Exercise 2: Change the following sentences to the passive form:
1. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
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2. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
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3. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
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4. What ought we to do about this?
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5. It is time they brought the cows in.
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6. What questions did the examiner set?
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7. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
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8. The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well.
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9. I hate people looking at me.
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10. Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children.
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Exercise 4: Put the verbs into correct forms
1. People tend (think)...............................that the problem will never affect them.
2. My parents advised me (learn)..............................English as soon as possible.
3. Many young people spend the whole day (play)...............................online games.
4. It took me a whole day (travel)...............................to Da Lat last week.
5. I can’t see the attraction of (sit)...............................on a beach all day.
6. A positive aspect of education is that it contributes to (confirm)...............................one’s identity.
7. I like to listen to the birds (sing)...............................when I get up early in the morning.
8. The team has tried their best (perform)...............................in the final round.
9. Do the plants need (water)...............................every day?
10. If you can, please (give)..................me more information about the kids club at A1Raha Beach Hotel.
Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences using words given
1. There are asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses when air pollution happens. (leads to)
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2. Aquatic life suffers or dies because there is thermal pollution. (because of)
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3. Water in the Cau River becomes brown and has terrible smell because the wasted water is released from the
paper mill in Thai Nguyen City. (so).
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4. People use too much herbicide to treat weeds, so water in rivers, canals, lakes are extremely polluted and has
bad effects on people’s health. (because)
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5. Many fish in the river die due to the increased temperature of water. (because)
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6. Because plastic bags take so long to decompose, nearly all of them still exist in the environment today. (so)
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Exercise 2: Change the following sentences to the passive form:
1. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
→ Will these letters be mailed soon by you?
2. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
→ Researches on SIDA were begun by scientists two years ago.
3. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
→ You can be assured that everything will be arranged in time by me.
4. What ought we to do about this?
→ What ought to be done about this?
5. It is time they brought the cows in.
→ It is time for the cows to be brought in.
6. What questions did the examiner set?
→ What questions were set by the examiner?
7. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
→ Something must be done for these poor men.
8. The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well.
→ Jane was promised a prize if she worked well by the teacher.
9. I hate people looking at me.
→ I hate being looked at by people.
10. Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children.
→ Lessons should be made more interesting for school children by teachers.
Exercise 4: Put the verbs into correct forms
1. People tend (think) to think that the problem will never affect them.
2. My parents advised me (learn) to learn English as soon as possible.
3. Many young people spend the whole day (play) playing online games.
4. It took me a whole day (travel) to travel to Da Lat last week.
5. I can’t see the attraction of (sit) sitting on a beach all day.
6. A positive aspect of education is that it contributes to (confirm) confirming one’s identity.
7. I like to listen to the birds (sing) sing when I get up early in the morning.
8. The team has tried their best (perform) to perform in the final round.
9. Do the plants need (water) to be watered every day?
10. If you can, please (give) give me more information about the kids club at A1Raha Beach Hotel.
Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences using words given
1. There are asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses when air pollution happens. (leads to)
→ Air pollution leads to asthma, allergies, and other respiratory illnesses.
2. Aquatic life suffers or dies because there is thermal pollution. (because of)
→ Aquatic life suffers or dies because of thermal pollution.
3. Water in the Cau River becomes brown and has terrible smell because the wasted water is released from the paper mill in Thai Nguyen City. (so).
→ So, the water in the Cau River becomes brown and has a terrible smell because the wasted water is released from the paper mill in Thai Nguyen City.
4. People use too much herbicide to treat weeds, so water in rivers, canals, lakes are extremely polluted and has bad effects on people’s health. (because)
Water in rivers, canals, lakes is extremely polluted and has bad effects on people’s health because people use too much herbicide to treat weeds.
5. Many fish in the river die due to the increased temperature of water. (because)
→ Many fish in the river die due to the increased temperature of water because.
6. Because plastic bags take so long to decompose, nearly all of them still exist in the environment today. (so)
→ So, nearly all of the plastic bags still exist in the environment today because they take so long to decompose.
Exercise 2: Change the following sentences to the passive form:
1. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
...........Are these letters going to be mailed by you soon?..............................................................................................................................
2. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
........Researches on SIDA began to be carried out by scientists two years ago.................................................................................................................................
3. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
...............You can be assured by me that I will arrange everything in time ..........................................................................................................................
4. What ought we to do about this?
.......What ought to be done about this? ..................................................................................................................................
5. It is time they brought the cows in.
........It is time the cows were brought in.................................................................................................................................
6. What questions did the examiner set?
...What questions were set by the examiner......................................................................................................................................
7. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
............Something must be done for these poor men ............................................................................................................................
8. The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well.
.....Jane was promised a prize by the teacher if she worked well..................................................................................................................................
9. I hate people looking at me.
......I hate being looked at.................................................................................................................................
10. Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children.
...Lessons should be made more interesting for school children by teachers....................................................................................................................................
Exercise 4: Put the verbs into correct forms
1. People tend (think)..............to think.................that the problem will never affect them.
2. My parents advised me (learn)..........to learn....................English as soon as possible.
3. Many young people spend the whole day (play).......playing........................online games.
4. It took me a whole day (travel)...........to travel....................to Da Lat last week.
5. I can’t see the attraction of (sit)...........sitting....................on a beach all day.
6. A positive aspect of education is that it contributes to (confirm)................confirming...............one’s identity.
7. I like to listen to the birds (sing)...........singing....................when I get up early in the morning.
8. The team has tried their best (perform)..............to perform.................in the final round.
9. Do the plants need (water)...........watering....................every day?
10. If you can, please (give).......give...........me more information about the kids club at A1Raha Beach Hotel.
Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences using words given
1. There are asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses when air pollution happens. (leads to)
..........Air pollution leads to asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses ........................................................................................................................
2. Aquatic life suffers or dies because there is thermal pollution. (because of)
....................Aquatic life suffers or dies because of thermal pollution..............................................................................................................
3. Water in the Cau River becomes brown and has terrible smell because the wasted water is released from the
paper mill in Thai Nguyen City. (so).
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The wasted water is released from the paper mill in Thai Nguyen City so water in the Cau River becomes brown and has terrible smell
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4. People use too much herbicide to treat weeds, so water in rivers, canals, lakes are extremely polluted and has bad effects on people’s health. (because)
.............Water in rivers, canals, lakes is extremely polluted and has bad effects on people’s health because people use too much herbicide to treat weeds......................................................................................................................
5. Many fish in the river die due to the increased temperature of water. (because)
...........Many fish in the river died because the temperature of water increased.......................................................................................................................
6. Because plastic bags take so long to decompose, nearly all of them still exist in the environment today. (so)
..............Plastic bags take so long to decompose, so nearly all of them still exist in the environment today.....................................................................................................................
