Question

4. Rewrite the sentences using the Passive Voice: 1. Our firm offered Tim a good job. 2. People use computers in all kinds of work. 3. The babysitter will look after the kids very well. 4. One can’t learn a foreign language in a few weeks. 5. Did everybody listen to the lecture attentively? 6. Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876. 7. Someone must call the police. 8. Will they mention the event in the news? 9. Classmates didn’t laugh at his joke. 10. They sent us wedding invitations last week.

Answer 1

1. Tim was offered a good job by our firm.

2. Computers are used by people in all kinds of work.

3. The kids will be looked after by the babysitter very well.

4. A foreign language can’t be learnt in a few weeks.

5. Was the lecture listened attentively?

6. The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876.

7. The police must be called.

8. Will the event be mentioned by them in the news?

9. His joke wasn’t laughed at.

10. Wedding invitations were sent to us by them last week.

Answer 2

1. Tim was offered a good job by our firm.
2. Computers are used by people in all kinds of work.
3. The kids will be looked after very well by the babysitter.
4. A foreign language can't be learned in a few weeks.
5. Was the lecture attentively listened to by everybody?
6. The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876.
7. The police must be called by someone.
8. Will the event be mentioned in the news by them?
9. His joke wasn't laughed at by classmates.
10. Wedding invitations were sent to us last week by them.