Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using Passive Voice

1.      People speak English in almost every corner of the world nowadays.

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2.      It’s high time someone told her to stop behaving like a child.

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3.      My mother sent us a lot of moon cakes.

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4.      My teacher gave me an interesting book.

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5.      Ha has to finish the exercises in this book before 9 pm.

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6.      The principal may use this room this year.

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7.      You must clean the wall before you paint it.

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8.      You should pay your bill before you leave the hotel.

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9.      You mustn’t touch this button while the experiment is in progress.

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10.  No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.

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VI. Choose the sentence which is closet in meaning to the sentence above.

He doesn’t open the book.

A. The book doesn’t open. B. The book doesn’t opened.

C. The book is opened by him. D. The book isn’t opened by him.

People speak English in almost every corner of the world.

English is spoken in almost every corner of the world.

English in almost every corner of the world is spoken .

C. English in almost every comer is spoken of the world.

D. English is in almost every corner of the world spoken.

Nothing can change my mind.

My mind can be changed.

My mind can be changed by nothing.

C. My mind can’t be changed by nothing.

D. My mind can’t be changed.

heard her sing this song last night.

N. She was heard sing this song last night.

B. She heard sing this song last night.

C. She was heard to sing this song last night.

D. She was heard singing this song last night.

45. She helps me to do all these difficult exercises.

I am helped to do all these difficult exercises.

I am helped do all these difficult exercises.

C. I am helped all these difficult exercises to do .

D. I am helped doing all these difficult exercises.

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I. Change the following sentences into passive voice.

1. Will buses bring the children home? ->

2. How did the police find the lost man? ->

3. People speak English in almost every corner of the world. ->

4. You can’t make tea with cold water. ->

5. The children are playing football on the playground. ->

II. Combine the following sentences, using “Adj + to V1 / Adj + that + SVO”.

1. I have nothing better to offer you. I’m ashamed->

2. Susan was very happy. She received a lot of birthday presents.->

3. I was worried. You wouldn’t come back.->

4. You are interested in protecting the environment. We are delighted.->

5. Jane has decided to leave the company. I’m sorry.->

1.   People speak English in almost every corner of the world nowadays. 
  English  ...................................................................................................................................   
2.   Huong spends a lot of money on advertising every year. 
  A lot of money  .......................................................................................................................     
3.   John is doing his homework in his room now. 
  John’s homework is   ..............................................................................................................     
4.   Nga is flying the kite on the paddy field at the moment. 
  The kite   .................................................................................................................................     
5.   Mrs. Smith didn’t send that letter yesterday. 
  That letter...............................................................................................................................     
6.   The police arrested a robber in the forest yesterday. 
  A robber  .................................................................................................................................   
7.   You have to finish this work on time.  
  This work  ...............................................................................................................................   
8.   The council will not make an important decision until the next meeting.  
  An important decision ...........................................................................................................   
9.   Somebody was recording our conversations. 
  Our conversations  ..................................................................................................................     
10. They have discovered oil at the North Pole. 
  Oil  ..........................................................................................................................................     
11. Nam’s father has just bought another villa. 
  Another villa  ..........................................................................................................................     
12. They have studied English for three years now.  
  They started   ..........................................................................................................................     
13. My father began to give up smoking last year. 
  My father has  .........................................................................................................................     
14. I last read War and Peace in 2005. 
  I haven’t   ................................................................................................................................    .....   
15. He hasn’t written to me for two months. 
  The last time  ..........................................................................................................................    .....   
16. When did you first know Maryam? 
  How long   ..............................................................................................................................     
17. How long is it since Peter began swimming in the pool? 
  How long has  .........................................................................................................................     18. How long have Emily and Molly known each other? 
  When......................................................................................................................................     
19. I have never eaten this kind of pie before. 
  This is the first time  ...............................................................................................................     
20. This is the first time Jenny visited this village. 
  Jenny hasn’t ……………………………………………………………………………..

Put the following into the passive voice.

1.      They have provided the victims with food and clothing.

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2.      People speak English in almost every corner of the world.

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3.      You mustn’t use this machine after 5:30 p.m.

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4.      Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name.

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5.      After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board.

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6.      You must clean the wall before you paint it.

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7.      They told the new pupil where to sit.

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8.      they told him of the meeting.

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9.      Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.

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10.   No one believes his story.

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11.   A sudden increase in water pressure (viẹc tăng áp lực nước đột ngột) may break the dam (đập).

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12.   We must take good care of books borrowed from the library.

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13.   A man told me about it.

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14.   We can never find him at home.

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15.   They use milk for making butter and cheese.

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16.   Science and Technology have completely(hoàn toàn) changed human life.

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17.   John will visit My Cole at weekend.

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18.   Weeds(cỏ dại) cover (phủ) the river bank (bờ).

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19.   Smoke filled the room.

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Supply the correct verb forms.

1. John hasn't got a job. He (be) unemployed for six months. He (work) for a firm which (have) to close because it (not have) enough orders.
2. One day John's father (buy) a computer for him. He thought it was a good report ment for John's typewriter, which (breakdown). John could use the computer write essays. He (not expect) that John would spend all time playing computer games on ot, which (be) what he did it. John neglected his studies actually failed his tests.
When that happened, John (realize) that he (make) a terrible mistake. No (play) computer games only in his free time. Recently he (top) his classmates the mid-year examination.
3. Short after the war, my brother and I (invite) (spend) a few days holiday with uncle who (just/return) from abroad. He (rent) a cottage in the country thought he rarely (spend) much ttime there.
We (understand) the reason for this after our arrival. The cottage (have) no comfortable furniture in it, many of the windows (break) and the roof (leak), making the whole house damp.
4. Today there (be) more than 3000 different (speak) languages in the world. English (be) the most widely spoken language, over 350 million people (speak) it but more people speak Chinese are found in China but English (speak) by people (find) in almost every corner of the world.