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PASSIVE

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE SENTENCES. LEAVE OUT THE ACTIVE SUBJECT IF POSSIBLE

1, To a certain extent, the entertainment industry is dictating popular culture

2, People should avoid the new Broadway play Star Memories

3,In the USA, people have void cinema-going as the most popular weekend hobby

4, People know that the entertainment industry is very competitive

5, People regard Hollywood as the most influential town for film making

6, At the beginning of the 20th century, large film companies contractually restricted famous actors and atresses

7, In relation to the plot of the book, someone had changed the ending of the film

8, Someone told us to sit seats 4a and 4b

Ex.1/ Change the following sentences from active into passive form.

1. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plan.

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2. My father  is taking me to the zoo.

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3. They are holding the meeting at Rex Hotel.

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4. They were repairing the engine of the car.

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5. The boys are breaking the window and taking away some pictures.

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6. People are spending a lot of money on advertising every day.

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7. They were using this room for the classroom.

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8. The teacher is telling a story in the classroom .

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9. Marry is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.

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10. The children were looking at the women with a red hat.

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Exercise7 : Change the following active sentences into passive sentences. 
1.They reported that the flowers were killed by frost. 
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2.They discovered that  this cotton was grown in Egypt. 
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3.They promise that the performance will start on time. 
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4.We believed that Alice would pass the driving test. 
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5.People think that Maradona was the best football player  in the 20th  century. 

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6.  People say that he worked very hard. 
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7. It is said that they work 14 hours a day. 
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8. They think that she is hiding in the forest. 
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9. People believe that he can speak English. 
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Ex.2: Change the following sentences from active into passive form.

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 has finished her report since afternoon .

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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 The decorator is painting her house pink.

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8. A group of students haven’t met their friends at the rail way station.

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9. They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home.

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10. The teacher didn’t correct exercises 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 year.

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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 make tea with hot water.

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Change these active sentences into passive sentences.

1.      The storm destroyed the city last night

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2.      Minh invited Ann to his birthday party.

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3.      She made a mistake in the examination.

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4.      Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

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5.      Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse.

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6.      Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.

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7.      The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.

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8.      Did Mary buy this beautiful dress?

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9.      The German didn’t build this factory during the Second World War.

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10.  The police stopped the car.

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