I. Change the following sentences from active voice to passive voice.
1. Someone has broken the window.
2. Have the students finished the exercises ?
3. The mail carrier will deliver the letter.
4. Someone took the bicycle away.
5. A thief stole all his furniture in his house.
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
76. If the storm hits the area, it will cause a lot of damage. (using the passive voice)
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77. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people. (using the passive
voice)
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78. Did the storm destroy the whole village? (using the passive voice)
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79. So far, rescue workers have freed ten people trapped in collapsed buildings. (using the
passive voice)
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80. They are going to organise a garden party to raise money for the victims of the flood.
(using the passive voice)
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III. Complete using the Active or the Passive Voice of the verbs in brackets. 16.Yesterday, Kelly ...................................... (think) that she ........................................ (follow), so she ............................................ (go) to the nearest police station. 17.We ............................................ (stay) with my parents because our house ............................................ (renovate) at the moment. 18.Two new schools ............................................ (build) in our area because of the growth in population. Building ............................................ (start) next month. 19.The tables ............................................ (clean) by the waiters when a group of tourists ............................................ (arrive). 20. More chocolate bars ...................................... (consume) this year than in any other year. 21. My car ............................................ (repair) by the mechanic yesterday but unfortunately I ............................................ (crash) it into a tree this morning. IV. Rewrite the first sentence as a news report using present simple + passive + infinitive. 0. Lots of people believe the criminal is living abroad. The criminal ...is believed to be living abroad... 22. Economists suppose that inflation will fall next year. Inflation .................................................................. next year. 23. Everyone expects that Arsenal will win the League. Arsenal .................................................................. the League. 24. People think the Government is planning a new airport. The Government .................................................................. a new airport. 25. They say he is making a new movie about the Civil War. He .................................................................. a new movie about the Civil War. 26. Journalists report that the Finance Minister disagrees with the President. The Finance Minister .................................................................. with the President.
Dựa vào bảng active voice and pasive voice đã học, đặt câu cho từng cấu trúc một, với S, O and V cố định như sau: Nam, apples from the trees, pick, adverb of time tự thêm vào cho phù hợp.
Change into passive voice
The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.
Put the following sentences into the opposite voice (active or passive)
1. The medals were presented by Nelson Mandela
2. You shouldn't expect your friends to help you