de activites pedag
to the active voice
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PASSIVE VERB Oning
Change the verb to the active voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to keep the
tame tense. In some cases, it will be necessary to supply a subject (see the
second example)
1 The books were taken by John. John took the books.
2 The boxes were mailed today.
He mailed the boxes today.
3 The two packages were opened by my secretary.
4 Our homework is corrected by our teacher,
5 Two buildings have been constructed by that company.
6 That room wasn't cleaned carefully yesterday.
7 The truck is being loaded by the mea now.
Change the verb
8 Was that machine checked by the inspector?
9 Will that report be written by the same committee?
10 Has the news been announced by the president yet?
11 The mail is delivered to this office twice a day.
12 All of us were surprised by his frank attitude.
13 Was the repair work done by that mechanic?
14 He wasn't very much respected by the employees
15 Are many courses in English given during the summer?
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USING PASSIVE VRLO
Change the verb to the passive voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to keep
the same tense.
1 He signed the letter, The letter was signed by him.
2 The secretary opens the mail every morning.
3 The committee is considering that proposal right now.
4 The army will complete that project next year.
5 His boss has transferred him to another department.
6 Will the company distribute the announcements ?
7 An artist wrote that interesting article about Paris.
8 Today a large number of people speak English. Change the verb
9 Didn', they return those books to the library?
to the passive voi
10 The government has not changed that regulation yet.
11 Someone stole all her valuable jewelry last night.
12 Miss Peters wrote all of the reports for Mr. Johnson
13 Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami.
14 Did the court divide the money among the children?
15 Many scholars have translated that famous Greek epic.
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