ACTIVE /PASSIVE

REPHRASING
2. Rewrite the sentences into the active
voice:

1. The world population is thought to

1. Rewrite the sentences into the passive
rise steadily in the next ten years.
voice:
Researchers
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1. Pam has given Terry a new iPad.
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Terry
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2. Sue is getting her hair dyed
2. The plumber repaired our heating
tomorrow.
yesterday.
The hairdresser
We had
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3. We were made to take our shoes off
3. The children are going to draw some
at the door.
animals.
The host
Some animals
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4. People believed that the Prime Minister
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lied about the crisis.
4. A new legal system is being
It
implemented by the Department of
__________________________________________
Justice.
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The Department of Justice
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__________________
5. Paul rejected Mandys wedding
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invitation.
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Mandys
5. The UN yearly report hasnt been
_____________________________________
presented yet.
__________________________________________
The UN
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____________________________________
6. The optician will test my grandfathers
6. The parcel was delivered by Mr
eyes next month.
Postman last Tuesday.
My grandfather
Mr Postman
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_______________________________
__________________________________________
7. No complaints have been made by
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our customers.
7. Does the museum open on Sunday
Our customers
afternoon?
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Is
8. Are the computers fixed by the
__________________________________________
technician every month?
_
Does
8. Every candidate has to attend an
______________________________________
interview.
9. The mystery of the kidnapped child
An interview
cant be solved.
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The police
9. Consumers say that the cost of living
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has shot up lately.
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The cost of living
____
_____________________________
10. Were having our living room
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wallpapered next week.
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The painter
10. How much does your family spend on
_______________________________
Christmas presents?
 KEY
1)
1. Terry has been given a new iPad by Pam.
2. We had our heating repaired yesterday.
3. Some animals are going to be drawn by
the children.
4. People believed that the Prime Minister
lied about the crisis.
5. Mandys wedding invitation was rejected
by Paul.
6. My grandfather will have his eyes tested
next month.
7. Is the museum opened on Sunday
afternoon?
8. An interview has to be attended by every
candidate.
9. The cost of living is said to have shot up
lately.
10. How much is spent spend on Christmas
presents by your family?
11. The history essays havent been handed
in by some students yet.
12. A cheap menu is served by this
restaurant on weekdays.
13. We werent allowed to leave before 2:30
p.m.
14. The cow is being milked by the farmer.
15. Sue was made to clear the table by dad.
2)
1. Researchers that the world
population will rise steadily in the next
ten years.
2. The hairdresser is dying Sues hair
tomorrow.
3. The host made us take our shoes off
at the door.
4. The Department of Justice is
implementing a new legal system.
5. The UN hasnt presented the yearly
report yet.
6. Mr Postman delivered the parcel last
Tuesday.
7. Our customers havent made any/
have made no complaints.
8. Does the technician fix the
computers every month?
9. The police cant solve the mystery of
the kidnapped child.
10. The painter is wallpapering our
living room next week.
11. People dont believe that the new
tax will improve the economic situation.
12. Sarahs boss has promoted her
because of her hard work.
13. The manager will give the sack to
lots of employees as a result of the
companys bankruptcy.
14. Rhiana launched a new record two