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PASSIVE VOICE
I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets
1. You (notify) ………………by my secretary next week.
2. Last night I ( not, remember ) ………………….to lock my front door.
3. At the present time, the oldest in the town (restore) ……………..by the Historical Society.
4. At one time, the entire world (rule) …………………….by dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs (walk)
………………on their hind legs and (stand) ……………….as tall as palm trees.
5. Disneyland , a world famous amusement park in Southern (visit) …………………by more
than ten million people every year.
6. Most insects (live)…….……………...for less than a year. The common housefly (live)
……….……………..from 19 to 30 days.
7. I got into a taxi quickly because I (follow) ………………………….by two strange men. As
soon as I got into the taxi, I (feel ) …………………a little safer.
8. When Alex was ten only, his father (die) ……………………..
9. Mark ( influence) ………………………..a lot by his friends.
10. The exam papers are scored by machine. The students (tell) ……………………their results
next week.

II. Change the active sentences to passive

1. People grow rice in India .
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2. They are fixing my car today.
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3. They speak French in Quebec .
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4. Did Thomas Edison invent the telephone?
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5. How do people make candles?
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6. People should save pandas from extinction.
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7. People must obey all traffic laws.
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8. They can pick tomatoes before they are completely ripe.
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9. Someone should have supplied the hotel guests with clean towels.
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10. Peter has hurt Bob’s feeling.
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11. Someone has offered Mike opportunity to study abroad.
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12. People don’t pay babysisters a lot of money.
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13. Someone handed me a telegram when I answer the door.

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14. She has to finish this work today.
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15. They have reported the accident to the police.
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III. Change the sentences into the passive

1. People say that Mr. Henry is 108 years old.
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2. People believed that she ate ten eggs a day.
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3. They reported that two people were killed in the explosion.
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4. They said that he stole 60 dollars.
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IV. Rewrite another sentence with the same meaning, beginning with the given words
1. It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.
→Many people are said .................................................. .................................................. ............
2. It is known that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.
→The Prime Minister .................................................. .................................................. ..............
3. It is expected that the government will lose the election.
→The government .................................................. .................................................. .....................
4. It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
→The prisoner .................................................. .................................................. ............................
5. It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
→The thieves .................................................. .................................................. ..............................
6. It is alleged that he drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.
→He .................................................. .................................................. ............................................
7. It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident.
→Two people .................................................. .................................................. ..............................
8. It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion.
→Three men .................................................. .................................................. ...............................

V. Complete the sentences with the correct form ( Present or Past Participle) of the italicized
word.
1. The book interests me. It is an ………………………..book. I am
…………………………………..in it.
2. The trip tired everybody. Everyone was …………………………The trip was
………………………..
3. Ann boiled an egg. She took the egg out of the………………....water. She had a
…………………egg for breakfast.
4. The news upset us. We were ………………..The news was ……………………
5. Their behavior shocked us. It was………………..behavior. We were………………………….

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VI. Choose the best answer

1. Ms. Laura ……………………at the Asia Company.
a. is employing b. employed c. employing d. is employed
2. I still can’t believe it! My bicycle …………….last night.
a. was stolen b. was stealing c. stolen d. steal
3. Something funny ……………….in class yesterday.
a. happened b. was happened c. happens d. is happened
4. The child’s arm was swollen because he ………………...by a bee.
a. stung b. had stung c. had been stung d. has been stung
5. Today many serious childhood diseases ……………...by early immunization.
a. are preventing b. can prevent c. prevent d. can be prevented
6. I ………………with you on that subject.
a. am agreed b. am agreeing c. agreeing d. agree
7. When …………………….? - In 1928.
a. did penicillin discover b. penicillin was discovered
c. did penicillin discovered d. was penicillin discovered
8. Vitamin C …………………..by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.
a. absorbs easily b. is easily absorbing c. is easily absorbed d. absorbed easily
9. When can I have my car back? I think it’ll …………………...late this arternoon.
a. finish b. be finished c. have finished d. be finish
10. The rescuers………………….for their bravery and fortitude in locating the lost mountain
climbers.
a. were praised b. praised c. were praising d. praising
11. The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long. It…………………..by Thelma
Rivers.
a. was catching b. caught c. was caught d. catch
12. Are we about to have dinner? Yes, it ……………...in the dining room.
a. is serving b .serves c. is being served d. served
13. Where are Jack and Jan? They ……………..the boxes you asked for into the house.
a. have been bringing b. bringing c. have been brought d. to bring
14. Where’s the old chicken coop? - It ………………..by the windstorm last year.
a. destroy b. is destroyed c. was destroyed d. destroyed
15. We’re still looking for Thomas. Hasn’t he………………………yet?
a. been found b. to find c.found d. being found
16. Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer. She ……………..since she was four.
a. has been dancing b. has been danced c. is dancing d. was danced
17. What a beautiful dress you’re wearing!
- Thank you. It ……….especially for me by a French tailor.
a. is made b. has made c. made d. was made
18. Gold …………………..in California in the nineteenth century.
a. was discovered b. has been discovered c. was discover d. they discover
19. All planes………………...before departure.
a. will check b. will has checked c. will be checked d. will been checked
20. Where did you get these old dresses? We ………………...them in the old trunk.
a. were found b. finding c. found d. have been found

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21. I wanted ……………by the head of the company, but it was impossible.
a. to see b. to be seen c. seeing d. being to seen
22. Those eggs of different colours are very artistic. Yes, they ……………...in Russia .
a. were painted b. were paint c. were painting d. painted
23. I heard you decided to take up tennis.Yes, I have …………….every day.
a. been played b. been playing c. playing d. play
24. What happened to the old maild carrier? He ……………...to the neighborhood to work.
a. has sent b. was sent c. was sent d. sent