Homework

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

She sang a song. – A song was sung by her.

Somebody hit me. – I was hit.

We stopped the bus. – The bus was stopped by us.

A thief stole my car. – My car was stolen by a thief.

They didn’t let him go. – He wasn’t allowed to go.

She didn’t win the prize. – The prize wasn’t won by her.

They didn’t make their beds. – Their beds weren’t made by them.

I did not tell them. – They were not told by me.

Did you tell them? – Were they  told by you ?

Did he send the letter? – Was the letter sent by him?

Fill in the verb in the Past Active or Passive Voice.

The Cape of Good Hope … (discovered / was discovered) by Bartolomeo Dias.

The clown … (entertained / was entertained) the public.

We … (arrived/ were arrived) at the camp in time.

Many experiments … (did/ were done) under water.

Many people … (invited / were invited) to the festival.

They … (discussed / were discussed) many exciting things.

I … (learnt / was learnt) many interesting things in this unit.

What artist … (painted / was painted) this picture?

Ex. 2(b)

This photo was taken  two years ago.

She’s really upset because her bicycle was stolen last night.

These houses were built in the seventeenth century.

This book was written in 2007.

Computers were not used in our school until 1977.

(c)

The dead man was found late last night.

The house was robbed at midnight.

I am often confused with my older brother.

A lot of litter is dropped on the streets in our town.

A film was made about the earthquake.

She is called “the Queen of Music”.

The Empire State Building was completed in 1932.

Our classroom window was broken last night.