XVII. Change the following sentences into the passive voice using the underlined words as the grammatical subject. Use a by-phrase where indicated.

1. They guarded the secret well.

2. Mrs. Hastings is subletting the flat at eighty pounds. (by)

3. We translated a new text at the lesson yesterday.

4. “I am sure somebody is watching the house”, said Poirot.

5. He has lost the briefcase.

6. Do you know that Mrs. Ridgeway has offered the cottage for sale? (by)

7. When we arrived, they were still discussing the question.

8. Mr. Green will take care of everything. (by)

9. His parents give him no pocket money. (by)

10. The landlady will ask you no questions. (by)

11. I have just sent a telegramme to them.

12. “Doctor Ross hasn’t operated on the patient yet”, (by) said the nurse.

13. They will deal with the problem in due time.

14. The family sent for Mary if something was wrong.

15. He was commenting on the international situation, when I entered the lecture hall.

XVIII. Change the following sentences into the Passive Voice.

1. They are repairing the clock now.

2. When I came home, they were repairing the clock.

3. He was repairing the clock at 7 o’clock.

4. Mr. Brown was repairing the clock from four till five.

5. We have just repaired the clock.

6. After they had repaired the clock, they went to the stadium.

7. We had repaired the clock by 6 o’clock yesterday.

8. He will have repaired the clock by 5 o’clock tomorrow.

XIX. Change the following sentences into the Passive Voice.

1. I have translated the whole text.

2. When I came home, they had eaten the sweets.

3. They were playing tennis from five till six.

4. By six o’clock they had finished the work.

5. At twelve o’clock the workers were loading the trucks.

6. By three o’clock the workers had loaded the trucks.

7. They are building a new concert-hall in our street.

8. They have made a number of experiments in this laboratory.

9. By the middle of autumn we had planted all the trees.

10. They have forgotten the story.

11. Has anybody explained the rules of the game to you?

12. They haven’t brought back my skates.

13. They have already discussed the novel.

14. We were looking at the man with great surprise.

15. They are translating this article now.

XX. Change the following sentences into the Active Voice. Use any suitable subjects.

1. This mountains have never been climbed before.

2. Invitations have been sent to all the old pupils to be present at the school’s thirtieth anniversary.

3. All the facts had been thoroughly explained to her, she no longer felt worried.

4. After the facts had been thoroughly explained to her, she no longer felt worried.

5. They were being taught drawing at the lesson.

6. By three o’clock everything had been prepared.

7. The papers had been looked through and corrected by the next lesson.

8. The letter has just been sent.

9. She showed me the picture which had been painted by her husband.

10. He has been told everything, so he knows what to do now.

XXI. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Passive Voice.

1. I am sure he just (to ask) at the lesson.

2. They told me that the new student (to speak) about much before.

3. The hostess said that one more guest (to expect).

4. This new dictionary (to sell) everywhere now.

5. All the texts (to look) through by 10 o’clock.

6. The report on Hemingway’s stories (to make) in our group by the end of this semester.

7. He said that Grandmother’s letter (to receive) the day before.

8. Two new engineers just (to introduce) to the head of the department.

9. These questions (to discuss) at 7 o’clock yesterday.

10. The contract (to sign) now.