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EXTRA PRACTICE UNIT N°5

A. Turn the following sentences into the passive voice. Use -by only when necessary:

1. She can make dinner now.

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2. The children bought a new ball yesterday.
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3. Teenagers shouldn´t carry much money.
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4. The scientist has discovered new drugs lately.
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5. The maid cleans the rooms three times a week.
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6. Is Kate cooking lunch right now?
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7. Has Tom signed all the documents?.
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8. The baby was sleeping when I got home.
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9. We won´t write an essay today.
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10. People don’t take those pills for years.
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B. Complete the text with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.

“Jack the Ripper” is the name which ______________ (give) to an unidentified serial killer who was active in
the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name
_______________ (originate) in a letter which ______________ (write) by someone claiming to be the
murderer. The letter ____________ (believe) to be a hoax and may ___________ (write) by a journalist in an
attempt to heighten interest in the story. The “Ripper” __________ (attack) female prostitutes from the slums
whose throats ___________ (cut) prior to abdominal mutilations. Rumours that the murders _____________
(connect) intensified in September and October 1888 and letters from people purporting to be the murderer
_____________ (receive) by media outlets and Scotland Yard. There are now over one hundred theories about
the Ripper’s identity and the murders ______________ (inspire) multiple works of fiction.

John Lennon was born on the 9th October 1940. He _____ (be) an English musician and singer-songwriter who
__________ (rise) to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney
he __________ (form) one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20 th century. John Lennon
was born and raised in Liverpool and he ___________ (become) involved as a teenager in the Skiffle Craze; his
first band. The group “The Beatles” _____________ (create) in 1960. Towards the end of the decade Lennon
____________ (embark) on a solo career and then in 1975 ______________ disengage) himself from the music
business to devote time to his family, but _____________ (come) back in 1980 with a new album. He
_______________ (murder) three weeks after its release.
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C- Put the following sentences with Modals into passive voice. (Modals)
1- I can answer the question. - _____________________________________________
2- She would carry the box. -_______________________________________________
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3- You should open the window. - __________________________________________

4- We might play cards. -_________________________________________________
5- You ought to wash the car. -____________________________________________
6- He must fill in the form. -______________________________________________
7- They need not buy bread. -_____________________________________________
8- He could not read the sentence. -_________________________________________
9- Will the teacher test our English? -_______________________________________
10- Could Jenny lock the door? -____________________________________________
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1- Did they catch the thief?
2- Will The King inaugurate the new bridge?
3- Do they make cars in Korea?
4- Do the hounds kill the fox?
5- Did the bull kill the matador?
6- Have the police found the body?
7- Why has the government banned the film?
8- When did they hijack the plane?

D. Decide whether the sentences are written in Active or Passive.

1. He usually buys the tickets.
2. We booked the flights.
3. The bottle was opened easily.
4. She cleans my shoes.
5. The burglars were arrested.
6. He wrote the note.
7. The car was washed.
8. The key was found by Tom.
9. He sold his coin collection.

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E. HAVE SOMETHING DONE: Use the words to write sentences with have + object + past participle
in the correct tense.

1- We usually______________________________ (the bedrooms / redecorate) every two years.

2- Sarah isn't making her own wedding dress, she__________________ (it / make) by a designer in Italy.

3-___________________________ (you / ever/ anything / steal) from your house?

4- He didn't fix his car himself, he___________________________ (it / fix) at the garage

5- Your hair is too long. You need__________________________ (it / cut).

6- I'm going to do my food shopping online and I______________________(the food / deliver) to my house.

7- If you can't see properly, you should___________________________ (your eyes / test).

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8- Are they going to paint the kitchen themselves, or__________________________ (it / paint)?

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F- Verbs with two objects. Rewrite these sentences starting with the words given

1- Daily newspapers to him every day (to give).

2- PowerPoints about the revolution of fashion to students (to show).

3- A book to Jessica (to lend).

4- A letter to the editor (to send).

5- A bath robe to Jake (to offer).

6- They offered him a good seat ⇒ He________________________________________.

2They offered him a good seat ⇒ A good seat__________________________________.
3They told me the truth. ⇒ I___________________________________________.
4They told me the truth. ⇒ The truth____________________________________.
5We will give a copy to our clients. ⇒ A copy__________________________________.
6We will give a copy to our clients. ⇒ Our clients_______________________________.
7He promised us a better salary. ⇒ We______________________________________.
8He promised us a better salary. ⇒ A better salary_____________________________.
9The police showed two photos to the suspect. ⇒ Two potos______________________________.
10The police showed two photos to the suspect. ⇒ The suspect_____________________________