Would they lend me their car?

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13. People should send their complaints to the head office.
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14. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.

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15. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco.

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16. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation.
17. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street.

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18. You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.

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19.Had anyone cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit?

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20. We use this room only on special occasions.

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21. In some districts farmers use pigs to find truffles.

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22. John gave Elizabeth that beautiful ring.

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23. They have offered Sarah a very good job.

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24. We will pay the gardener a lot of money.

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25. Someone is going to repair the roof next week.
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26. They can’t find Joanna.

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27. Should they decorate the room with flowers?

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28. Archaeologists have discovered an ancient temple.

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29. We will put all these things into boxes.

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30. Who rescued the teenagers from the burning building?

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31. The youngest student in the class has written the best composition.

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32. The children send me messages every day.
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33. The villagers gave the travellers food and water.

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34. They are going to finish the new road in a few days.

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35. You must not cross this line.

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36. They had picked the oranges before the storm.

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37. Professor Smith should write the book.

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38. Mr Elliot will pay the workers.

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39. Were two men following Tom?

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40. She is telling the children a story.

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41. They’ve offered Sally a job.

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42. Poisonous chemicals have polluted the river.

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43. You must stop him now.

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