Question

Express in the passive the second of the following pairs of sentences Model: He seldom keeps a promise. No one can rely on him He can't be relied on. 1. The child is very ill. Someone must send for the doctor 2. This old car is in excellent condition. The owner has looked after it well 3. The Prime Minister spoke very long. The people listened to him in complete silence 4. She is going into hospital tomorrow. The doctors and nurses will take good care of her 5. That little boy is very thin and always dirty. No one brings him up properly 6. The new servant girl is always breaking things in the kitchen. Someone should speak to her about her carelessness 7. Shakespeare was born about 400 years ago. People look upon him as the greatest of English poets 8. The thieves broke into the bank at midnight and stole $20.000. No one call for the police until 8 o'clock the next morning

Answer 1

The doctor must be sent for.

It has been looked after well.

The PM was listened to in complete silence.

Good care would be taken of her by the doctors and nurses.

He is not brought up properly.

She should be spoken to about her carelessness.

Shakespeare is looked upon as the greatest of English poets.

The police were not called for until 8 o'clock the next morning.

Answer 2

1. The doctor must be sent for. (The child is very ill. Someone must send for the doctor.)
2. This old car has been looked after well by the owner. (This old car is in excellent condition. The owner has looked after it well.)
3. The people listened to him in complete silence as the Prime Minister spoke very long. (The Prime Minister spoke very long. The people listened to him in complete silence.)
4. She will be taken good care of by the doctors and nurses as she goes into the hospital tomorrow. (She is going into the hospital tomorrow. The doctors and nurses will take good care of her.)
5. That little boy is very thin and always dirty. He is not brought up properly by anyone. (That little boy is very thin and always dirty. No one brings him up properly.)
6. The new servant girl should be spoken to about her carelessness in the kitchen. (The new servant girl is always breaking things in the kitchen. Someone should speak to her about her carelessness.)
7. Shakespeare is looked upon as the greatest of English poets by people, having been born about 400 years ago. (Shakespeare was born about 400 years ago. People look upon him as the greatest of English poets.)
8. The police were not called until 8 o'clock the next morning after $20,000 was stolen from the bank at midnight by the thieves. (The thieves broke into the bank at midnight and stole $20,000. No one called for the police until 8 o'clock the next morning.)