Rewrite the following sentences in passive, as in the model.
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Read the following pairs of active and passive sentences. Which is the better sentence?
Present Simple Passive – Past Simple Passive
Prepare topic “My Native Town”.
| GRAMMAR |
1. a) They sell Macdonald's hamburgers in many countries.
b) Macdonald's hamburgers are sold in many countries.
2. a) Janet paid the bill for electricity last week.
b) The bill for electricity was paid by Janet last week.
3. a) They made Fiat cars in Italy.
b) Fiat cars are made in Italy.
4. a) They celebrate the Day of St. Valentine on 14th February.
b) The Day of St. Valentine is celebrated on 14th February.
5. a) My father writes poetry.
b) Poetry is written by my father.
Model:–They play footballin many countries.
–Footballis played in many countries.
– The Europeans discovered Australia in the 17th century.
– Australia was discovered by the Europeans in the 17th century.
1. My mother usually wakes me up at 7 o'clock.
2. They grow rice in Vietnam.
3. The reporter wrote a very interesting article.
4. They will buy new equipment for the chemistry lab.
5. Millions of tourists visit Moscow every year.
6. We took a lot of photographs when we went to Italy.
7. They builtthe Central museum in 1928.
8. Indian football teams won't win the most football matches.
9. They sawme at the university a week ago.
10. Somebody left the books on the table.
11. The manager askedme a lot of questions yesterday.
12. They showAmerican programs on British television.
13. The Italians makeItalian ice-cream with coconut milk.
14. My sister won the national poetry prize last year.
3.15. Choose the correct variant.
1. Millions of cars … from Japan every year.
a. are exported b. is exported c. exported
2. When … the radio invented?
a. was b. is c. did
3. The post … twice a day.
a. were delivered b. is delivered c. delivered
4. How many languages … in Canada?
a. is spoken b. was spoken c. are spoken
5. A lot of mistakes … in the text.
a. were made b. is made c. made
6. Hockey … in winter.
a. were played b. is played c. are played
7. The old man … to hospital in two days.
a. was taken b. is taken c. will be taken
8. Flowers … in flower shops and in the streets.
a. sell b. sold c. are sold
9. These trees … last autumn.
a. was planted b. were planted c. planted
10. Glass … from sand.
a. makes b. made c. is made
11. This room … next month.
a. will be painted b. was painted c. painted
12. A lot of houses … in our town every year.
a. were built b. are built c. built
13. Coffee … from Brazil.
a. imported b. were imported c. is imported
14. The bills … at the end of this week.
a. were paid b. will be paid c. is paid
15. He … to wear warm clothes.
a. was told b. tell c. tells
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