Question

Give two passive sentences for each active one. 1. The old man showed me the way to the station. 2. Did you send your brother the books? 3. The parents promised the boy a bicycle. 4. We mustn’t tell her the truth. 5. They finally offered him a good position. 6. They paid her good money for the translation. 7. The student handed the book to the teacher. 8. They bought the children some ice-cream. 9. Did the bank lend him the money he asked for? 10. He sang me an old Irish song. 11. They awarded him the first prize. 12. They wrote her a thank-you letter. 13. You owe me an apology. 14. They sold us the car very cheap. 15. Will they read this story to the boy?

Answer 1

The way to the station was shown me by the old man.

I was shown the way to the station by the old man.

Were the books sent to your brother by you?

Was your brother sent books by you?

A bicycle was promised the boy by the parents.

The boy was promised a bicycle by the parents.

The truth mustn't be told her by us.

She mustn't be told the truth by us.

A good position was finally offered him by them.

He was finally offered a good position by them.

Good money for the translation was paid her by them.

She was paid good money for the translation by them.

The book was handed to the teacher by the student.

The teacher was handed the book by the student.

Some ice-cream was bought the children by them.

The children were bought some ice-cream by them.

Was the money he asked lent him by the bank?

Was he lent money by the bank?

An old Irish song was sung me by him.

I was sung an old Irish song by him.

The first prize was awarded him by them.

He was awarded the first prize by them.

A thank-you letter was written her by them.

She was written a thank-you letter by them.

An apology was owed me by you.

I was owed an apology by you.

The car was sold us very cheap by them.

We were sold the car very cheap by them.

Will this story be read to the boy by them?

Will the boy be read this story by them?

Answer 2

1. The way to the station was shown to me by the old man. The way to the station was shown by the old man.

2. Were the books sent to your brother by you? Were the books sent by you to your brother?

3. The boy was promised a bicycle by the parents. A bicycle was promised to the boy by the parents.

4. The truth mustn't be told to her. The truth mustn't be told.

5. He was finally offered a good position by them. A good position was finally offered to him by them.

6. Good money was paid to her for the translation by them. She was paid good money for the translation by them.

7. The book was handed to the teacher by the student. The book was handed by the student to the teacher.

8. The children were bought some ice-cream by them. Some ice-cream was bought for the children by them.

9. Was he lent the money he asked for by the bank? Was the money he asked for lent to him by the bank?

10. An old Irish song was sung to me by him. I was sung an old Irish song by him.

11. The first prize was awarded to him by them. He was awarded the first prize by them.

12. A thank-you letter was written to her by them. They wrote a thank-you letter to her.

13. An apology is owed to me by you. I am owed an apology by you.

14. The car was sold to us very cheap by them. We were sold the car very cheap by them.

15. Will this story be read to the boy by them? Will the boy be read this story by them?