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Active to Passive
Change the sentences from active to passive.
Example:
The Prime Minister is going to open a new hospital.
A new hospital is going to be opened by the Prime Minister.
1. The teacher gave the students a test last week.
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2. They must test the quality of the product.
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3. The authorities are going to demolish the building.
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4. The authorities are looking into the matter.
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5. Someone has accused the man of stealing.
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6. They export Porto wine to many countries.
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7. The earthquake devastated the whole village.
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8. Someone is revising the proposal.
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9. They told me that they had arrested the suspect.
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10. Someone has revealed the secret of the formula.
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11. They will take your application into consideration.
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12. They informed us that they were going to close down the business.
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© E.S.Ping 2003
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iexe18.pdf
I18
GrammarNet
Gramática da Língua Inglesa
www.grammarnet.superzip.net
Active to Passive
Change the sentences from active to passive.
Example:
The Prime Minister is going to open a new hospital.
A new hospital is going to be opened by the Prime Minister.
1. The teacher gave the students a test last week.
The students were given a test last week. / A test was given to the students last week.
2. They must test the quality of the product.
The quality of the product must be tested. ......................................................................
3. The authorities are going to demolish the building.
The building is going to be demolished by the authorities. ............................................
4. The authorities are looking into the matter.
The matter is being looked into by the authorities. ........................................................
5. Someone has accused the man of stealing.
The man has been accused of stealing. ..........................................................................
6. They export Porto wine to many countries.
Porto wine is exported to many countries. .....................................................................
7. The earthquake devastated the whole village.
The whole village was devastated by the earthquake. ....................................................
8. Someone is revising the proposal.
The proposal is being revised. ........................................................................................
9. They told me that they had arrested the suspect.
I was told that the suspect had been arrested. ...............................................................
10. Someone has revealed the secret of the formula.
The secret of the formula has been revealed. .................................................................
11. They will take your application into consideration.
Your application will be taken into consideration. ........................................................
12. They informed us that they were going to close down the business.
We were informed that the business was going to be closed down. ...............................
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