EXERCISES:
I. Change the following active sentences
into passive forms.
1.
They are building a new ring-road round the city.
ANSWER:
A new ring-road round the city is being built by them.
2.
They have changed the date of the meeting.
ANSWER:
The date of the meeting has been changed by them.
3.
Is Professor Rivers teaching that course this semester?
ANSWER:
Is that course this semester being taught by Professor Rivers?
4.
Waitresses and waiters serve customers.
ANSWER:
Customers are served by waitresses and waiters.
5.
Hundreds of people visit the Washington Monument every
day.
ANSWER:
Washington Monument is visited by hundreds of people every day.
6.
They don’t pay Jim very much.
ANSWER:
Jim didn’t pay very much by them.
7.
These students are learning the passive.
ANSWER:
The passive is being learned by the students.
8.
Somebody has shot the president.
ANSWER:
The president has been shot by somebody.
II. Change this
following passive sentences into active forms
1.
That report is being prepared by Alex.
ANSWER:
Alex is preparing the report.
2.
A new idea has been suggested by Shirley.
ANSWER:
Shirley has suggested a new idea.
3.
Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
ANSWER:
Have you ever bitten by a dog?
4.
Our homework is corrected by our teacher.
ANSWER:
Our teacher corrects our homework.
5.
That proposal is being considered by the members right
now.
ANSWER:
The members are considering that proposal right now.
6.
Two buildings have been constructed by that company.
ANSWER:
That company has constructed two buildings.
7.
The mail is opened by the secretary every morning.
ANSWER:
The secretary opens the mail every morning.
8.
The truck is being loaded by the men now.
ANSWER:
The men are loading the truck now.
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