Question

1. Change these sentences into Passive. Make the underlined words subjects of the passive sentences. 1. The police fined the driver for speeding. 2. People had sent her lots of birthday cards. 3. The lights went out when they were serving the meal. 4. Journalists asked the prime minister a lot of difficult questions. 5. Nobody told me what to do. 6. The police were following him until he got to the office. 2. Put the verb in brackets into the Passive Voice. 1. He ______________ (offer) a well-paid job with Radio Four tomorrow. 2. The ceremony ______________ (report) in the news by the end of the day. 3. I think cinema _____________ (replace) gradually by TV and computers in the nearest future. 4. Her latest series of articles __________ (publish) in a national newspaper in a week. 5. The news today ________ (read) by James Cook. 6. By the end of the month, this business ______ (manage) by her for twenty years.

Answer 1

1) in summer they travel very much in the caucasus. или they travel very much in the caucasus in summer. 2) she teaches us english with pleasure. 3) first of all, i must tell you many things about myself. 4) he is the last person i want to see now. 5) every morning i have to wait ages for a bus at the bus stop. 6) there are lively discussions at his seminars.

Answer 2

1. The driver was fined by the police for speeding.

2. She was sent lots of birthday cards by people.

3. The meal was being served when the lights went out.

4. A lot of difficult questions were asked of the prime minister by journalists.

5. I wasn't told what to do by anybody.

6. He was followed by the police until he got to the office.

7. Passive Voice:

8. He will be offered a well-paid job with Radio Four tomorrow.

9. The ceremony will be reported in the news by the end of the day.

10. I think cinema will be gradually replaced by TV and computers in the nearest future.

11. Her latest series of articles will be published in a national newspaper in a week.

12. The news today will be read by James Cook.

13. By the end of the month, this business will have been managed by her for twenty years.