Rewrite these
sentences using the Passive Voice.
Example
My parents let me
stay
up late yesterday. ð I was let to stay up late yesterday.
1. The garage services
my car every six months. My car…
2. We buried our
father at
sea. Our father…
3. They will change the
broken window pane for free. The window pane …
4. The mechanics are
repairing your
car. Your car…
5. They making us
leave
our coats in the cloakroom. We…
6. When we arrived they
were discussing the new prices. The new prices
7. The management have
offered the workers a pay rise. A pay rise …
8. They say they will
have faxed their
reply by
the weekend. Their reply…
9. I can see that nobody
has cleaned the bathroom for weeks. The bathroom
10. The manager hadn't
informed me
of
his decision before it was too late. I…
Answers & Comments
2. We buried our father at sea. Our father was buried at sea.
3. They will change the broken window pane for free. The window pane will be changed for free.
4. The mechanics are repairing your car. Your car is being repaired (by the mechanics).
5. They making us leave our coats in the cloakroom. Здесь пропущено слово. Если пропущено They are, то перефразированное предложение выглядит так We are being made to leave our cots in the clockroom. Если пропущено They were, тогда We were being made to leave our cots in the clockroom
6. When we arrived they were discussing the new prices. The new prices were being discussed when we arrived.
7. The management have offered the workers a pay rise. A pay rise has been offered to the workers.
8. They say they will have faxed their reply by the weekend. Their reply will have been faxed by the weekend.
9. I can see that nobody has cleaned the bathroom for weeks. The bathroom hasn't been cleaned for weeks.
10. The manager hadn't informed me of his decision before it was too late. I wasn't informed of the manager's decision before it was too late.