I. Turn the following sentences into passive voice:

1. An earthquake has destroyed the whole town.  

The whole town has been destroyed by an earthquake.

2. They punished me for something I didn’t do. 

I was punished for something I didn’t do .

3. I shall send a greeting card to my parents. 

My parents will be sent a greeting card by me .

4. Have you seen the thief run past the shop?

Have the thief been seen to run past the shop ?

5. The manager let the workers go out .

The workers are let 

6. They said that she was the best student in the school.

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7. They haven’t used this room for a long time.

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8. You have to clean the floor before you paint it.

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9. Nobody has used these rooms for ages. 

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10. Tom broke the chair and the teacher punished him severely.

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11. They say that she gets a lot of good marks. 

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12. We should tell everyone about it. 

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13. She would like them to invite her to the party, too. 

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14. He has just sent his parents flowers. 

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15. They are sending him abroad on business.

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16. Don’t speak until someone ask you

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17. They performed his play on the stage last week. 

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18. “I’m so sorry. Fog has held up the trains”. 

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19. People always admire this picture.  

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20. He hurt his leg in an accident.             

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21. No one has ever beaten him at tennis.

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22. Did anyone ask any questions about me?      

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23. You must write the answers on one side of the paper only. 

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24. You oughtn’t to take these books away. 

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25. Students must do their homework before class.

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26. One uses milk for making butter and cheese. 

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27. My mother bought some comics for me last week 

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28. Somebody left the dog in the garden.

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29. We shall discuss the matter tomorrow.

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30. No one feeds the chickens.

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31. Has anyone answered your question?

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32. They are sending him abroad on business.

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33. They built the house of stone and cement.

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34. Has somebody done all the work?

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35. They made this gun in Birmingham.

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36. They made a book of paper.

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37. The others told the new students where to sit.

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38. Somebody has pushed the table into the corner.

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39. Students must do their homework before class.

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40. We saw the boys playing soccer in the garden.

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II. Turn the following sentences into active voice:

1. This school was built 30 years ago.

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2. The result of the contest is going to be announced.

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3. The patients were examined by the doctor.

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4. The books are arranged into sections by the librarian.

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5. My house is often painted white by my uncle.

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6. Her house is being built at the moment.

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7. Nam was said to be a clever student.

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8. Has the work been finished by Tom?

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9. How was the lost man found by the police?

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10. This room may be used for the classroom.

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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

PART V: WRITING

­ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, (using the cues in the brackets):

36. The earthquake destroyed the city of Kobe in Japan in 1995. (Change into passive voice)

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

37. You are unfit because you don’t do enough exercise.(Use the conditional sentence type II)

-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………

38. “Where is the Ben Thanh market?”, said he. (Use reported speech)

-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………

39. I started learning English 7 years ago. (Use the present perfect tense)

-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………

­Combine the two following sentences by using relative pronoun.

40. She is talking to Mr. Dane. His wife is a talent doctor at Bach Mai hospital.

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

PART V: WRITING

­ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, (using the cues in the brackets):

36. The earthquake destroyed the city of Kobe in Japan in 1995. (Change into passive voice)

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

37. You are unfit because you don’t do enough exercise.(Use the conditional sentence type II)

-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………

38. “Where is the Ben Thanh market?”, said he. (Use reported speech)

-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………

39. I started learning English 7 years ago. (Use the present perfect tense)

-> ………………………………………………………………………………………………

­Combine the two following sentences by using relative pronoun.

40. She is talking to Mr. Dane. His wife is a talent doctor at Bach Mai hospital.

-> ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 1. Turn the following sentences into passive voice.

1. The students clean the classrooms every day.

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2.They deliver the letters at 7 o’clock every morning.

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3. They speak English in many countries around the world.

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4.We play volleyball every afternoon.

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5.We plant a lot of flowers in our garden.

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