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Passive Voice Exercises and Corrections

The document provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. It includes exercises where the reader must rewrite sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa. It also contains sentences with errors that must be corrected. The exercises are meant to practice forming the passive voice and identifying mistakes in voice.

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Passive Voice Exercises and Corrections

The document provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. It includes exercises where the reader must rewrite sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa. It also contains sentences with errors that must be corrected. The exercises are meant to practice forming the passive voice and identifying mistakes in voice.

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Elena Leo
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ACTIVE TO PASSIVE

1. Write the verbs in the correct passive form: 2. Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice. Use
the agent only if necessary:
1. Letters to voters at election time
(send/ pr. simple) 1. My mother didnt buy the pencils I needed.
2. The housework (do/ pr. perf)
3. This car here (can/not/ park/ pr. 2. Some students have written really nice essays.
simple)
4. Lots of workers redundant 3. The Congress has passed a new law on education.
last year (make/ past simple)
5. dinner ready by 9:30? (be/ 4. Dad has lost is glasses again.
will)
6. The computer when I arrived 5. CNN informed about yesterdays earthquake.
(fix/ past cont).
7. This museum in 2002 6. Vine growers harvest tons of grapes in Italy.
(redecorate/past simple).
8. The report by Monday 7. The police caught the criminals last week.
(must/ finish/ pr. simple)
9. your TV yet?(repair/p. perf) 8. ABC will release a new album in December.
10. Nothing about the
millionaires kidnap (say/ pr. perf) 9. Someone has helped Mary with her homework.
11. Lots of money to the Third World
every year (give/pr. simple) 10. Nobody believed what I said.
12. A new shopping centre next
month (open/ going to)

3. Rewrite these sentences into the passive voice 4. Correct the sentences that contain mistakes.
according to the given words:
1. Lunch was being make by he when we got there.
1. Paul gave me a nice sweater for my birthday. .
I 2. English is spoken by people in Australia.
A new sweater
2. Mary has sent Paul some nice postcards. 3. Will the housework have being doing by 11 a.m?
Paul .
Some nice postcards 4. Something must be done to solve the problem.
3. Carol told us a very funny story. .
We 5. Are customers served with good food there?
A very funny story
4. The travel agent has just made the holiday 6. The letter hasnt received yet.
arrangements for Paul. .
Paul . 7. Is the dog going to take to the vet?
The holiday arrangements .
5. Mel is going to lend Sue some money. 8. Was Dr Brown warned after the accident?
Sue .
Some money 9. Last night was called us by Peter.
6. Can you give me some advice about clothes?
Can I 10. Nobody has explained how the work is do.
Can some advice
7. Mum cooked Pete and Sam a tasty meal. 11. A new research on cancer is carrying out.
Pete and Sam
A tasty meal 12. Some children have been punished for bullying.
8. The boys had prepared the teacher a surprise. .
The teacher 13. The lost laptop has found in the office.
A surprise
9. The boss paid workers a poor salary. 14. Why werent the windows clean yesterday?
Workers
A poor salary

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