1. Change the following sentences from active voice into passive voice. One example has been done for you.
a. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it.
b. He has done his homework for hours but he hasn't finished it yet.
c. The brick-layers have been building a house in the village.
d. My parents never make me work hard.
e. One of my neighbors has stolen my bicycle.
f. They were writing my address do my hair every day.
g. How often do you take the dog out for a walk? Every fine hours.
h. My brother will give me a cat for my fifteenth birthday.
i. People rumoured that the King was afraid of his wife.
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2. Change the following sentences from the passive voice into active voice. One example has been done for you.
a. The flowers need watering.
b. The documents will be sent as soon as possible.
c. We are often shouted at work by our boss.
d. The match has been cancelled due to the bad weather.
e. Two department stores have been built in the neighbourhood this year.
f. I was made to wash the clothes by my mother.
g. She has her clothes made by a famous tailor.
h. It was believed that the earth was square.
i. He was rumoured to be mysterious.
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Why the use of the passive is appropriate in the following sentences. What would be the active equivalent of the passive sentences?
1, My sweater was made in England
=> They made my sweater in England
2, The new highway will be completed sometime next month
=> They will complete the new highway sometime next month.
3, Language skills are taught in every school in the country
=> They teach language skills in every school in the country.
4, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony was performed at the concert last night
=> She performed Beethoven's Seventh Symphony at the concert last night.
5, The World Cup soccer games are being televised all over the world
=> They are televising the World Cup soccer games all over the world
6, This composition was written by Ali. That one was written by Yoko.
=> Ali wrote this composition. Yoko wrote that one.