TOPIC 5: PASSIVE VOICE Change these following sentences into Passive voice Somebody has taken my briefcase ………………………………………………………………………………………………… The teacher didn’t return our written work to us ………………………………………………………………………………………………… She had finished her report by soon ………………………………………………………………………………………………… The mad dog bit the little boy ………………………………………………………………………………………………… The police have arrested five suspects ………………………………………………………………………………………………… We can never find him at home for he is always on the move ………………………………………………………………………………………………… They use milk for making butter and cheese ………………………………………………………………………………………………… A group of students have met their friends at the rail way station ………………………………………………………………………………………………… They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 Marry has operated Tom since 10 o’clock ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 This is the second time they have written to us about this ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Mr Smith hasn’t taught us French since last month ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 They didn’t look after the children properly ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Nobody swept this street last week ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 People drink a great deal of tea in England ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 We must take good care of books borrowed from the library ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 Tom was writing two poems ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19 She often takes her dog for a walk ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 They can’t make tea with cold water ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21 The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plan ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 Somebody has taken some of my book away ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 They will hold the meeting before the May Day ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 They don’t have to repair the engine of the car ………………………………………………………………………………………………… NMG Page TOPIC 5: PASSIVE VOICE 25 The boys broke the window and took away some pictures ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27 They may use this room for the classroom ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28 The teacher is not going to tell a story ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 Marry is cutting the cake with a sharp knife ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30 The children looked at the women with a red hat ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 She used to pull my hat over my eyes ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 32 For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 33 A pair of Robins has built a nest in the porch since last week ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 34 The police haven’t found the murderer yet ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 35 They sold one of her paintings at $1,000 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 36 I will put your gloves back in the drawer ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37 People speak English in almost every corner of the world ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 You mustn’t use the machine after 5.30 p.m ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 39 Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 41 You must clean the wall before you paint it ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 42 They told the new pupil where to sit ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 43 I knew that they had told him of the meeting ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 44 Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 45 No one believes this story ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 46 Do they teach English here? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 47 Will you invite her to your wedding party? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 48 Did the teacher give some exercise? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 49 Is she going to write a poem? NMG Page TOPIC 5: PASSIVE VOICE ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50 Have they changed the window of the laboratory? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 51 Was she making big cake for the party at yesterday? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 52 Has Tom finished the work? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 53 Are the police making inquires about the thief? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 54 Must we finish the test before ten? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 55 Will buses bring the children home? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 56 When will you the work? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 57 How many days did she spend finishing the work? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 58 How you spend this amount of money? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 59 What books are people reading this year? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 60 How did the police find the lost man? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 61 Who looked after the children for you? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 62 How long have they waited for the doctor? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 63 What time can the boys hand in their paper? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 64 Why didn’t they help him? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 65 Who are they keeping in the kitchen? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 66 They say that he is the best architect in this city 67 She reported that the flowers were killed by frost 68 Some people say that the director is taking a business trip to England 69 He discovered that this cotton was grown in Egypt NMG Page TOPIC 5: PASSIVE VOICE 70 They expect that the performance will start on time 71 He said that he had stayed at the city center years ago 72 We believed that Alice would pass the driving test 73 The director says that they are working extra hard these days 74 They say that they have gone to Japan three times 75 People think that Maradona was the best football player in the 20th century 76 They think that the job is not suitable for a girl like her 77 Nobody informed the police that there had been a mistake 78 People say that he always drinks a lot of wine 79 Villagers think that he broke into her house 80 They think that she is living in London NMG Page