Using the by-phrase

Exercise 11. Change these active sentences to passive. Keep the same tense. Include the - by-phrase - only if necessary.

1. People grow rice in India. Rice is grown in India, (no by-phrase)

2. My aunt made this rug. ………………………………………………………………………….

3. They are fixing my car today. ………………………………………………………………….

4. They speak French in Quebec…………………………………………………………………..

5. Mr. Eads designed that bridge in the 1870s…………………………………………………….

6. Someone invented the wheel thousands of years ago…………………………………………

7. Did Thomas Edison invent the telephone?......................................................................

8. They are going to build a new hospital just outside of town…………………………………

9. How do people make candles?............................................................................................

10. Very few people watch that TV show………………………………………………………

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences with – by – or – with –

1.My desk was covered…………………papers.

2. These photos were taken…………….a very cheap camera.

3. Those photos were taken……………my sister.

4. The cake was made………………….dried fruit.

5. The cake was made…………………my aunt.

6. The garage was painted……………a new kind of paint.

7. The garage was painted……………a friend of mine.

8. The safe was blown open…………..the robbers.

9. The safe was blown open……………dynamite.

Indirect Objects as Passive Subjects

Exercise 13 – ORAL. Identify the indirect object. Change the sentences to the passive by using the indirect object. Keep the same tense. Use the - by-phrase - only if necessary.

Someone is going to serve Jack breakfast in bed on his birthday. – Jack is going to be served breakfast in bed on his birthday.

1. Someone has offered Mike the opportunity to study abroad. …………………………..

2. People don’t pay babysitters a lot of money. ……………………………………………...

3. When I was living in Kuwait, my neighbor taught me Arabic. ………………………….

4. Someone awarded Jason a medal for distinguished service in the military. ………….

5. The real estate office will send you a copy of the sales contract. ……………………

6. Someone handed me a telegram when I answered the door. …………………………..

7. The director of the museum is going to give the schoolchildren a special tour of the modern art exhibit. …………………………………………………………………………..

8. People gave Mr.French a gold watch upon his retirement from the company. ……

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Exercise 14 – ORAL. Circle transitive if the verb takes an object ; circle intransitive if it doesn’t. Underline the object of the verb.

1.Alex wrote a letter. 2. Alex waited for Amy. 3. Rita lives in Mexico. 4. Sam walked to his office. 5. Kate caught the ball. 6. My plane arrived at six-thirty. 7. Emily is crying. 8. A falling tree hit my car. 9. I returned the book to the library yesterday. 10. A bolt of lightning appeared in the sky last night.

Exercise 15. Change the active to passive if possible. Some verbs are intransitive and cannot be changed.

1. A strange thing happened yesterday. ………………………………………………………

2. Jackie scored the winning goal. …………………………………………………………….

3. My cat died. ……………………………………………………………………………………

4. I agree with Dr. Ikeda’s theory. …………………………………………………………….

5. Dr. Ikeda developed that theory. ……………………………………………………………

6. Timmy dropped the cup. ……………………………………………………………………..

7. The cup fell to the floor. …………………………………………………………………

8. The assistant manager interviewed me. …………………………………………………

9. It rained hard yesterday. ……………………………………………………………………..

10. A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village. …………………………………………

11. Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago. …………………………………………………

12. A large vase stands in the corner of our front hallway. …………………………………

13. The children seemed happy when they went to the zoo. …………………………………

14. The solution to my problem appeared to me in a dream. ………………………………

15. Our plan succeeded at last. …………………………………………………………………

16. Barbara travelled to Uganda last year. …………………………………………………

17. Lightning didn’t cause the fire. ……………………………………………………………..

18. A special committee is going to settle the dispute. ………………………………………

19. Did the army surround the enemy? ………………………………………………………

20. What happened in class yesterday? ………………………………………………………

21. The Persians invented windmills around 1500 years ago. ……………………………

Exercise 16. Translate into English.

1.Ее не простили. 2. Меня не спрашивали. 3. Этот вопрос не задавали. 4. Его ошибка была прощена и забыта. 5. Ей много завидовали. 6. Ее успеху завидовали меньше, чем она ожидала. 7. Мне показали, как это делается. 8. Ей пообещали хорошую работу. 3. Ему дали новое задание (mission). 9. В отеле вам будут давать завтрак и ужин. 10. Вам покажут эту статью. 11. Никаких объяснений мне не дали. 12. Эту работу дали кому-то другому. 13. Новую модель ему показали на выставке. 14. Нам картину не показали. 15. Мне убрать ничего не обещали. 16. Когда вам рассказали эту историю? 17. Вам предложили что-нибудь поесть? 18. Почему нам этого не сказали? 19. Когда будет показан этот фильм? 20. Почему мне не дали словаря в библиотеке? 21. Каждому студенту дадут стипендию.

Exercise 17. Translate into English.

1.Кто построил это здание? 2. Где сейчас строят это здание? 3. Как долго строится это здание? 4. Где строятся такие здания? 5. Когда будет построено это здание? 6. Опять обсуждается этот вопрос? 7. Часто у вас обсуждаются подобные вопросы? 8. Давно уже этот вопрос обсуждается? 9. Обсуждался ли где-нибудь этот вопрос до того, как он был передан в комитет?