I. Put these sentences into the passive voice.
1. Should they help Jane with the sewing?
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2. Must we finish the test before ten?
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3. They use a computer to do that job nowadays.
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4. The bank manager kept me for half an hour.
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5. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago
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6. They were cleaning the floor when I arrived.
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7. The pollution in the city was affecting people’s breathing.
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8. Where did they hold the 1988 Olympic Games?
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9. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
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10. People say that Arthur robbed a bank a long time ago. (2)
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Exercise 1. Put these sentences into the passive voice.
1. Should they help Jane with the sewing?
=> Should Jane be helped with the sewing?
2. The mechanic is repairing Judy’s car.
=> Judy’s car is being repaired by the mechanic.
3. Must we finish the test before ten?
=> Must the test be finished before ten?
4. They use a computer to do that job nowadays.
=> A computer is used to do that job nowadays.
5. Employers must pay all travel expenses for this training course.
=> All travel expenses must be paid for this training course by employers .
6. Did her story take them in?
=> Was her story taken them in?
7. The bank manager kept me for half an hour.
=> I was kept for half an hour by the bank manager.
8. Has he spelt this word wrongly?
=> Has this word been spelt wrongly by him?
9. All his friends will see him off at the airport.
=> He will be seen off at the airport by all his friends.
10. They were cleaning the floor when I arrived.
=> The floor was being cleaned when I arrived.
11. They are digging the hole on the wrong side of the road.
=> The hole is being digged on the wrong side of the road.
12. They stole your money.
=> Your money was stolen.
13. Has anyone ever asked you for your opinion?
=> Have you ever been asked for your opinion?