Passive voice: Rewrite the sentences in the passive / active.

5. Does Mary train all the new staff? …………………………………………………………………………………………

6. When will my car be repaired? …………………………………………………………………………………………

7. She had made all the beds.

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7. She had made all the beds. …………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Is Mark writing a poem? …………………………………………………………………………………………

9. The gardener cuts their grass once a week. …………………………………………………………………………………………

10. They will ask the porter to carry their bags for them. …………………………………………………………………………………………

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Activity 1 Change these sentences into passive voice
1 the floowd happened early this morning in QB province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims.
2 the earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses
3 our government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake
4 when the typhoon happened, they had moved most of people there to safe area
5 the storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends
Activity2 turn these sentences into direct speech from reported speech
1 my friends wanted to know if he would stay there with me some more days
2 I wondered if they were going to build a new school in that area the following year
3 they wanted to discover what made the new land different from other
4 people wondered why the security of the earth would be threatened

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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I. Change the following sentences from active voice into passive voice.
1.They had to cancel the flight because of the bad weather.
2.We must finish the project on time.
3. People can find a cure for cancer in the near future.
4.Someone might steal your bike if you leave it outside.
5. They ought to knock down the old building.
6. They held the 22 nd SEA Games in Viet Nam in 2003.
7. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it.
8. He has done his homework for hours but he hasn’t finished it yet.
9. My parents never make me work hard.
10. The brick – layers have been building a house in the village.
11. One of my neighbors has stolen my bicycle.
12. I have a hairdresser do my hair every day.
13. How often do you take the dog oout for a walk? – Every five hours.
14. My brother will give me a cat for my fifteenth birthday.
15. People rumoured that the King was afraid of his wife.
16. I am going to read her latest book.
17.They should tidy this room twice a week
18. Amazing news! Scientists have dicovered a new planet.
19. She made ten phone calls yesterday.
20.My daughter has to finish all her homework before school.
21. My sister gave me a new pair of jeans on my fifteenth birthday.
22. The workers are building a supermarket on our street.
23. The zoo keepers feed the animals twice a day.
24.They have sold their car to pay their debt.
25. We are going to grow flowers in the front garden.
26. You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 pm
27. My grandmother is knitting a new sweater for me.

28. Did people make jeans two hundred years ago.
29.We don’t use this kind of cloth to make shirts.
30. Vietnamese women continue to wear the unique and fashionable ao dai.
31. The mechanic is repairing Judy’s car.
32. We must do something before it is too late.
33. They make these artificial flowers of sink.
34. Did they feed Lulu last night?
35. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England yeaers ago.
36. They were cleaning the floor when I arrived.
II. Change the following sentences from the passive voice into active voice.
1. The robber were arrested by the police yesterday. ->
2. The match has been cancelled due to the bad weather. ->
3. The flowers need watering. ->
4. The documents will be sent as soon as possible. ->
5. We are often shouted at at work by our boss. ->
6. Two department stores have been built in the neighborhood this year.
7. I was made to wash the clothes by my mother.
8. She has her clothes made by a famous tailor.
9. It was believed that the earth was square.
10. He was rumoured to be mysterious.
11. I was given a new pair of jeans on my fifteenth birthday by my sister.
12. A supermarket on our street is being built on our street by the workers.
13. The animals are fed twice a day by the zoo keepers.
14.Their car has been sold to pay their debt by them.
15. Flowers are going to be grown in the front garden by us.
16. This machine mustn’t be used after 5.30 pm by you.
17. Is knitting a new sweater is being knitted for me by my grandmother.
18. Were jeans made two hundred years ago?
19.This kind of cloth isn’t used to make shirts by us.
20. The unique and fashionable ao dai continue to be worn by Vietnamese women.
22. The information is kept on our computer. (We)
23. As I was walking home, I thought I was being followed. (someone)

Turn the following sentences from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

1.       The students of chemistry made many experiments last week.

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2.       When will you do the work?

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3.       My brother has sent me this interesting book.

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4.       He couldn’t find his key.

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5.       For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.

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6.       The police haven’t found the murderer yet.

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I.Underline and correct the mistake in each of the following passive voice sentences.

1.    A big chunk of his calf was being bitten off by the dog yesterday.

2.    A plan to stop drug trafficking had been draw up.

3.    His confidence will be build up by this.

4.     Are you sure the door have been shut?

5.    I was being woken up by the alarm clock at 5 o’clock.

6.    Batteries must not thrown out in the communal waste.

7.    Unemployment must dealt with by the government.

8.    Many beautiful songs are being sing at this competition.

9.    She are being brought up in a friendly atmosphere.

10.    Too much money are being spent on the army.

1. Change the following sentences from active voice into passive voice. One example has been done for you.

a. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it.

b. He has done his homework for hours but he hasn't finished it yet.

c. The brick-layers have been building a house in the village.

d. My parents never make me work hard.

e. One of my neighbors has stolen my bicycle.

f. They were writing my address do my hair every day.

g. How often do you take the dog out for a walk? Every fine hours.

h. My brother will give me a cat for my fifteenth birthday.

i. People rumoured that the King was afraid of his wife.

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2. Change the following sentences from the passive voice into active voice. One example has been done for you.

a. The flowers need watering.

b. The documents will be sent as soon as possible.

c. We are often shouted at work by our boss.

d. The match has been cancelled due to the bad weather.

e. Two department stores have been built in the neighbourhood this year.

f. I was made to wash the clothes by my mother.

g. She has her clothes made by a famous tailor.

h. It was believed that the earth was square.

i. He was rumoured to be mysterious.

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2/ Turn these sentences into impersonal passive:

1. We knew that Bao Dai was the last Emperor of Viet Nam.

2. People claim that Ma Pi Leng is one of the most dangerous pass in Viet Nam.

3. People think that a garden would be a perfect setting for the house.

4. His parents are expecting that he will improve his Maths.

5. The police have reported that hundreds of houses were destroyed after the typhoon.

3/ Use Suggest + V-ing or Suggest + clause?

1. I / suggest/ travel/ motorbike/ as/ you / can/ see/ lot/ beautiful sceneries/ along/ street/

2. Her teacher/ suggested/ she/ study/ harder/ so/ she/ can/ get into/ high school/

3. Quang/ suggested/ visit/ Royal Citadel / first/

4. His English teacher/ suggest/ he/ write/ new words/ learn by heart/ them/ every day/

5. She / suggest/ use/ Perfume Pagoda/ a/ theme/ presentation.