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Rewrite the sentences in passive voice!.

1. John collects money. -

2. Anna opened the window. -

3. We have done our homework. -

4. I will ask a question. -

5. He can cut out the picture. -

6. The sheep ate a lot. -

7. We do not clean our rooms. -

8. William will not repair the car. -

9. Did Sue draw this circle? -

10. Could you feed the dog? -

Rewrite the sentences in Passive voice.

1. Snow covered the mountains.

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2. The professor is going to show the students an old bone.
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3. They expected us to build the road.
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4. People said that the President is ill.
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5. The lady gave me the keys.

Are the sentences written in Active or Passive voice?

1. He lost his keys yesterday.

Active voice
Active voice
Passive voice
Passive voice 5. French is spoken in Niger.
2. A letter was written.
Active voice
Active voice
Passive voice
Passive voice 6. They often read e-mails.
3. The bus driver was hurt.
Active voice
Active voice
Passive voice
Passive voice 7. A letter was written.
4. They are listening to their music.
Active voice
 Passive voice Active voice
8. The bus driver was hurt.
Passive voice
Active voice 10. Bingo is played in Britain.
Passive voice Active voice
9. They are listening to their music.
Passive voice
Read the text carefully and answer the questions!

Tangkuban Perahu

Dayang Sumbi was exiled in the jungle, because she was unmarried but pregnant. She gave a birth
to a baby boy and named him Sangkuriang .

One day he went hunting with his dog, si Tumang. In the bush he saw a pig, Wayungyang. He
wanted to shoot Wayungyang but si Tumang hindered him. He was angry at it and killed it, and then took its
heart home. When he told that it was si Tumang’s heart, she was very angry and hit Sang Kuriang’s head
with a spoon. And he ran away and left his mother to the east. He did not know himself and forgot his
name. He was about 16 years of age.

After along time Sang Kuriang came back to the jungle where his mother lived. She looked younger
than her age, so Sang Kuriang fell in love with her. “Will you marry me?’’ one day he asked her. But
Dayang Sumbi refused because she recognized that he was her son. He insisted to marry her and Dayang
Sumbi asked two marriage settlements. One, he had to dammed Citarum river, and two, had to make a boat
in one night.

Sang Kuriang almost finished his work but Dayang Sumbi cheated him. He was angry and kicked
the boat. The boat fell upside down on the peak of mountain. It was known Tangkuban Perahu, at the
northern of Bandung, West Java.

1. What is the story about?

a. A wrath son
b. West java’s tales
c. Tumang a Dog husband
d. The legend of Tangkuban Perahu
e. Dayang Sumbi’s rejection to marry Sangkuriang

2. Why did Dayang Sumbi refuse sangkuriang proposal?

a. Because she recognized that he was her son
b. Because sangkuriang was ungly
c. Because sangkuriang was not rich
d. Because she had a husband

3. ” ... And then took its heart home.” (Paragraph 2).

The underlined word refers to…
a. Wayungyang
b. Pig
c. Dayang Sumbi
d. Tumang

4. What moral value can we learn from the story?

a. People must keep their words all the time
b. Do not make a promise to easily
c. Never be reluctant to do good things
d. We should not hate our decendants
e. Just do what we have planned

5. “ if you are male, I will marry you’ (paragraph 2)

the sentence mean that the one who helped Dayang Sumbi became her….
a. Husband
b. Maid
c. Boss
d. Son
e. King
Make correct passive phrases. Mind the tenses in brackets.
1. stories / to tell (Simple Present)

2. volleyball / to play (Simple Past)

3. books / to write (Simple Past)

4. skateboards / to ride (Simple Past)

5. a prize / to win (Simple Past)

11.  John collects money. - Money is collected by John.

12.  Anna opened the window. - The window was opened by Anna.
13.  We have done our homework. - Our homework has been done by us.
14.  I will ask a question. - A question will be asked by me.
15.  He can cut out the picture. - The picture can be cut out by him.
16.  The sheep ate a lot. - A lot was eaten by the sheep.
17.  We do not clean our rooms. - Our rooms are not cleaned by us.
18.  William will not repair the car. - The car will not be repaired by William.
19.  Did Sue draw this circle? - Was this circle drawn by Sue?
20.  Could you feed the dog? - Could the dog be fed by you?

The mountains were covered with snow

The students are going to be shown an old bone

We were expected to build the road.

It was said that the President is ill.

I was given the keys by the lady.

Stories are told

Volleyball was played

Books were written

Skateboards were ridden

A prize was won