Exercises

1. They sell oysters in the shop next door.

_Oysters are sold in the shop next door.

2. They haven’t delivered the food yet.

The food has not been delivered yet.

3. Shakespeare wrote King Lear.

King Lear was written by Shakespeare.

4. They have to answer the questions on this sheet.

The questions on this sheet have to been answered.

5. Has anybody put the cases upstairs?

Cases were put upstairs.

Have the cases been put upstairs?

6. Someone should take this rubbish away.

This rubbish should be taken away.

7. They’ll ask you a lot of questions.

A lot of question will be asked to you.

8. Someone’s going to send her some flowers.

Some flowers is going to be sent to her by someone.

Some flowers are going to be sent to her by someone.

9. They didn’t pay me much for that job.

That job was not paid to me. I was not paid much for that job.

10. Have they offered him a better job?

Have a better job been offered to him.

Has a better job been offered to him.

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11. They told us a secret.

A secret was told.

A secret was told to us.

12. Would they lend me their car?

Would their car be lent ?

Would their car be lent to me ?

13. People should send their complaints to the head office.

Their complaints should be sent to the head office (by people).

14. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.

The meeting had to be postponed because of ilness.

15. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco.

Next year’s congress are going to be hold in San Francisco.

Next year’s congress is going to be hold in San Francisco.

16. The bill includes service.

Service is included in the bill.

17. People don’t use this road very often.

That road are not used very often.

This road is not used very often.

18. They cancelled all the flights because of fog.

All the flights were cancelled because of fog.

19. Somebody accused me of stealing the money.

I was accused of stealing the money.

20. They are building a new ring-road round the city.

A new ring-road is being built round the city.