1.The cars was driven by Mark.
=> Who was the car driven by?
2.The plane was flown over the airfield.
=> Where was the plane flown?
3.Two bottles of coke are drunk by him every day.
=> When are two bottles of coke drunk by him?
4.No,flowers aren't picked by secretaries.
=> Are flowers picked by secretaries?
5.Yes, Material girl was sung by Madonna.
=> Was material girl sung by Madonna?
Change these sentences into passive voice
1/ They signed the last contract two days ago. The latest contract...
2/ My sister will take me to the airport tomorrow. I ... by my sister tommorow.
3/ The milkman delivers five bottles of milk to our house every Monday. Five bottles of milk ... every Monday.
4/ We have just painted our door green. Our door ...
5/ David was conducting a survey of afterschool activities when we met him. A survey of afterschool activities ... when we met him.
6/ They are going to display that painting in the city's museum. That painting ... in the city's museum
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective
air-sick; airtight; trustworthy; snow-white; carsick; duty-free; homesick; waterproof; praiseworthy; good-tempered
Peter was a student living far from home. Because of his hard work at college, he rarely returned home and he sometimes felt (1) .... . Whenever he had a chance to go home to visit his family, he always went by train, not by plane or by car because was afraid of being (2) .... and (3) .... .
In his learning, he was very successful and always got good marks from all of his teachers, who often said that he was (4) .... and (5) .... had achievements. Besides, his friends often regarded him as a (6) ..... classmate because he was always willing to help them.
One day, he got the first prize with some money in a competition at college. He decided to go to a (7) .... shop for students to buy some chocolate kept in an (8) ...... container for his father, a (9) .... watch for his mother and a doll with (10) .... hair for his little sister .
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective.
one-egg; one-litre; three-course; five-minute; twelve-man; fifteen-piece; ten-ton; 2,000-word; thirty-five-hour; 4,000-year-old
1. Their cat was run over by a ... lorry.
2. The concert was performed by a ..... orchestra.
3. The man was convicted of murder by the .... jury.
4. The Vietnamese people are proud of their ..... history.
5. The price of a .... bottle of whisky has gone up by 90p.
6. The workers are on strike for better pay and a ..... week.
7. Peter can't go out. He has to write a .... essay by tomorrow.
8. I didn't have a big lunch. Just a .... omelette and some potatoes.
9. My new house is very handy for the shops and only a .... walk from my school.
10. At this excellent restaurant, we can get a .... meal and coffee just for $5 per person.
Why the use of the passive is appropriate in the following sentences. What would be the active equivalent of the passive sentences?
1, My sweater was made in England
2, The new highway will be completed sometime next month
3, Language skills are taught in every school in the country
4, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony was performed at the concert last night
5, The World Cup soccer games are being televised all over the world
6, This composition was written by Ali. That one was written by Yoko.
Ex21: Chuyển các câu sau sang câu chủ động :
1. This tree was planted by my grandfather.
2. The rubbish hasn’t been collected.
3. A lot of work is done every day.
4. Many trees are cut down to make paper.
5. These doors should be shut before 5 p.m.
6. I was given a beautiful glass on my birthday by Hung.
7. I was asked many difficult questions by him.
8. These rooms are being cleaned by the girls.
1.barack obama is the first president of the united states with (race) underground
2.they meet and shout and wave banners and applaud their ( lead)
3.they(cheer) march long distances in all weathers
3.If necessary,they are ready to fight for their (believe)
4.If trouble breaks out,they may be arrested and even (prison)
5.The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was (Estimate) by the government.The real figures go up every minute
Active and passive
1. The atmosphere protects the earth from harmful radiation from the sun
- The earth...............................................
2.Did anyone see you come in?
-Were you................................................?
3. She'll be told which bus to catch
-Someone.................................................
4. The house was broken into
- Somebody................................................
5. He was not taken care of by his mother
-His mother.................................................
6. They will inform you the result of the exam by letter
-You.......................................................
-The result...............................................
7. When will the shop be opened?
-.....................they...............................?
8. They will serve fish to the guests about ten minutes from now
-Fish...............................................
9. A textbook will be published by that company next year
-That company...............................................
10. I was told to change the way by my friends
-My friends...............................................
11. Shakespeare wrote many famous plays
-Many famous plays...............................................
12. Bill will invite Ann to the party
-Ann...............................................
13. Is the course taught by professor Jackson?
-Does...............................................
14. Doctor Ikeda developed that theory
-That theory...............................................
15. A storm destroyed the small fishing village
-The small...............................................
16. The Washington Monument is visited by hundreds of people every day
-Hundreds of people...............................................
17. The Chinese invented paper, the main writing material today
-Paper...............................................
18. Jim's daughter drew that picture
- That picture...............................................
19. A new roof was put on last year
-They...............................................
20.They print the words to all the songs on the back of the cover
-The words...............................................
1. He was knocked down by a taxi and lost .......................... (conscious)
2. The doctor explained .......... what she should do at the time. (patient)
3. His speech was so boring that everybody felt very .................. (sleep)
4. When she saw the accident, she .................... called the police and an
ambulance. (calm)
5. The war between the two countries was short but ................. (blood)
6. His knee .................... forced him to leave the match so early. (injure)
7. I lost ........................................ with her whimsical behavior. (patient)
8. The ........................... soldiers were rescued by a helicopter. (wound)
9. Fortunately, nobody was .......................... in the car accident. (injure)
10. He spoke to the children and tried to make them feel safe
with his....................................................................................... (calm)
11. When the ambulance arrived, the victim was still...... (consciousness)
12. I was almost exhausted after a.................................... night. (sleen)
Sentence transformation
1.there was no precedent for the King's resignation
never..............................................
2.the only way to eliminate world terrorism is by united opposition
only by...........................................
3.i didn't realize he was your brother until i saw the photograph
it was only.......................................
4.i write to him almost every day
hardly............................................
5.John didn't celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing
not until..........................................
6.it was only when i left home that i realized how much my father meant to me
only when.......................................
7.Alice and charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child
only when.......................................
8.we could relax until all the guests had gone home
only.................................................
9.it isn't worth considering his suggestion for a moment
not for a moment....................................
10.just as she put the phone down, it rang again
scarcely................................................
James was always something of an unusual child. To start with, he (1). walk by the time he wa
nine months old and then he was able to speak in proper sentences before he was a year (2)NG. a ha
There are other examples, but I particularly remember when he (3) - us all by surprise shortly before
his tenth birthday when he (4)
to memorize every capital city for fun one week. He (5).
hav
an incredible memory. For example, If you ask him what he was doing on a particular day a year ago, h
could tell you exactly (6).
he was, who he was (7).
and what they were doing. James le
university last year and (8) he hasn't been able to find a job that really suits him (9).
really hope hell be able to put his talents to good (10)_ He's a very special person.
