WORKSHEET 25
SUBJECT : Passive Form
A) Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:
1.
Someone has already paid the electrician for his work.
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2.
They taught him French and gave him a dictionary.
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3.
When we first met, they had already offered me a job at the bank.
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4.
A man requested the stranger to leave the meeting.
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5.
A young woman asked the rest of us to be there at eight o’clock.
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6.
They had eaten all the dinner before they finished the conversation.
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7.
Who wrote it?
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8.
The author has written a special edition for children.
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9.
Did the idea interest you?
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10.
Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in?
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11.
The burglars had cut a huge hole in the steel door.
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12.
The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.
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13.
When did they ring the church bells?
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14.
Does listening to music disturb you?
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B) Read the following sentences and write another one with the same meaning:
1.
It is believed that the wanted man is living in New York.
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2.
It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.
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3.
It is expected that the government will lose this election.
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4.
It is known that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.
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5.
It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
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6.
It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
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7.
It is claimed that he drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.
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