Exercise 1
Practice in using the Passive Voice. Change the following statements into their passive equivalents.
Example 1. They know Tokyo is a huge city.
It is known that Tokyo is a huge city.
1. They believe doctors are always ready to help people who are ill. 2. Everyone expects the new discovery will bring positive results. 3. People say that New York was discovered by an Italian navigators. 4. They say
that according to Russian tradition honored guests are welcomed with bread and salt.
Example 2. They offered me a cup of tea.
I was offered a cup of tea. A cup of tea was offered to me.
1. They gave me a form to fill in. 2. They granted me a visa. 3. We’ll offer him by all means. 4. He has just told us a very amusing story.
My family filled out a questionnaire.
The purpose of the questionnaire is to find who leads the healthiest
lifestyle in my family. Based on the results of the questionnaire,
my father is healthier than the rest of us. His score is 7 out of
out of 8, because sometimes you don't get enough sleep because of work.
He has to stay late to work. However, my father is a Judo practitioner,
runs three times a week and does exercises every morning.
My mom has 6 points. She's not doing any exercise.
she has no time. She also likes sweets, so she eats a lot
Sahara. My brother and I have 5 points each. We don't always drink
2 liters of water. My mom advises drinking plenty of water
in the afternoon and a glass of warm water in the morning for 30 minutes
earlier before breakfast. We often forget to take a deep breath.
We can take a deep breath whenever possible, such as
when we are doing homework or watching TV.
After filling out the form, our
the family decided to take up a healthy lifestyle like a deep breath, getting
get enough sleep, drink plenty of water and give up sweets
to improve our lifestyle. Our health depends on our lifestyle.
1. May I ask you to take off your hat?
2.She asked me if she might turn on the light.
3.I am afraid it may not stop raining by the morning.
4.Don’t scold her: the task may have
been too difficult for her, that’s why she
made rather many mistakes.
5.If they don’t miss the train, they may
arrive on time.
6.Why isn’t he here yet? What has
happened? - Oh, he may have missed the
train.
7.He may have done very hard work. That's why he looks so tired now.
8.Don’t throw out the rest of the birthday
cake. He might want it for dessert.
9.It’s raining cats and dogs. May I borrow
your umbrella, please?
10.Do you. know where I left the car keys?
- You might have left them in the garage.
11.They don’t know where the money has
gone. It might have been stolen.