XI. Change the following into the Passive Voice. Leave out the subject of the action;

Model: They grow wheat here. — Wheat is grown here.

1. The girls water the flowers every day. 2. They publish this magazine in Paris. 3. We do not discuss such questions at our meetings. 4. Somebody built this castle in the 16th century. 5. They did not show this film last week. 6. They will not finish this work tomorrow. 7. We shall invite him to take part in the concert.

XII. Turn the following into the Passive Voice. Leave out the subject of the action.

Models: The teacher gave him a pen.— He was given a pen.

Everyone looked at the girl. — The girl was looked at.

A. 1. They showed us the monuments of Lviv. 2. She offered me a cup of tea. 3. They promised her an interesting job. 4. They gave the actress a bunch of flowers. 5. He showed me the way to the railway station. 6. They offered us two tickets for the concert.

B. 1. We sent for the doctor. 2. The children laughed at the little boy. 3. They look after the children. 4. The students listened to the professor with great interest. 5. People speak about this film very much. 6. The boys made fun of him.

XIII. Choose the right form of the verb from the brackets.

1. This house....... by my husband's great- grandfather in 1790 (is built /are built/was built/will be built). 2. Poirot...... faintly ...... by the graciousness of the little lady's manner (is…..puzzled/are ...puzzled/was….puzzled). 3.As a result of an earthquake, the house there ….... and her parents and brothers and sisters all lost their lives (is burned down/are burned down/was burned down/will be burned down). 4. While I sat there a note…….me from the house(is brought/has brought/was brought/had brought). 5. 1……. in an orphanage and by some people who died (is brought up/was brought up as brought up/had brought up; is adopted/was adopted/have adopted/had adopted). 6. Andrew approached the Dumay's house. The door of the house……..as usual (is unlocked/are unlocked/was unlocked/were unlocked). 7. The girl ... last ... here about twenty mutes to eleven. By midnight, according to medical evidence she was dead(is seen/was seen/ were seen). 8. Diana is a huntress, isn't she? She....... always...... wearing a tunic (am portrayed/is portrayed/are portrayed). 9. He was lying on his bed. His cheeks and hands ... and swollen with scratches from the fight (is scarred/are scarred/was scarred/were scarred). 10. 1 don't want to stop here. I ……(recognize/will recognize/will be recognized). 11. While I sat there a note..........me from the house (bring/ brings/is brought/was brought). 12. The road to the City of Emeralds ……….with yellow brick, so you cannot miss it (pave/paves/is paved/was paved). 13. A second later I……..to a group of young American officers (was introduced/is being introduced/was being introduced). 14. Only two or three days later the newspapers announced the birth of a Cox daughter, and declared that the child was …... Juliette (call/called). 15. Blore was looking at the handle of the chopper. He said: "No fingerprints. Handle …..afterwards" (is wiped/are wiped/ was wiped).