1 S : the national anthem
 V : is being sung 
O : Jason this time 
2  S : she 
 V didn't win 
O the prize 
3 S : this church 
V : was built 
4 S : the book 
O : Agatha Chirsetie 
V was written

S: The national anthem

O: is

V: còn lại

The prize wasn't won 

The prize wasn't won by her

The prize wasn't won

Change the passive voice into active voice.

1. A gift was sent to me by my old students

=> My old students sent me a gift

2. You are not allowed by the teacher to cheat in the exam.

=> The teacher doesn't allow you to cheat in the exam

3. My table is being fixed by my father.

=>My father is fixing my table

4. How long has this fax machine been used by Mr. Green?

=> How long has Mr.Green used this fax machine?

5. The singer was not recognized by his fan when he was at the restaurant.

=> The singer's fan didn't recognize him when he was at the restaurant

6. He will be disqualified from the competition by the judges if he uses drugs.

=> The judges will disqualified from the competition if he uses drugs

7. All the unnecessary lights will be turned off to save energy.

=> They will turned all the unnecessary to save energy

8. Jane was prevented from staying up too late by her mother.

=> Jane's mother prevented her from staying up too late

Combine each pair of the following sentences using the words/phrases in brackets.

1. A serious road accident happened There was a traffic chaos yesterday. (CAUSED)

=> A serious road acccident caused a traffic chaos yesterday

2. I had to get the mop. I spilled my juice. (SINCE)

=>  I had to get the mop since I spilled my juice.

3. He walked slowly. He has a bad leg. (BECAUSE OF)

=>He walked slowly because of his bad leg.

4. A peacock will spread his feathers, he will attract a female. (SO)

 => A peacock will spread his feathers so he will attract a female.

5. The cyclone has come. Many thousands of deaths. (RESULTED IN)

=> The cyclone has come, which resulted in many thousands of deaths.

6. Don't eat too much sugar. It creates health problems. (LEAD TO)

Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.

7. The weather was bad. That's why our departure delayed (BECAUSE OF)

=> Our departure delayed because of the bad weather.

8. There was damage to our property because of the fire. (RESULTED IN)

 => The fire resulted in the damage to our property.

9. They haven't reply our invitation so far. I think they are not coming. (SINCE)

=> I think they are not coming since they haven't reply our invitation so far

10. The road condition is poor. There has been several accidents. (CAUSED)

=> The poor road condition has caused several accidents.

Exercise 7: Change the passive voice into active voice.

1. A gift was sent to me by my old students.

My old students sent a gift to me.

2. You are not allowed by the teacher to cheat in the exam.

The teacher doesn't allow you to cheat in the exam.

3. My table is being fixed by my father.

My father is fixing my table.

4. How long has this fax machine been used by Mr. Gr...

How long has Mr. Gr... used this fax machine?

Change the active into the passive

-People drink a great deal of tea in England.

=> A great deal of tea is drunk in England

-Someone has locked this door.

=> This door has been locked

-Look! Helen is carrying a basket of pears.

=> Look! A basket of pears is being carried by Helen

-This team will win the prize by any means.

=> The prize will be won by this team by any means

-When she had taken off her coat, she hung it up.

=> When her coat had been taken off, it was hung up

-The hot sun dried up the pools.

=> The pools were dried up by the hot sun

-You may hand in the answers now.

=> The answers may be handed in now

-By the end of the day the party will have set up the big tent.

=> By the end of the day the big tent will have been set up by the party

-People have laughed at the joke for many years.

=> The joke has been laughed at for many years

-They heard him make an interesting remark.

=> He was heard to have made an interesting remark

Tag Questions:

1.      We often watch TV in the afternoon, _____ ?

2.      You have cleaned my bike, _____ ?

3.      Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, _____?

4.      Peter played handball yesterday, _____?

5.      They are going home from school, _____ ?

6.      He could have bought a new car, _____

7.       John and Max don't like Maths, _____ ?

8.      I'm clever, _____ ?

9.      He's still sleeping, _____ ?

10. You do go to school, _____ ?

11. Let's go for a walk, _____ ?

12. We won't be late, _____ ?

13. Nobody called, _____ ?

14. They will wash the car, _____ ?

15. We must lock the doors, _____ ?

Viết câu trả lời giúp Mai.

Turn these sentences from active to passive. Remember - only include by plus a noun or pronoun if this information is necessary.

1        They hold the prize giving in the hall every year.

2        A storm has brought down all the power cables.

3        Last year the government raised the price of gas.

4        They made all the arrangements for the President's visit.

5        Had he invited her before last weekend?

6        She's renewing her passport next week.

7        The authorities are building blocks of flats all over the town.

8        The police have not investigated the thief yet.

9        The two businessmen signed the contract.

10    They will collect the bottles for recycling.

11    The Mayor is opening the new theatre on Saturday.

12    They were milking the cows when I arrived at the farm.

13    I didn’t write that note.

14    Mrs. Andrews hasn’t signed those papers yet.

15    We oughtn’t to speak about such things in class.

16    People shan’t speak to me as if I were a child.

17    They will not provide pencils at the test, so please bring your own.

18    People don’t pay you a lot of money for this job.

19    Someone will not bury our dog in the garden.

20    The news didn’t surprise me.

21    The noise isn’t disturbing my teacher.

22    Nobody is watching that program.

23    You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 p.m.

24    People don’t park their cars here.

25    They weren’t painting the outside of the ship when the accident happened.

26    You shouldn’t pay your bill when the waiter comes.

27    They don’t clean the machine every time they use it.

28    No one is interviewing Dr. Johnson at the moment.

29    You needn’t keep the flowers in a warm sunny place.

30    They don’t invite that lady to the party.

1.      "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked            

2.      "How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us  

3.      He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
→ He asked             

4.      "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter ________________________

5.      "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend _____________________________

6.      "What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know _________________________________

7.      "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know _________________________________

8.      The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know __________________________

9.      "How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me     

10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked

11. "What's the time?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know _________________________________

12. "When will we meet again?" she asked me.
→ She asked me     

13. "Are you crazy?" she asked him.
→ She asked him    

14. "Where did they live?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know ________________________________

15. "Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
→ He asked her       

Turn these sentences into Reported Speech. Choose from these time phrases where necessary: that morning, the day before, the following week, the following day, that day.

1. “I’m going to London next week”, said Elisa

2. “He speaks very good German”, said the teacher.

3. “I come from Izmir”, said Philip’s wife.

4. “He broke out of prison yesterday”, said the policewoman

5. “I’ve just past my driving test”, said Ursula

6. “They’re building a museum in the main square”, said the guide.

7. “I’ll help Joe as much as I can”, said Mrs Hall.

8. “I work eight hours a day, except when the children are on holiday”, said Michael.

9. “I haven’t seen Bridget for ages”, said Michael.

1. The prize giving is held in the hall every year.

2. All the power cables have been brought down by a storm.

3. The price of gas was raised by the government last year.

4. All the arrangements for the President's visit were made by them.

5. Was she invited before last weekend by him?

6. Her passport is being renewed next week.

7. Blocks of flats are being built all over the town by the authorities.

8. The thief has not been investigated yet by the police.

9. The contract was signed by the two businessmen.

10. The bottles will be collected for recycling by them.

11. The new theatre is being opened on Saturday by the Mayor.

12. The cows were being milked when I arrived at the farm.

13. That note was not written by me.

14. Those papers haven’t been signed yet by Mrs. Andrews.

15. Such things oughtn’t to be spoken about in class.

16. I shan’t be spoken to as if I were a child.

17. Pencils will not be provided at the test, so please bring your own.

18. You aren’t paid a lot of money for this job by people.

19. Our dog will not be buried in the garden by someone.

20. I wasn’t surprised by the news.

21. My teacher isn’t disturbed by the noise.

22. That program isn’t being watched by anybody.

23. This machine mustn’t be used after 5.30 p.m. by you.

24. Cars aren’t parked here by people.

25. The outside of the ship wasn’t being painted when the accident happened.

26. Your bill shouldn’t be paid when the waiter comes.

27. The machine isn’t cleaned every time it is used by them.

28. Dr. Johnson isn’t being interviewed at the moment by anyone.

29. The flowers needn’t be kept in a warm sunny place by you.

30. That lady isn’t invited to the party by them.