b) PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE

1. I hope that someone will give Sally the message.

2. They had to cut down the tree.

3. Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in?

4. The police could capture the thief.

5. No one has eaten the food.

6. People can reserve seats from Monday to Friday.

7. Someone has lost an important document.

8. Thieves are stealing many cars these days.

9. Dalí painted that huge painting over there.

10. The English make Rolls Royce cars.

11. A man was giving warnings on the radio.

12. I have to finish my project by May.

13. The workmen will have finished my house by June.

14. My sister is doing her homework now.

15. Somebody must finish this project.

16. What caused the accident?

17. She might do it next week.

18. They gave my little sister a ticket.

19. One should never press that button.

20. People will show them the new buildings.

21. Someone has already paid the electrician for his work.

22. They promised us higher wages.

23. Somebody will tell you what time the train leaves.

24. She had recommended me a new doctor.

25. They will have asked her a lot of questions.

26. His father is reading him a new chapter of the book.

27. They were studying maths.

28. They asked me to stay with them.

29. They have brought up these children very well.

30. Workmen are building my new house these days.

31. The official will look into your complaint.

32. A young boy is delivering the newspapers this month.

33. No one has ever taught her music.

34. Students must follow teacher instructions.

35. Cigarettes can ruin your life.

36. Nobody must ever tell him the truth about the murder.

37. Someone is playing a guitar near here.

38. You should have written the answers in ink.

39. Did they say anything interesting?

40. You have to finish this work by 7 o'clock.

41. They showed Susan the photographs.

42. I thought someone had told you about the meeting.

43. They are going to build a new hospital.

44. Has anyone ever told you how lucky you are?

45. Someone should have warned me.

46. Marty McFly will drive that car.

47. They will be playing the match from 4 to 5.30.

48. How do people teach science here?

49. Can anyone do anything about global warming?

50. We are practising the passive voice here.

 ANSWER KEY
1. I hope that someone will give Sally the message.

I HOPE THAT THE MESSAGE WILL BE GIVEN TO SALLY

I HOPE THAT SALLY WILL BE GIVEN THE MESSAGE

2. They had to cut down the tree.

THE TREE HAD TO BE CUT DOWN.

3. Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in?

WHY WASN’T THE ROOF MENDED BEFORE IT FELL IN?

4. The police could capture the thief.

THE THIEF COULD BE CAPTURED (BY THE POLICE)

5. No one has eaten the food.

THE FOOD WASN’T EATEN.

6. People can reserve seats from Monday to Friday.

SEATS CAN BE RESERVED FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY.

7. Someone has lost an important document.

AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT HAS BEEN LOST.

8. Thieves are stealing many cars these days.

MANY CARS ARE BEING STOLEN THESE DAYS.

9. Dalí painted that huge painting over there.

THAT HUGE PAINTING OVER THERE WAS PAINTED BY DALÍ.

10. The English make Rolls Royce cars.

ROLLS ROYCE CARS ARE MADE BY THE ENGLISH.

11. A man was giving warnings on the radio.

WARNINGS WERE BEING GIVEN BY A MAN ON THE RADIO

12. I have to finish my project by May.

MY PROJECT HAS TO BE FINISHED BY MAY.

13. The workmen will have finished my house by June.

MY HOUSE WILL HAVE BEEN FINISHED BY JUNE.

14. My sister is doing her homework now.

MY SISTER’S HOMEWORK IS BEING DONE NOW.

15. Somebody must finish this project.

THIS PROJECT MUST BE FINISHED.

16. What caused the accident?

WHAT WAS THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY?

17. She might do it next week.

IT MIGHT BE DONE BY HER NEXT WEEK.

18. They gave my little sister a ticket.

A TICKET WAS GIVEN TO MY LITTLE SISTER.

MY LITTLE SISTER WAS GIVEN A TICKET.

19. One should never press that button.

THAT BUTTON SHOULD NEVER BE PRESSED.

20. People will show them the new buildings.

THE NEW BUILDINGS WILL BE SHOWN TO THEM.

THEY WILL BE SHOWN THE NEW BUILDINGS.

21. Someone has already paid the electrician for his work.

THE ELECTRICIAN HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR HIS WORK.

22. They promised us higher wages.

HIGHER WAGES WERE PROMISED TO US.

WE WERE PROMISED HIGHER WAGES.

23. Somebody will tell you what time the train leaves.

YOU WILL BE TOLD WHAT TIME THE TRAIN LEAVES.

24. She had recommended me a new doctor.

A NEW DOCTOR HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED TO ME BY HER.

I HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED A NEW DOCTOR BY HER.

25. They will have asked her a lot of questions.

A LOT OF QUESTIONS WILL HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HER.

SHE WILL HAVE BEEN ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

26. His father is reading him a new chapter of the book.

A NEW CHAPTER OF THE BOOK IS BEING READ TO HIM BY HIS FATHER.

HE IS BEING READ A NEW CHAPTER OF THE BOOK BY HIS FATHER.

27. They were studying maths.

MATHS WAS BEING STUDIED (BY THEM).

28. They asked me to stay with them.

I WAS ASKED TO STAY WITH THEM.

29. They have brought up these children very well.

THESE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP VERY WELL.

30. Workmen are building my new house these days.

MY NEW HOUSE IS BEING BUILT THESE DAYS.

31. The official will look into your complaint.

YOUR COMPLAINT WILL BE LOOKED INTO (BY THE OFFICIAL).

32. A young boy is delivering the newspapers this month.

THE NEWSPAPERS ARE BEING DELIVERED BY A YOUNG BOY THIS MONTH.

33. No one has ever taught her music.

SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TAUGHT MUSIC.

34. Students must follow teacher instructions.

TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED.

35. Cigarettes can ruin your life.

YOUR LIFE CAN BE RUINED BY CIGARETTES.

36. Nobody must ever tell him the truth about the murder.

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MURDER MUST NEVER BE TOLD TO HIM.

HE MUST NEVER BE TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MURDER.

37. Someone is playing a guitar near here.

A GUITAR IS BEING PLAYED NEAR HERE.

38. You should have written the answers in ink.

THE ANSWERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN INK.

39. Did they say anything interesting?

WAS ANYTHING INTERESTING SAID?

40. You have to finish this work by 7 o'clock.

THIS WORK HAS TO BE FINISHED BY 7 O’CLOCK.

41. They showed Susan the photographs.

THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE SHOWN TO SUSAN.

SUSAN WAS SHOWN THE PHOTOGRAPHS.

42. I thought someone had told you about the meeting.

I THOUGHT YOU HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE MEETING.

43. They are going to build a new hospital.

A NEW HOSPITAL IS GOING TO BE BUILT.

44. Has anyone ever told you how lucky you are?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TOLD HOW LUCKY YOU ARE?

45. Someone should have warned me.

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WARNED.

46. Marty McFly will drive that car.

THAT CAR WILL BE DRIVEN BY MARTY MCFLY.

47. They will be playing the match from 4 to 5.30.

THE MATCH WILL BE PLAYED FROM 4 TO 5.30.

48. How do people teach science here?

HOW IS SCIENCE TAUGHT HERE?

49. Can anyone do anything about global warming?

CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING?

50. We are practising the passive voice here.

THE PASSIVE VOICE IS BEING PRACTISED HERE.