Passive Voice_ Grade 9

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1. Boys like to play soccer.    
   This room has been painted blue.    
   Cricket is played in Australia.    
   I am given a book.    
   We have lost our keys.    
   You might see dolphins here.    
   The report must be completed by next Friday.    
   They were singing a song.    
   A letter was written to her.    
   The bike is being repaired.    

They listen to music.    
   She is reading an e-mail.    
   These cars are produced in Japan.    
   Alan teaches Geography.    
   German is spoken in Austria.    
   Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake.    
   Henry Ford invented the assembly line.    
   The bus driver was hurt.    
   You should open your workbooks.    
   Houses have been built.  

Complete the sentesnces with the correct form of the verb in brackets 1. You (notify) ………………by my secretary next week. 2. Last night I ( not, remember ) ………………….to lock my front door. 3. At the present time, the oldest in the town (restore) ……………..by the Historical Society. 4. At one time, the entire world (rule) …………………….by dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs (walk) ………………on their hind legs and (stand) ……………….as tall as palm trees. 5. Disneyland , a world famous amusement park in Southern (visit) …………………by more than ten million people every year. 6. Most insects (live)…….……………...for less than a year. The common housefly (live) ……….……………..from 19 to 30 days. 7. I got into a taxi quickly because I (follow) ………………………….by two strange men. As soon as I got into the taxi, I (feel ) …………………a little safer. 8. When Alex was ten only, his father (die) …………………….. 9. Mark ( influence) ………………………..a lot by his friends. 10. The exam papers are scored by machine. The students (tell) ……………………their results next week. II. Change the active sentences to passive 1. People grow rice in India . 2. They are fixing my car today. 3. They speak French in Quebec . 4. Did Thomas Edison invent the telephone? 5. How do people make candles? 6. People should save pandas from extinction. 7. People must obey all traffic laws. 8. They can pick tomatoes before they are completely ripe. 9. Someone should have supplied the hotel guests with clean towels. 10. Peter has hurt Bob’s feeling. 11. Someone has offered Mike opportunity to study abroad. 12. People don’t pay babysisters a lot of money. 13. Someone handed me a telegram when I answer the door. 14. She has to finish this work today. 15. They have reported the accident to the police. III. Change the sentences into the passive 1. People say that Mr. Henry is 108 years old. 2. People believed that she ate ten eggs a day. 3. They reported that two people were killed in the explosion. 5. They said that he stole 60 dollars. IV. Rewrite another sentence with the same meaning, beginning with the given words 1. It is said that many people are homeless after the floods. Many people are said .................................................. .................................................. ................. 2. It is known that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law. The Prime Minister .................................................. .................................................. ..................... 3. It is expected that the government will lose the election. The government .................................................. .................................................. ......................... 4. It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall. The prisoner .................................................. .................................................. .............................. 5. It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window. The thieves .................................................. .................................................. ................................ 6. It is alleged that he drove through the town at 90 miles an hour. He .................................................. .................................................. ............................................ 7. It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident. Two people .................................................. .................................................. ................................ 8. It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion. Three men .................................................. .................................................. ................................. V. Complete the sentences with the correct form ( Present or Past Participle) of the italicized word. 1. The book interests me. It is an ………………………..book. I am …………………………………..in it. 2. The trip tired everybody. Everyone was …………………………The trip was ……………………….. 3. Ann boiled an egg. She took the egg out of the………………....water. She had a …………………egg for breakfast. 4. The news upset us. We were ………………..The news was …………………… 5. Their behavior shocked us. It was………………..behavior. We were …………………………. VI. Choose the best answer 1. Ms. Laura ……………………at the Asia Company. a. is employing b. employed c. employing d. is employed 2. I still can’t believe it! My bicycle …………….last night. a. was stolen b. was