Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE
1) A young woman asked the rest of us to be there at eight o'clock
-> Rest of us was asked to be there at eight (by a young woman)
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Put the following sentences into direct speech
1. Tom told me to call him at 7o'clock the following morning.
2. Bob asked me if I lived there with my family.
3. MrsWhite asked me where I was working.
4. Jones said that there wasn't any information about those colleges.
5. Liz asked me whether I was interested in learning English at school.
6. Alice asked Jane if she could speak Vietnamese.
7. MrSmith told me that I had to come that day.
8. Linda said thay they would work for that company the following week.
9. The woman asked MrsJane what her daughter wanted to eat.
10. Andrew told us that he didn't understand what we were saying.
1. at time, we can enjoy a live programma on our TV ( turn into passive voice )
2. Thay have just asked Mr John to tell him about Charles Dickens ( rewrite the sentences using Causative active form )
3. The old lady asked the boy to carry a heavy bag upstairs ( rewrite the sentences, using causative passive form )
4. people save a lot of paper. Wood pulp are preserved ( using double comparative )
5. the film is interesting enough for us to see it twice ( using " so ... that")
6. He is too stupid to understand this matter ( using " so ... that")
7 The girl is not clever. She can not mend this shirt ( use " too" or " enogh")
8. My brother is sorry that he was not there yesterday ( using " wishes" instead of " is sorry"
1. at time, we can enjoy a live programma on our TV ( turn into passive voice )
2. Thay have just asked Mr John to tell him about Charles Dickens ( rewrite the sentences using Causative active form )
3. The old lady asked the boy to carry a heavy bag upstairs ( rewrite the sentences, using causative passive form )
4. people save a lot of paper. Wood pulp are preserved ( using double comparative )
5. the film is interesting enough for us to see it twice ( using " so ... that")
6. He is too stupid to understand this matter ( using " so ... that")
7 The girl is not clever. She can not mend this shirt ( use " too" or " enogh")
8. My brother is sorry that he was not there yesterday ( using " wishes" instead of " is sorry"
1. at time, we can enjoy a live programma on our TV ( turn into passive voice )
2. Thay have just asked Mr John to tell him about Charles Dickens ( rewrite the sentences using Causative active form )
3. The old lady asked the boy to carry a heavy bag upstairs ( rewrite the sentences, using causative passive form )
4. people save a lot of paper. Wood pulp are preserved ( using double comparative )
5. the film is interesting enough for us to see it twice ( using " so ... that")
6. He is too stupid to understand this matter ( using " so ... that")
7 The girl is not clever. She can not mend this shirt ( use " too" or " enogh")
8. My brother is sorry that he was not there yesterday ( using " wishes" instead of " is sorry"
III. Put these sentences into the passive voice.
1. My mother usually let me participate in social activities.
2. They never let their children make important decisions alone.
3. The police let him leave after they had asked him some questions.
4. Their friendliness made visitors change attitudes to Vietnamese people.
5. The exam is coming so the teachers make their students study a lot.
6. I often get my brother to wash my motorbike.
7. Whenever she has free time, she gets me to pull up her grey hair.
8. I don’t understand this sentence so I have my friend translate it.
9. They had a mechanic repair their car.
Rewrite the following sentences into the passive voice
1. People often take him for his brother.
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2. Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake.
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3. He recommends fitting new tires.
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4. He suggested allowing tenants to buy their houses.
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5. It is your duty to make tea at eleven o'clock.
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6. People know that he is armed.
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7. Someone has seen him pick up the gun.
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8. We know that you were in town on the night of the crime.
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9. They think that your father was a spy in the World War II.
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10. We believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police.
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11. You needn't have done this.
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12. He likes people to call him "Sir".
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13. Don't touch this switch..
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14. You have to see it to believe it.
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15. He doesn't like people laughing at him.
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16. You don't need to wind this watch.
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17. They shouldn't have told him.
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18. Don't speak until someone speaks to you.
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19. It is impossible to do this.
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20. He hates people making fun of him.
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21. Everyone thought that the Government had ignored their opinions.
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22. They gave him artificial respiration.
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23. Before they invented printing people had to write everything by hand.
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Rewrite the sentences, using but not altering the bold word in brackets, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. People say he is a good doctor. (It)
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2. Nobody told me about it. (not)
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3. I don't like pupils asking stupid questions. (being)
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4. She doesn't like the others laughing at her. (laughed)
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5. The boss had his secretary type all these letters. (typed)
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6. They employed the workers to repair their house. (had)
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7. They say that elephants never forget. (forget)
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8.I don't want the others think of me as a burden. (thought)
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9. People thought that he killed his wife. (been)
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10. People believe that 13 is unlucky number. (be)
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11. People expect that the strike will begin tomorrow. (begin)
12. I remember that someone gave me that shirt on my birthday. (remember)
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13. He recommended using secondhand clothes. (should)
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14. John made me leave soon. (I)
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15. It is your duty to do your homework before class-time. (You)
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Both sentences in each pair have the same meaning. Complete the second sentences:
1. The crowd was slowly filling the huge stadium.
=>The huge stadium___________________________by the crowd.
2. The invention of the computer simplified the work of accountants.
=>Since the computer________________the work of accountants______________ simplified
3. “I'd take out some travel insurance if I were you, Mr. Smith.
=>Mr. Smith_______________________take out some travel insurance.
4. Someone used a knife to open this window.
=>This window ________________________________a knife.
5. You will hear from us when we have finished dealing with your complaint.
=>After your complaint________________________you will hear from us.
6. An announcement of their engagement appeared in the local paper.
=>Their engagement ______________________ in the local paper.
7. Nobody ever heard anything of David again.
=>Nothing ____________________David again
8. They paid Sheila $1000 as a special bonus.
=>$ 1000__________________________Sheila as a special bonus.
Change the following sentences into passive voice.
1. My parents never make me work hard. ………………………………
2. They were writing my address in a notebook when the bell rang.
4. Bill is using the computer at the moment. ………………………………
5. They pay designers a lot of money. ……………………………………
6. When did they decorate your kitchen?. ....................................................
7. Some body was recording our conversations……………………………
9. They export bananas to Europe. ………………………………………….
10. People advised us not to go out alone. …………………………………..
11. My aunt made this sweater for her son. …………………………………
13. She teaches us grammar and writing. ………………………………….
14. My teacher asked me to be here at 10 am. ……………………………..
15. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. ………………………..
16. She makes coffee for her parents everyday. ……………………………….
17. People speak English in many countries. ………………………………….
18. Some one stole her purse. ………………………………………………….
19. The war destroyed all the ancient constructions. …………………………..
20. Thu’s younger brother dropped his plate onto the floor.
21.The students are discussing about their new plan.
22. She made ten phone calls yesterday. ………………………………………
23.My sister gave me a new pair of jeans on my fifteenth birthday.
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24. The workers are building supermarket on our street.
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25. The zoo keepers feed the animals twice a day. ……………………………
26. We don’t use this kind of cloth to make shirts. ……………………………
27. The students attended the lecture. …………………………………………
29. Nobody informed the police that there had been a mistake.
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30. They left hats and cats in the hall. ………………………………………..
1.They have just held an English workshop.………………………………………
2. Young pupils can use this tool easily. …………………………………………
3. The coach must choose Phuong Nam………………………………………….
4. They will build one hundred flats. …………………………………………….
5. They will build the new highway from north to south next year.
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6. The television station has broadcast all the 22nd Sea - Games competitions.
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7. Lan is going to invite her friends to her birthday party.
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8. The police has just caught the thief. ……………………………………………
9. Terrorists have attacked many cities in the world for months.
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10. The IBM company may offer my sister a job soon. ………………………..
11. Every body should keep food in the refrigerator to keep it fresh.
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12. Lien couldn’t open the door of the classroom. ………………………………..
13. Phong has to return the scientific book to the library.
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14. The government will rebuild the Memorial Monument.
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15. The teacher won’t accept papers written in pencils. …………………………..
16. The athletes might visit some interesting places after Sea- Games.
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18. He has done his home work for hours but he hasn’t finished it yet.
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19. One of my neighbors has stolen my bicycle. ………………………………….
20. My brother will give me a cat for my fifteenth birthday.
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21. My daughter has to finish all her homework before school.
22. They should tidy this room twice a week. ……………………………………
23. I am going to read her latest book. ………………………………………….
24. Scientists have discovered a new planet. ………………………………………
25. They have built this building of bricks and stone and cement.
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26. they will publish the book next year. . …………………………………………
27. A scholar has translated that novel into Vietnamese. . ………………………….
28. They have sharpened the knives and scissors. . ………………………………..
29. Someone should look into the matter. ………………………………………….
30. The police had to break the meeting up . ……………………………………..
32. My wife will write the report for me . ………………………………………..
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I. Put these sentences into the passive voice.
1. Should they help Jane with the sewing?
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2. Must we finish the test before ten?
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3. They use a computer to do that job nowadays.
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4. The bank manager kept me for half an hour.
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5. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago
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6. They were cleaning the floor when I arrived.
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7. The pollution in the city was affecting people’s breathing.
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8. Where did they hold the 1988 Olympic Games?
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9. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
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10. People say that Arthur robbed a bank a long time ago. (2)
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