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Put the following sentences
into the Passive Voice. Mention the agent only when necessary. |
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Did the headmaster
set the questions ?
Were the questions set by the headmaster ? |
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A tourist guide showed us round the picturesque countryside. |
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A lorry ran over the dog. |
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Someone switched off the lights. |
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The author will write the book at the end of the year. |
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Did someone find a solution to the problem ? |
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The police gave the informer fifty dollars' reward. |
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The blind man has made the chair very well. |
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Un unseen hand closed the window. |
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Beethoven composed this lovely piece
of music. |
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What have people done about this ? |
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What were the men loading on to the
lorry ? |
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They still deny women the right to
vote in some countries. |
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A good friend told me the news this
morning. |
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Did the uproar frighten you ? |
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A gigantic wave overturned the frail boat. |
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They shan't treat me as if I were a child ! |
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William Blake wrote many outstanding poems. |
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Somebody has locked the chest, and I can't open it ( two
passives ) |
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Didn't they tell you to be here by three o'clock ? |
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Lightning knocked a tree down last night. |
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They tell me that somebody stole your pen. ( two passives ) |
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The judge gave the thief a fair trial and sent him to prison for
two years. ( two passives ) |
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Her misery affected me deeply. |
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Someone promised me a watch if I obtained good results in the
examination. |
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I've used this pen only once since the day that I had it
repaired. ( two passives ) |
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Answers |
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We were shown round the picturesque
countryside by a tourist guide. |
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The dog was run over by a lorry. |
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the lights were switched off. |
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The book will be written by the
author at the end of the year. |
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Was a solution to the problem found
? |
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The informer was given fifty
dollars' reward by the police. |
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The chair has been made very well by
the blind man. |
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The window was closed by an unseen
hand. |
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This lovely piece of music was
composed by Beethoven. |
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What has been done about this ? |
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What was being loaded on to the
lorry ? |
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In some countries women are still
denied the right to vote. |
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I was told the news this morning by
a good friend. |
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Were you frightened by the uproar ? |
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The frail boat was overturned by a
gigantic wave. |
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I won't be treated as if I were a
child ! |
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Many outstanding poems were written
by William Blake. |
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The chest has been locked, and it
can't be opened. |
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Weren't you told to be here by three
o'clock ? |
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A tree was knocked down by lightning
last night. |
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I am told that your pen was stolen. |
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The thief was given a fair trial by
the judge and was sent to prison for two years. |
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I was deeply affected by her misery. |
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I was promised a watch if I obtained
good results in the examination. |
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This pen has been used only once
since the day that it was repaired. |
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