Change active to passive, paying close attention to special structures.
Take off your coat.
....She told me to let my coat be taken off.......
HOW TO CHANGE FROM ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVE VOICE
Fill in the blanks and draw the arrows
Active voice: S + V + __________
Passive voice: S + ____+____ + (By_____)
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Put the following sentences into the passive voice
10. Some special sentences
66. It is dangerous for us to take the short cut.
67. You need to have your hair cut.
68. You must see it to believe it.
69. He wants someone to take some photographs
70. We enjoy writing letters.
EXERCISE ON SPECIAL PASSIVE
1. She used to pull my hat over my eyes .
2. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.
3. The police haven't found the murderer yet.
4. They sold one of her own paitings at $1000.
5. I will put your gloves back in your drawer.
6. Have you seen Philip lately ?
7. When did you receive my letter ?
8. Mr . Speed is dictating 3 letters to Ann.
9. When I came back home , my mother was preparing lunch.
10. The house was dirty because we hadn't cleaned it for weeks.
11. My parents encouraged me to apply for this job.
12. Ercopean countries decided to put a high tax on petrol.
13. They were carrying the injured player off the field.
14. You should pay more attention to your study.
15. Did anyone take English books away?
Change active to passive
a) They have made him work like a slave.
b) They took him for a frenchman
c)can on trust such people?
I. Change the sentences into reported speech.
1. Tom said : " Have you ever seen this film before?"
2. He said to me : "Why are you so hungry yesterday ?"
3. My father said to me : " Did you help your mother with the housework ?''
4. Nguyen said to me : " Where are you going for your summer holiday ?''
5. She said to me : " Have you finished your work yet ? "
6. Hong said, " Is your new baby a boy or a girl, Mrs Huong?"
7. Nguyen said, " How long does it take to get to Ha Noi, Nga ?"
8. Tom said, '' May I borrow your car, Lan?"
II. Change the following sentences from passive voice to active voice.
1. The book was taken by Lan.
2. The cakes have been eaten by the boys.
3. All the questions on the paper must be answered.
4. This letter need not to be typed.
5. The room hasn't been used.
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Change the Active to the Passive Voice (Present Tense Verbs Only)
1) That man bears arms
2) Gail and Sue sew clothes
3) My uncle takes the last slide of cake
4) The women weave the baskets
5) Children play games
6) The lawnmower mows grass
7) He lies on the floor
8) They know the litter girl
9) You forget your schoolwork
10) The two men deal the cards
EX1: Change the active in the the passive.
1. Bill will invite Ann to the party.
2. I didn't write that letter.
3. Hundreds of people visit the White House everyday.
4. Everyone doesn't know this fact very well.
5. Do you wash the dishes everyday ?
EX2: Change the active into the passive.
1. Shakespeare wrote that play.
2. Does Jackson give that lecture.
3. They will send you the money at the end of the month.
4. People speak Spanish in many coutries.
5. The children often read stories in the evening.
EX3: Change the active into the passive.
1. Alice didn't make that cake.
2. They buy newspapers everywhere in the city.
3. That company will publish a textbook next year.
4. She delivers milk at about six o'clock.
5. Somebody cleans the room everyday.
EX4: Change the active into the passive.
1. A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview.
2. They will probably send him back to Britain.
3. Now people find this kind of brid in only a few remote places in Scotland.
4. They grow rice in the north.
5. We don't raise cows on our farm.
EX5: Change the active into the passive.
1. People used oil-lamps years ago.
2. The boys will meet him tomorrow in the restaurant.
3. The old woman feeds fowls twice a day.
4. Does he often clean the windows ?
5. She doesn't grow any trees in her garden.
EX6: Change the active into the passive.
1. The company will give him some money when he retires.
2. They took it back to the zoo.
3. Someone picks the fruits everyday.
4. Does the girl do the housework ?
5. They don't drive out the cattle to the field in the winter.
EX7: Change the active into the passive.
1. The club bought him 2 years ago for a fee of $20 000.
2. I'll meet her at the airport.
3. Japan makes a lot of cars.
4. They don't keep cows over there.
5. Does machine do most of the farm work ?
