V. A) Rewrite these sentences putting the verb into the passive voice.

During angioplasty he was taking pressure measurements.

• Pressure measurements was being taken by him during angioplasty

Had anyone treated your arthritis before you were admitted to our hospital?

- Had your arthritis been treated before you were admitted to our hospital?

He had examined the baby before she got an attack.

• Baby had been examined before she got ant attack

He has prepared all the instruments.

• Instruments have been prepared by him

He is directing the tube to the heart.

• Tube is being directed to the heart

He is explaining the procedure to the patient

• Patients is being explained the procedure by him.

He is injecting antibiotic into the coronary artery.

• Antibiotic is being injected into the coronary artery

He is x-raying my father now.

• My father is being x-rayed now

He was placing electrodes on the patient’s chest.

• Electrodes were being placed on the patient’s chest

She is taking ECG.

• ECG was being taken by her

She was examining my friend when I called him.

• My friend was being examined when I called him

She was inserting the needle, so everyone was silent.

• Need was being inserted. So everyone was silent

Someone has already delivered a lecture on the kidney diseases.

• Lecture on the kidney disease has already been delivered by someone

Someone has already treated Mrs Frost for cardiac failure.

• Mrs Frost has already been treated for cardiac failure by someone

Someone was cleaning the ward when I was there.

• Ward was being cleaned by someone when I was there

The nurse was dressing Jack’s wound when I came to see him.

• Jack’s wound was being dressed by the nurse when I came to see him

The surgeon was operating on patient S. from 8 to 11 o’clock yesterday.

• Patient S. was being operated by the surgeon from 8 to 11 o’clock yesterday

They had finished the job by 5 p.m. yesterday.

• The job had been finished by them by 5 p.m. yesterday

They have just x-rayed the stomach.

• Stomach has just been x-rayed by them

They haven’t discharged Mr Smith yet.

• Mr Smith hasn’t been discharged yet

They haven’t discussed the complications of diabetes yet.

• Comlications of diabetes haven’t been discussed by them yet

They haven’t examined the patient yet.

• Patient hasn’t been examined by them yet

They will have completed the course of endocrinology by June.

• Course of endocrinology will have been completed by them by june

They will have examined all the patients by 10 a.m.

• Patients will have been examined by them by 10 a.m.

They’re building a new hospital.

• A new hospital is being built by them

We’ll have completed the report by tomorrow morning.

• The report will have been completed by them by tomorrow morning

b) Report these sentences.

‘Come to my party, will you?’, my friend told me.

• My friend told me would I come to his party

‘Could you bring me my stethoscope, please?’ the consultant asked the nurse

• Consultant asked nurse could she bring his stethoscope

‘Could you call my husband, please?’ the woman said to the nurse.

• Woman said to the nurse to call her husband

‘Could you give me a painkiller, please?’ the patient said to the physician.

• Patient asked the physician to give him a painkiller

‘Could you turn onto your stomach, please?’ the physician said to the patient.

• Physician asked the patient to turn onto his stomach

‘Don’t drink alcohol for at least a month,’ the doctor said to the patient.

• Doctor warned patient that he mustn’t drink alcohol at least for a month

‘Don’t eat fatty food,’ the dietician said to the patient.

• Dietician said the patient not to eat fatty food

‘Don’t forget to revise all the topics, please,’ the lecturer said to the students.

• The lecturer recalled us to revise all the topics

‘Don’t forget to take aspirin twice a day, please,’ the GP said to the patient.

• The GP said that the patient must not forget to take aspirin twice a day

‘Don’t give oranges to your son, please,’ the paediatrician said to the parents.

• Paediatrician warned the parents not to give oranges to theirs son

‘Don’t smoke in here, please,’ the nurse said to the visitors.

• Nurse forbid visitors to smoke here

‘Please, switch off your mobile phones,’ the professor said to the students.

• The professor told students to switch of their mobile phones

‘Remember to take Jane’s temperature later, please,’ the physician said to the nurse.

• The physician nurse that she should take jane’s temperature later

Mother told the doctor: ‘My son has an allergy to oranges.’

• Mother told the doctor that her son had an allergy to oranges

My friend said: ‘I am going to the Internet-café.’

• My friend said that he was going to the internet-cafe

The consultant said: ‘This patient seems to have gastric ulcer.

• The consultant said that that patient seemed to have gastric ulcer

The dean said: ‘How many students have passed all the exams in January?’

• Dean asked about how many students had passed all the exams in january

The doctor asked me: ‘How many cigarettes a week do you smoke?’

• The doctor asked me about how many cigarettes did I smoke per a week

The doctor asked the patient: ‘How do you spend your time?’

• The doctor asked the patient about how did he spend his time

The doctor asked: ‘Are you taking antiviral drugs now?’

• The doctor asked me were I taking antiviral drugs that time

The doctor said: ‘Do you have any problems with your stomach?’

• The doctor asked me did I have any problems with my stomach

The doctor said: ‘How often do you eat fruit?’

• The doctor asked me about how often did I eat fruit

The doctor said: ‘This patient will be discharged on Monday.’

• The doctor that this patients would be discharged on monday

The doctor said: ‘You are feeling better now, aren’t you?’

• The doctor asked me were I feeling better that time, (weren’t I)

The doctor told me: ‘You’ll be able to go home tomorrow.’

• The doctor told me that I would be able to go home tomorrow

The lecturer said: ‘Have you brought your essays?’

• The lecturer asked us had brought our essays

The lecturer said: ‘You have revised the endocrine system for today, haven’t you?’

• The lecturer claimed that we hadn’t revised endocrine system for that day

The nurse said: ‘Do you take exercises regularly?’

• The nurse asked me did I take exercises regularly

The nurse said: ‘Patient N. has been coughing the whole night.’

• The nurse said that patient N. had been coughing the whole night

The patient said: ‘I didn’t take any drugs last week.’

• The patient said the he hadn’t taken any drugs the week before

The patient said: ‘I’ve been increasingly tired for the last two months.

• The patient said that he had been increasingly tired for the previous two months

The patient said: ‘I’ve had the problems with the heart for years.’

• The patient said that he had had the problems with the heart for years

The professor asked me: ‘Have you ever taken an x-ray?’

• The professor asked me had I ever taken x-ray

The professor said: ‘I must examine the patient again.’

• The professor said that I had to examine the patient one more time

The Rector said: ‘Our students received 20 diplomas with honours last year.’

• The rector said that his students had received 20 diplomas with honours previous year

The student asked: ‘When can I take an exam in biology?’

• The student asked when could he take an exam in biology

The student asked: ‘Where can I pay for the reworks?’

• The students asked where could he pay for his reworks

The student said: ‘I’ll write an essay on Type I diabetes.’

• The students said that he would write an essay on type I diabetes

The student said: ‘I’m good at drawing cells and their structures.’

• The students said that he was good at drawing cells and their structures