Passive voice a - write these sentences in the passive voice: 1. neil teaches many students in porto. 2. joana bakes cakes every day. 3. my friend repaired my car. 4. many students speak english in my class. 5. the police arrested my best friend. 6. she finished her homework by eight o´clock. 7. nobody repaired this broken table. 8. are they typing the letters? 9. he answered all the questions. 10. they didn’t tell me the truth. 11. they smile at the girl as she walks by 12. they don’t keep the bicycle in the garage. 13. people speak well of your friend. 14. teens think that money is the most important thing in life. 15. they make robots from strong metal. 16. factories use robots because they are reliable. 17. robots will never attack human beings. 18. they had to close that factory because the firm went bankrupt. 19. someone made this dress in spain. 20. they must blow up part of the tunnel. 21. they are solving the problem now. 22. they allowed the students to leave earlier on thursday. 23. the police have questioned the suspect. 24. lots of people use mobile phones. 25. they cut the grass this morning. b – rewrite the sentences in the passive, using the word(s) provided: 1. david sold me a ticket for the concert. (i) 2. they will send him this exam results. (he) 3. someone showed me where the art school is. (i)
A
1 Many students are taught by Neil in Porto.
2 Every day cakes are baked by Joana.
3 My car was repaired by my friend.
4 English is spoken by many students in my class.
5 My best friend was arrested by the police.
6 By eight o'clock her homework was finished (by her).
7 This broken table wasn't repaired by anybody.
8. Are the letters being typed (by them)?
9 All the questions were answered by him.
10 The truth wasn't told to me.
11 The girl is smiled at as she walks by.
12 The bicycle isn't kept in the garage.
13 Your friend is spoken well of.
14 Money is thought by teens to be the most important thing in life.
15 Robots are made from strong metal.
16 Robots are used by factories because they are reliable.
17 Human beings will be never attacked by robots.
18 That factory had to be closed because the firm went bankrupt.
19 This dress was made in Spain.
20 Part of the tunnel must be blown up.
21 The problem is being solved by them now.
22 Students were allowed (by them) to leave earlier on Thursday.
23 The suspect has been questioned by the police.
24 Mobile phones are used by lots of people.
25 The grass was cut (by them) this morning.
B
1 I was sold (by David) a ticket for the concert. ( "by David" желательно опустить)
2 He will be sent the exam results.
3 I was shown where the art school is.