UNIT 8 (THE PASSIVE)

EXERCISE 1

change the active to the passive by supplying the correct from of be

1.     Tom opens the door              =        the door is opened by tom

2.     Tom is opening the door       =        the door is being opened by tom

3.     Tom has opened the door     =        the door has been opened by tom

4.     Tom opened the door            =        the door was opened by tom

5.     Tom was opening the door   =        the door was being opened by tom

6.     Tom had opened the door    =        the door had been opened  by tom

7.     Tom will open the door         =        the door will be opened by tom

8.     Tom is going to open the door      =        the door is going to be opened by tom

9.     Tom will have opened the door    =        the door will have been opened by tom

EXERCISE 2

change the active to the passive

1.     shakespeare wrote the play       -  that play was written by shakespeare

2.     bill will invite ann to the party     - ann will be invited to the party by bill

3.     alex is preparing that report       - that report is being prepared by alex

4.     waitresses and waiter serve customers  - customers are served by waitresses an waiter

5.     the teacher is going to explain the lesson  - the lesson is going to be explained by the teacher 

6.     shirley has suggested a new idea  - a new idea has been suggested by shirley

7.     two horses were pulling the farmer's wagon  - the farmer's wagon was being pulled by two horses

8.     kathy had returned the book in the library   -  the book had been returned by kathy in the library

9.     by this time tomorrow, the presiden will have the announcement  -  by this time tomorrow,the announcement will have been by the president

10. i didnt write write that note,jim wrote it    - that not was written by jim not me

11. alice didnt make the pie. did mrs.french make it ? - the pie wasnt made by alice. did mrs. french make it?

12. does prof.jackson teach that course? i know that prof adams doesnt teach it. - does that course is taught by prof jackson ? i know that course dont taught bt prof.adam

13. mr.andrew hasnt signed those papers yet. has mr andrew signed them yet ?  - those papers hasnt been yet by mr.andrew,.

14. is mr.brown painting your house?   -  is your house being painted by mr.brown ?

15. his tricks wont fool me  -  i will not be fooled by his tricks

EXERCISE 3

change the active to passive if possible. some verbs are intransitive and cannot be changed

1.     a strang thing happened yesterday ( no change )

2.     jackie scored the winning goal       -  the winning goal was scored by jackie

3.     my cat died ( no change )

4.     i agree with Dr.ikeda's theory ( no change )

5.     Dr.ikeda developed that theory  - that theory was developed by Dr.ikeda

6.     timmy dropped the cup   - the cup was dropped by timmy

7.     the cup fell to the floor ( no change )

8.     the assistant manager interviewed me - i was interviewed by the assitant manager

9.     it rained hard yesterday ( no change )

10. a hurricane destroyed the small fishing village - the small fishing village was destroyed by a hurricane

11. dinosaurs existed millions of year ago ( no change )

12. a large vase stands in the corner of our front hallway ( no change )

13. the children seemed happy when they went to zoo ( no change )

14. after class, one of the student always erases the chalkboard - after class, the chalkboard always is erased by one of the student

15. the solution to my problem speared to me in a dream ( no change )

EXERCISE 4

why is the use of the passive appropiate in the following sentences ? what would be the active equivalents of passive sentences ?

1.     my sweeter was made in english    -   someone made my sweater in england

2. the new highway will be completed sometime next month  - the industry will    complete the new highway sometime next month
3. language skill are taught in every school in the country  - the teacher teach language skill in every school in the country
4. beethoven's seventh symphony was performed at the concert last night – my teacher performed beethoven’s seventh symphony at the concert last night
5. the world cup soccer games are being televised allover the world  - some station television are televising the world cup soccer games allover the world
6. this composition was written by ali.that one was written by yoko  - ali wrote this compotition. Yoko wrote that one
7. the washington monumen is visited by hundreds of people every day  - hundreds of people visit the Washington monument every day
8. the chief writting material of ancient times was papyrus . it was used in egypt,greece,and other mediterranean lands-  the chief writing of ancient times was papyrus . some people used it inEgypt,greece,and other mediterranean lands
9. parchment,another writing material that was widely used in ancient times, was made from the skin of animal such as sheep and goats.after the hair had been removed,the skins were stretched and rubbed smooth – someone made parchment,another writing material that was widely used in ancient times from the skin of animal such as sheep and goats.after the hair had been removed,the skins were stretched and rubbed smooth
10. paper, the main writing material today was invited by the Chinese- the chiness invited paper,the main writing material today

EXERCISE 5

Change the following active sentences to passive sentences if possible( some of verbs are intransitive and cannot be changed) keep the same tense. Include the “by phrase” only if necessary

1.     people grow corn in a low – corns is grown in a low

2.     peter came here two months ago ( no change )

3.     someone made this antique table in 1734 – this antique was made by someone in 1734

4.     an accident happened at the corner of the street ( no change )

5.     someone stole my purse – my purse is stolen by someone

6.     someone was making the coffe when I walked into the kitchen – the coffe was being made by someone when I walked into the kitchen

7.     translator have translated that book into many languages – that book have been translated into many languages

8.     jim’s daughter drew that picture. My son drew this picture. – that picture was drawn by jim’s daughter.this picture was drawn by my son

9.     the judges will judge the applicants on the basis of their originality -  the applicants will be judged by the judges on the basis of their originality

10. my sister’s plane will arrive at 10.35 ( no change )

11. is professor rivers teaching that course this semester ? – is that course being taught by professor rivers this semester ?

12. when did someone invent to radio ? ( no change )

13. the mail carried had already delivered the mail by the time I left for school this morning – the mail already had been delivered by the time I left for school this morning.

14. when is someone going to announce the results of the contest ? ( no change )

15. after the concert was over, hundreds of fans mobbed the rock music star outside the teater ( no change )

16. ever since I arrived here, I have been living in the dormitory because someone told me that it was cheaper to live there than in apartment -  ever since I arrived here, I have been living in the dormitory because I was told by someone that it was cheaper to live there than in a apartment

17. they are going to build the new hospital next year .they have already built the new elementary school- the new hospital is going to be built by them. The new elementary school already have been built by them

18. if you expose a film to light while you are developing it, you will ruin the negative – if the film is exposed to light while you are developing it, you will  ruin the negative

EXERCISE 6

Find the indirect object in each sentence, and make it the focus of attention by using it as the object of passive sentence. Use “by phrase” only in necessary

1.     someone handed ann a menu at the restaurant

(I.O-ann) – ann was handed a menu at the restaurant

2.     Indian university has a awarded peggy a scholarship

(I.O-peggy) – peggy has been awarded a scholarship by Indian university

3.     some company paid fred three hundred dollars in consulting fees

(I.O – freed ) – fred was paid  three hundred dollars in consulting fees

4.     a local advertising company has offered maria a good job

(I.O-maria) – maria has been offered a good job by a local advertising company

5.     they will send you a bill at the end of the month

(I.O- you  ) you will be sent a bill by them at the end of the month

6.     someone will give the starving people a week’s supply of rice as soon as the food supplies arrive in the famine-stricken area

(I.O-the starving people)- the starving people will be given a week’s supply of rice as soon as the food supplies arrive in the farmine stricken area by someone

EXERCISE 7

Change active to passive

1.     someone invited you to a party

you was invited by someone to a party

2.     someone wrote that book in 1987

that book was written by someone in 1987

3.     (my uncle) wrote that book in 1987

That book was written by my uncle in 1987

4.     people grow rice in many country

rice is grown by people in many country

5.     the secretary is typing the letter

the letter is being written by the secretary

6.     someone is televising the game

the game is being televise by someone

7.     teachers teach reading in the first grade

reading is taught by the teachers in the first grade

8.     someone has offered (me) a good job

I has been offered a goog job by someone

9.     someone told you to be here at ten

you was told by someone to be here at ten

10. someone published that book in 1985

that book was published in 1985 by someone

11. someone has sent (me) an invitation to a wedding

I has been sent clear invitation to a wedding by someone

12. someone made that hat in mexico

that had was made in mexico by someone

13. in the early 80s photograps of mars (send) back to earth by unmanned spaces probes . from these photograps scientist have been able to make detailed maps of the surface of mars

in the early 80s photograps of mars was sent back to earth by unmanned spaces probes.from these photograps scientist have been able to make detailed maps of the surface of mars.

14. a network of lines (discover) on mars astronomer(call) these lines “chan els” but when the Italian word (translate) into English ,it became “canals” . as a result some people thought the lines were waterways that (build)  by some unknown living creatures. We now know that the lines are not really canals.canals ( not exist ) on mars

a network of lines was discovered on mars astronomer called these lines “chanels” but when the Italian word translated into English, it became “canals”. As a result some people thought the lines were waterways that was build by some unknown living creature . we now know that the lines are not really canals . canals don’t exist on mars

EXERCISE 8

Complete the sentences with the given words, active or passive

1.     james should tell the news as soon as possible

( should + tell )

2.     someone should be told james the news immediately

(should + tell )

3.     james should have been told the news a long time ago

( should + tell )

4.     meat have been kept in a refrigerator or it will spoil

( must + keep )

5.     you must keep meat  in a refrigerator or it will spoil

( must + keep )

6.     we tried, but the window couldn’t be opened it was painted shut

( couldn’t + open )

7.     I tried, but I cant open the window

( couldn’t + open )

8.     good news ! I might have offered a job soon. I had an interview at an engineering firm yesterday

( may + offer )

9.     chris has good news . the engineering firm where she had clear interview yesterday may offer her a job soon

( may + offer )

10. I hope chris accept our job offer,but I know she’s been having interview with several companies. She already might have offered a job by a competing firm before we made our offer

( may + already + offer )

11. a competing already may offer chris a job before we made our offer

( may + already + offer )