THE PASSIVE VOICE

TURN THESE SENTENCES FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE.

1. We have reserved a table for dinner at the Hilton. 2. They were selling tickets for the concert all morning. 3. Parliament passes laws in England. . The white!fly is destroying melon crops in the "#$. %. Everybody in this city knows him well. &. #he didn't tell anyone abo(t the phone call. ). The school doesn't permit smoking. *. +hristopher ,arlowe wrote those lines- not William #hakespeare. .. /o( don't have to pay this bill (ntil ne0t week. 11. 2o one has ever driven this car before. 11. The "2 has flown e0perts into #omalia to organi3e relief work. 12. $n anonymo(s caller tipped off the police. 13. $cid rain is destroying the forest in 4ermany. 1 . ,any to(rists visit 5angkok's 4rand Palace when they go to Thailand. 1%. The ancient Egyptians (sed papyr(s to write on. 1&. 6 will have finished this report by ne0t Wednesday. 1). They didn't (se this camera to film the wedding.

TURN THESE SENTENCES FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE.

1. $re all the st(dents registered before the school year starts7 2. The opera Carmen was written by 5i3et. 3. Was the car taken to the garage yesterday7 . Was yo(r doctor notified of yo(r illness7 %. 8(r car was stolen d(ring the night. &. When we reached the airport- we fo(nd that o(r flight had been cancelled. ). The e0am res(lts will be p(blished ne0t week. *. $re the hotel rooms cleaned every day7 .. The starving ref(gees are being sent food by the "2. 11. $ baby's bottle m(st be sterili3ed to kill germs. 11. The climber will be b(ried at the foot of ,o(nt Everest. 12. #(gar cane is cr(shed in order to release the s(gary 9(ice. 13. The first television pict(res were prod(ced by :ohn ;ogie 5aird in 1.2&. 1 . The video was first developed in the early 1.*1s.

MODAL PASSIVES (MODAL + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE)

1. They shoul !u"l#sh $h#s "oo%. Th#s "oo% shoul "e !u"l#she .

2. /o( o(ght to inform the police immediately. 3. We m(st pay o(r telephone bill before <riday. . #cientists can't e0plain the death of dolphins off o(r coastline. %. We m(st only invite close friends to o(r party. &. We have to print this book in 6talian too. ). /o( may (se a pencil in this e0am. *. /o( m(stn't feed the animals in the 3oo. .. They might not finish the b(ilding by the end of the year. 11. /o( m(st pay the T= licence by ne0t week. 11. /o( m(stn't (se mobile phones in hospitals. 12. /o( sho(ld open the window. 13. ,y brother might fi0 the tap.

PERFECT MODAL PASSIVES (MODAL + HAVE + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE)

1. He shoul h&'e $y!e $he le$$e(. The le$$e( shoul h&'e "ee) $y!e . 2. #omeone might have prevented the fire. 3. $ mo(se co(ld have eaten all the cheese. . He sho(ld have taken the 9ob b(t he ref(sed it. %. The bank may have loaned them the money. &. #omeone m(st have stolen my bag. ). They can't have repaired the washing machine beca(se it isn't still working. *. /o( sho(ld have handed in yo(r homework a week ago- so yo(r teacher is angry. .. They m(st have cancelled the flight earlier today. Therefore- there is no flight to Paris today. 11. They can't have finished the work beca(se they haven't had eno(gh time. 11. #omeone m(st have left the milk o(t of the fridge overnight. That's why the milk is so(r. 12. The traffic might have delayed the director and he is late for work. 13. 6t was #(san's birthday last week. #he o(ght to have invited her grandmother to her party.

PASSIVES *ITH T*O OB+ECTS

1. The ,o-!&)y o..e(e -e & /oo s&l&(y. A /oo s&l&(y 0&s o..e(e $o -e. I 0&s o..e(e & /oo s&l&(y. 2. The policewoman showed him many photographs of criminals. 3. They have paid her a tho(sand po(nds to do the 9ob. . ,r #impson is teaching (s many e0periments in the laboratory.

%. The teacher told the st(dents a bea(tif(l story. &. They didn't lend (s any money. ). Have they given yo( my present for yo(r birthday7 *. We told her a secret. .. Wo(ld they lend me their car7 11. #omeone's going to send her some flowers. 11. They'll ask him lots of >(estions. 12. The company promised him a bon(s for finishing the pro9ect. 13. Harvard "niversity will offer him a scholarship. 1 . $ ta0i driver gave me a free ride to town. 1%. The ins(rance company paid me the money for my car.

HAVE12ET SOMETHIN2 DONE

1. They3(e /o#)/ $o ,u$ h#s h&#( $o-o((o0. He #s /o#)/ $o h&'e h#s h&#( ,u$. 2. We asked the decorators to paint o(r ho(se white. 3. :ohn's car was repaired at the garage yesterday. . 8(r comp(ter is being fi0ed at the moment. %. The manager will ask his secretary to prepare his doc(ments. &. ,y car is being repaired this afternoon. ). Their ho(se is being decorated this week. *. ,y hair was c(t at the hairdresser's yesterday. .. They are going to develop o(r photographs. 11. $ famo(s artist painted my grandmother's portrait. 11. They installed a new programme on her comp(ter. 12. They will probably p(blish ?ichard's book ne0t year. 13. The @irector asked the n(rses to look after the babies. 1 . 6'll ask an engineer to repair my television. 1%. His leg was broken in a car accident. 1&. ,y car has been stolen. 1). His wrist was broken in a football match.

PASSIVE USIN2 REPORTIN2 VERBS

1. They s&y $h&$ $hese o,u-e)$s "elo)/ $o $he P(#-e M#)#s$e(. I$ #s s&# $h&$ $hese o,u-e)$s "elo)/ $o $he P(#-e M#)#s$e(. These o,u-e)$s &(e s&# $o "elo)/ $o $he P(#-e M#)#s$e(. 2. People believe that a witch lived in that ho(se. 3. Historians think that this town was b(ilt in the 1)th cent(ry. . People say that some ghosts inhabit this palace. %. E0perts e0pect that the government will red(ce ta0es soon. &. @octors know that ,editerranean food is healthy. ). E0perts say that these ho(se dates back to the 12th cent(ry. *. People say that this sword belonged to Aing $rth(r. .. They think that the flowers arrived from Holland. 11. #cientists e0pect that the weather will change soon. 11. E0perts believe that adolescents are the most v(lnerable to cigarette advertising. 12. People say that he's a hard!working man. 13. People think that his father is going to retire ne0t year. 1 . People s(ppose that @aniel eats spiders. 1%. $nthropologists consider that the first h(man beings came from $frica. 1&. The police tho(ght that the prisoner escaped by climbing the wall. 1). They alleged that the man drove thro(gh the town at .1 miles an ho(r.