Passive voice photocopies. Solutions

THE PASSIVE( photocopy)

11.1

2.was locked

3.are watered

4.was stolen

5.is served

6.was watched

7.are given

8.was discovered

11.2

2.had been sent

3.will be given

4.will be built

5.had been repaired

6.have been taken

7.has been finished

8.had been painted

11.3

2.are being decorated

3.is being repaired

4.are being followed

5.is being interviewed

11.4

2.were being cleaned

3.was being searched

4.was being fixed

5.were being made

11.5

2.can be delivered

3.must be arranged

4.may be built

5.might be damaged

6.have to be learned

7.is going to be replaced

8.should be protected

11.6

2.They weren’t driven..

Were they driven..?

3.The photocopier isn’t being..

Is the photocopier being repaired…?

4.The thief won’t be caught..

Will the thief be caught..?

5.The ice cream mustn’t be kept…

Must the ice cream be kept…?

6.The bread wasn’t being baked..

Was the bread being baked…?

7.You haven’t been warned..

Have you been warned…?

8.The animals hadn’t been fed.

Had the animals been fed?

11.7

2.it was completed..

3.it was dedicated

4.was opened..

5.was damaged …

6.it has been restored…

7.is used..

8.is visited…

9.was built..

10.was made..

11.8

2.A lot of fish are caught in this area.

3.My room has already been tidied.

4.The papers had been put by the lawyer in a safe place.

5.Some keys have been left on the table.

6.the story was written by a very talented young girl.

7.The president’s is driven by a chauffeur.

8.All these things will be put into boxes.

9.the teenagers were rescued by the firefighters from the burning building.

10.The best composition has been written by the youngest student in the class.

11.9

2.The new film is being directed by Jeremy Bates.

3.The roof is going to be repaired next week.

4.Joanna can’t be found.

5.He is going to be fired.

6.The room should be decorated with flowers.

7.The meal was being prepared by a French chef in the kitchen.

8.The mystery might be solved.

9.The old cinema is going to be closed down.

10.The heating mustn’t be turned off at night.

11.Flowers from my garden are being stolen at night.

12.Rubbish ought to be thrown in the litter bins

11.10

2.The book should be written by Professor Smith.

3.The match was cancelled because of the rain.

4. The new road is going to be finished in a few days.

5.The ancient temple has been discovered by archaeologists.

6.This line mustn’t be crossed.

7.The oranges had been picked before the storm.

8.The workers will be paid by Mr Elliot.

11.11

2. Kid Aid organised the concert.

3. Young children prefer this cereal.

4. We can’t publish this story.

5. Somebody has broken the window.

6. They are putting the tins on the shelves.

7. Two men were following Tom.

8. She might invite me to the party.

11.12

2. by

3. with

4. by

5. by

6. with

11.13

2.a.Sarah has been offered a very good job.

b.A very good job has been offered to Sarah

3.a. The house was shown to the young couple by the estate agent.

b. The young couple were shown the house by the estate agent.

4.a Flowers have been sent to her by her students.

She has been sent flowers by her students.

5.a The gardener will be paid a lot of money.

b. A lot of money will be paid to the gardener.

6.a Free tickets were given to them for the concert.

b. They were given free tickets for the concert.

7. a I am sent messages by the children every day.

b. Messages are sent to me by the children every day.

8.a Food and water was given to the travellers by the villagers

The travellers were given food and water by the villagers.

11.14

1. He is said to be the best magician in the world

2. It is believed that…

The thief is believed to have escaped in a small plane

3. It is thought that…

He is thought to have given a lot of money to charity.

4. It is claimed that…

Mrs Perrin is claimed to be living abroad

5. It is reported that…

They are reported to be travelling to London

6. It is expected…

The factory is expected to close down soon.

11.15

1. The pirate ship is said to have sunk near the island.

2. It is believed…

The treasure is believed to be …

3. It is claimed that…

The man is claimed to have been living…

4. It is thought…

The water is thought to be polluted…

5. It is expected that he will…

He is expected to apologise.

6. It is reported that…

Heavy rain is reported to be falling…

7. It is said that…

He is said to have bought …

8. It is believed that..

These plants are believed to have been used…

11.16

2. It ..

3. being

4. been

5. had

6. was

7. been

8. are

9. by

10. be

EXERCISE 2

1. Are sold

2. Hadn’t been invited

3. Was thought – were spread

4. Will be chosen

5. Is being sent

6. Were being polished

7. Has been moved

8. Had been washed

9. Hadn’t been paid

10. Were being questioned – was found

11. Hasn’t been sold

12. Are all these clothes designed

13. Is thought

14. Must be protected

15. Was crossed

EXERCISE 3

P. is added

A. were selling

A. has gone

A. will publish

A. died

P. these letters haven’t been sent

P. is being studied

A. isn’t able

A. opened

A. is

P. was hold

EXERCISE 4

Food is being sent to the starving refugees by the UN

The starving refugees are being sent food by the UN

The climber will be buried at the foot of Mount Everest

Computers have been sent all over the world by IBM

A baby’s bottle must be sterilized to kill germs

The VCR was first developed in the early 1980s

Joint water projects are being considered by several Middle Eastern countires

The first television pictures were produced by John Logie Baird in 1926

To make tea, water must be boiled and poured onto the tea-leaves

NOT POSSIBLE

NOT POSSIBLE

My car was being fixed by the mechanics when I telephoned

HAVE SOMETHING DONE

27.A

1. Mary has the food delivered to her house.
2. Fred has / had the meat cut into small pieces.
3. Rachel has her hair cut about twice a year.
4. Last week, Mr Stone had his eyes checked.
5. When Mrs Frost goes to see the doctor next week, she will have her blood checked.
6. Last week, Jane had her car serviced.
7. We are going to have the gutters replaced.

27.B.

1. They have their carpets cleaned there.
2. I must have the tyres checked.
3. I ought to have a new key made for the front door.
4. I don’t think I can afford to have out flat painted.
5. That shop isn’t expensive; I had my watch mended there last week.
6. Ah, yes! My husband had his eyes tested there last week.
7. ………and I’ll have that coffee stain removed.

27.C

1. Peter had his driving licence taken away.
2. Paula had her bike stolen from the garage.
3. Fiona had her glasses broken.
4. John had her clothes torn in a fight.
5. Jane had her flat burgled at the weekend.
6. We had our electricity cut off.