1. John took the books.
2. They mailed the boxes.
3. My secretary opened the two packages.
4. My teacher corrected our homework.
5. Did the inspector check the machine?
Change into active voice.
1. Has the printer been fixed yet?
2. Will the children be taken home by bus by the teachers?
3. Those trees are going to be cut down. 4. Are the walls being repainted?
5. Have the books been returned to the library by the students?
6. Was dinner being prepared in the kitchen by your children?
7. Is a story going to be told by the grandmother?
8. Was your car repaired by a mechanic?
9. Were those pictures stolen last night?
10. Were your taught French by your mother?
V. Rewrite the following sentences by using relative clauses
21. She opened the cupboard. She kept her best glasses in there.
22. This is the house. General Giap lived here.
23. The flight was canceled. We were going to take it.
24. I saw the lady in the shop. She was Vicki Zhao.
25. The man is a director. His dog is sick.
26. My violin is missing. It was my birthday present.
27. I first learn English from a book. I’ve just reread it.
28. The police officer has just arrested a man. He robbed the bank.
29. These are the shoes. I bought them in HCMC.
Change the following sentences into the Active voice (thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)
1. The garages are cleaned everyday.
2. Mr Johnson is being interviewed at the moment.
3. Fortunately, the machinery wasn't damaged.
4. The outside of the ship was being painted when the accident happened.
5. He has been give a lot of money.
6. Newspapers are sent to Scotland by train.
7. Your shoes are being mended at the moment.
8. All the letter were posted yesterday.
9. My room was being cleaned at this time yesterday.
1: we were usually taken to the zoo by my uncle when we lived in HCM city (USED TO) => 2: He never drink beer now (USED TO) => 3: Rachel's mother paid for the meal . That was very kind of her (WHICH) => 4: Tom pushed Nick into the swimming pool. That seemed to amuse every one .( WHICH) =>
1) Turn the following sentences into the active.
(1) I was made to wash the clothes by my mother.
(2) She has her clothes made by a famous tailor.
Complete the following text by writing ONE suitable preposition in each gap.
Cotton was cultivated in pakistan about 3,000 BC. It was also grown in Central America. Later it was also grown _____ Iraq and Egypt. The Industrial Revolution made cotton uch cheaper. In 1771 Richard Arkwright opened a cotton-spinning mill with a machine called a water frame, which was powered_____ a water mill. Then, in 1779, Samuel Crompton invented a new cotton-spinning machine called a spinning mule. Finally, in 1785 Edmund Cartwright invented a loom that could be powered by a steam engine. In 1794 American Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin. As a result_____ these new inventions cotton production boomed.
In 1884 Count Hilaire de Chardonnet made the first artificial fibre, from plant cellulose. In the following chemists invented new ways of making fibres_____ cellulose and by the 1920s they were common. The name rayon was invented in 1924.
Nylon was first made in 1935 by Wallace Carothers. Nylon stockings went_____ sale in 1940. Terylene was invented by British scientist John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson in 1941. Spandex was invented by Joseph Shivers in 1958. It was first manufactured in 1962
Combine these sentences to make a single one
1, It happened to me that i met my old friend at the university this morning.
2, I have to get up early in the morning and i'm used to it.
3,She had taken his umbrella by mistake .She apolosized to him for it.
4, He insisted that we should invite his mother-in law to the restaurant.
5, She went to the library .She wanted to read books there.
6, She was disturbed by his silly questions .She disliked it.
7, The boys were playing in the garden. The mother watched them.
8, She was playing the piano in the next room .I could hear it.
Reduce the following relative clauses.
1. The man who is standing there is a clown.->....................
2.The envelop which is lies on the table has no stamp on.->..................
3.Benzen, which was discovered by Farady, became the starting point in the manufacture of many dyes, perfumes and explosives.->.....................
4.My grandmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.->........................
5.The students don't know how to do the exercises which were given by the teacher yesterday.->.........................
6.The gentleman who lives next door to me is a well-known musician.->............................
7.I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.->........................
8.The street which leads to the school is very wide.->....................
9.The system which is used here is very successful.->......................
10.Mr Jackson, who teaches my son, is my neighbour.->..........................
I/. CHANGE SENTENCES IMTO ACTIVE VOICE ( ĐỔI CÂU SANG A)
1. these exercises were done well.
2. this dress must be washed in cold water.
3. no mistakes have been made in his composition.
4. his painting will be exhibitied for the time by New Arts gallery.
5. this house was built 100 years ago.
6. these artificial flowers are made of silk.
7. the lessons are being written by the students now.
8. they could not be found anywhere .
9. Is mathematics taught in this school.
II/. CHANGE SENTENCES INTO OPPOSTE VOICE ( ĐỔI CÂU THEO THỂ NGƯỢC LẠI )
1. englsh is spoken all over the world .
2. columbus discovered America in 1492.
3. did Mark Twain write that book ?
4. the house has been built of stone and cement.
5. the flowers are cut in the garden by my sister.
6. somebody is making coffee in the kitchen.
7. the clothing has been washed by Mai.
