Question

4. Change the sentences into the Passive voice. Example: Mother waters the flowers in the evening. – The flowers are watered in the evening (by Mother) 1. Our mother tells us stories every evening. 2. In summer the boys often ride a bike. 3. They don’t grow such fruit trees in cold countries. 4. A lot of tourists visit this castle. 5. He reads this newspaper every day. 6. They don’t wash the streets every day. 7. They send millions of Christmas greetings by e -mail. 8. They (to clean) the room very carefully two or three times a week. 9. They build a lot of houses in Moscow every year.

Answer 1

1) Stories are told by our mother every evening. 2) The bike is often ridden by boys. 3) Fruit trees aren’t grown in cold countries. 4)This castle is visited by a lot of tourists. 5)The newspaper is read by him every day. 6)The streets aren’t washed by him very day. 7)Christmas greetings are sent by them in e-mail. 8)The room is cleaned by them two or three times a week. 9) A lot of houses are built in Moscow every year

Answer 2

1. Stories are told to us every evening by our mother.
2. In summer, a bike is often ridden by the boys.
3. Such fruit trees are not grown in cold countries.
4. This castle is visited by a lot of tourists.
5. This newspaper is read by him every day.
6. The streets are not washed every day by them.
7. Millions of Christmas greetings are sent by e-mail.
8. The room is cleaned very carefully two or three times a week by them.
9. A lot of houses are built in Moscow every year.