PASSIVE VOICE,
WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE
1.-The president gave an interesting speech at the European meeting.
2.-Roger paid all the bills at the Palace hotel.
3.-My friends are using their mobile phones during lessons.
4.-The dog followed me for half an hour.
5.-We always support our football team.
6.-The director looked into the complaints from the public.
7.-Some people didn't watch the documentary about employment.
8.-Patrick was telling me about his free time.
9.-Students can't use dictionaries in exams.
10.-You can learn languages in your own country.
11.-The teacher encourages the pupils to pay more attention.
12.-It's so small that I hold it in one hand.
13.-It can transfer information from the internet to your
computer.
14.-You are downloading some files onto my USB Flash.
15.-My parents have bought a lovely house in the country.
16.-The lava has destroyed thousands of homes.
17.- The volcano will affect the Earth's climate.
18.- Miriam is blowing her birthday candles.
19.-The Lord Mayor of the city provided food and shelter for the citizens.
20.-Thomas threw the ball a hundred metres away.
21.-Thousands of people have left the houses in the village.
22.-Mr and Mrs Rush brought their son to Canada.
23.-Policemen are evacuating people after the explosion.
24.-Lorebnzo never saw Isabel in the golf club.
25.-He escaped when they were moving him from one prison to
another.
26.-They are demolishing the entire block of houses.
27.-Has someone taken my wallet?
28.-You need not send this letter to the office.
29.-Chinese people made the first paper.
30.-The Filipino scientist Gregorio Zara invented the
videophone.
31.-The girl should do the project for tomorrow.
32.-I have searched information on the web.
33.-Sheila has rewritten the English exercises today.
34.-My guests ate all the food and drank all wine.
35.-People often leave newspapers on trains and buses.
Answers & Comments
An interesting speech was given by the president at the European meeting.
All the bills were paid by Roger at the Palace hotel.
During lessons, mobile phones are being used by my friends.
I was followed by the dog for half an hour.
Our football team is always supported by us.
The complaints from the public were looked into by the director.
The documentary about employment wasn't watched by some people.
I was being told about his free time by Patrick.
Dictionaries can't be used by students in exams.
Languages can be learned in your own country.
The pupils are encouraged by the teacher to pay more attention.
It can be held in one hand because it's so small.
Information can be transferred from the internet to your computer.
Some files are being downloaded onto my USB Flash.
A lovely house in the country has been bought by my parents.
Thousands of homes have been destroyed by the lava.
The Earth's climate will be affected by the volcano.
The birthday candles are being blown by Miriam.
Food and shelter were provided for the citizens by the Lord Mayor of the city.
The ball was thrown a hundred meters away by Thomas.
The houses in the village have been left by thousands of people.
Their son was brought to Canada by Mr and Mrs Rush.
People are being evacuated after the explosion by policemen.
Isabel was never seen in the golf club by Lorenzo.
He escaped when he was being moved from one prison to another.
The entire block of houses is being demolished.
Has my wallet been taken by someone?
This letter need not be sent to the office by you.
The first paper was made by Chinese people.
The videophone was invented by the Filipino scientist Gregorio Zara.
The project should be done by the girl for tomorrow.
Information has been searched on the web by me.
The English exercises have been rewritten today by Sheila.
All the food and wine were eaten and drank by my guests.
Newspapers are often left on trains and buses by people.