Passive Voice
A. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning them as indicated below and make the
necessary transformations.
1. These tennis courts aren’t used often. Not many people ____________________________.
2. A group of students had written a fiction novel. A fiction novel ___________________.
3. A school excursion was being planned. The teachers_______________________________.
4. The students weren’t interrupting the teachers. The teachers _____________________.
5. The old methods and strategies couldn’t be used in that school. She________________.
6. An interesting workshop had been organised in the local job centre. They___________.
7. The football match ought to have been cancelled because of the weather. They
ought_______________________________________________________________________________.
8. They are building a new block of flats down the road. A new block of flats__________.
9. Lots of car accidents are reported each year in our country. The newspapers_______.
10. Someone had already promised me a new watch for my birthday. I_________________.
11. Hooligans should be banned from football matches for a year. The authorities______.
12. They have to give more love and understanding to old retired people. Old retired
people______________________________________________________________________________.
13. I will pay you the number of hours you work. You ________________________________.
14. Our best friends can’t be forgotten. We __________________________________________.
15. TV is going to affect the sales of newspapers. The sales of newspapers_____________.
16. An electrical fault might cause a fire. A fire______________________________________.
17. The boy hasn’t been found anywhere by the police. The police_____________________.
18. I had put my passport in the case. My passport___________________________________.
19. Mike had to do a lot of work. A lot of work ______________________________________.
20. I don’t know where I’ve left my tape recorder. I don’t know where my tape recorder
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
21. Scientists are going to discover something tonight. Something_____________________.
22. Your luggage may be checked at the Customs. The officers________________________.
23. You were left a notice in the office. Somebody____________________________________.
24. A decision was not taken that day. The directors_________________________________.
25. The car wasn’t left in the garage. My father_______________________________________.
26. Nobody knows what will be done with these old buildings. Nobody knows what
they_________________________________________________________________________________.
27. Mr Morris wasn’t expecting her that evening. She_________________________________.
28. I am sure that the address had been written inside. I am sure that she_____________.
29. I didn’t know by whom the work had been done. I didn’t know who_________________.
30. The waiter brought them the bill on a silver plate. They____________________________.
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