EXERCISES
PART A: Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
2. Alice gave me a wonderful present.
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
9. She is going to mail these letters soon
10. He should finish the report yesterday.
PART B: MULTIPLE CHOICES
11. Many U.S automobiles .................. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
12. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
13. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
14. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
15. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
16. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about. B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken. D. This book are much spoken about.
17. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
18. Hamlet was wrote by William Shakespeare.
A B C D
19. Daisy's ring is make of gold.
A B C D
20. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
21. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
22. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
23. You have to do your homework every day.
A. Your homework has been done every day. B. Your homework has to do by you every day.
C Your homework has to be done every day. D. Your homework have to be done every day.
24. Lots of houses_____________ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
25. The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is inventing C. be invented D. was invented
a) We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine
=> Great progress in industry, science and medicine has been made by us
b) You must hand in your report before the end of this month
Your report must be handed in before the end of this month
c) She fell into water because somebody pushed her
She fell into water because she was pushed
d) It is time they bring the cows in
It is time the cows are brought in
e) What questions did the examiner set?
What questions were set by the examiner
f) Somebody must do something for these poor men.
Something must be done for these poor men
g) Nobody has answered my question properly
My question hasn't been answered properly
We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine
=> great progress has been made in industry, science and medicine
b) You must hand in your report before the end of this month
your report must be handed before the end of this month
c) She fell into water because somebody pushed her
=> she was pushed, so she fell into water
d) It is time they bring the cows in
it is time the cows were brought in
e) What questions did the examiner set?
=>What questions were set by the examiner?
f) Somebody must do something for these poor men.
=> something must be done for these poor men.
g) Nobody has answered my question properly
my question has not been answered properly