9. Change the structure.

Nothing was sent to me.

Papers were brought to us to sign.

Stories were read to the children.

£5,000 is owed to me.

A new job has been offered to me.

French is taught to us by Mrs Lee.

A car has been lent to me for the week.

A full explanation was promised to us.

A lot of lies were told to me by the secretary.

Presents are often sent to me by my children.

HOMEWORK

1) Turn from Active into Passive. Omit the agent where it can be omitted.

1. People must obey the law.

2. They chose him as the best actor of the year.

3. The farmer is building a new barn.

4. They put fresh flowers in the hotel rooms every day.

5. Bad weather may delay your flight.

6. Scientists might discover a cure for cancer.

7. They won't take him home after the party.

8. Jenny didn't break the window.

9. Someone is using the computer.

10. His brother taught him to drive.

11. The doctor had already told him to go on a diet.

12. The author is writing a new book

13. The police are questioning the suspects.

14. They won't have completed the work by the end of the month.

15. The children will post the letters.

2)Make passive sentences. Use the words in italics as subjects and verbs.

1. Somebody sent application forms to all the students. (send) .

2. All the passengers received meal tickets. (give)

3. Ellen has seen the plans for the new building. (show)

4. Someone has promised all the office workers a week's holiday. (promise)

5. Someone sent a bill for the repairs to Laura. (send)

6. They did not explain all the facts to the police. (not tell)

3) Turn the following into the Passive in two ways.

1. They gave him a watch when he retired.

2. They have offered him the job.

3. She will send you a fax.

4. They are going to show ne a new technique.

5. Someone gave her a book.

6. They give the students extra lessons.

7. They should have sent you a receipt.

8. Her mother bought Mary some sweets.

9. Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car.

10. Larry is going to send a letter to Tom.

11. Sonia is going to lend me some money.

12. Jack will show me the new car.

4) Put in a few, few, a little or little:.

I don't think I can lift this box on my own. I need ……………………………….help.

……………………………….tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980s because of the terrorism there.

The postman doesn't often come here. We receive .……………………………… letters.

The snow was quite deep. There seemed ............................................. hope of completing our journey.

Trevor isn't finding it easy to fix the shelves. He's having ..........……………………….. trouble.

Sarah is exhausted. She's having ..........………… ................... days' holiday next week.

David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has……………………………….. ability.

I can speak…………………………………words of Swedish, but I'm not very fluent.

5) Correct the sentences that contain mistakes:

1. A lot of people want to be famous but few succeed.

2. Little of the people who want to be famous succeed.

3. Many people who want to be famous have little of success.

4. Lots of people want to be famous and a few succeed.

5. She spends little of her time studying for the course.

6. She’s done a little of the work she has to do for the course.

7. She has a lot of work to do for the course and she’s done a little of it.

8. She has a lot of work to do for the course but she’s done few of it so far.

9. I’m not very good at Spanish but I can speak a little.

10. I speak few Spanish so I can’t talk to people in Spain.

11. I learnt Spanish grammar and I can remember a few of it.

12. I learnt Spanish at school but I can remember little of it.

13. I watched a bit of television last night.

14. I missed most of the programme but I saw a bit of it.

15. I missed most of the programme but I saw a little bit.

16. I watched a littlebittheprogrammelastnight.