Question

Rewrite these sentences in the passive. 0 Architects are digging up the ruins of the old castle. The ruins of the old castle are being dug up. 1 Hilary and Tensing climbed Everest in 1953. Everest __________________________________________________.2 They are going to sell the Polaris diamond. The Polaris diamond __________________________________________________. 3 They offered her a job as a designer at Versace. She __________________________________________________. 4 Someone must have taken the car during the night. The car __________________________________________________. 5 People used to speak Welsh in this area. Welsh __________________________________________________. 6 Someone should stop the children from stealing apples. Children __________________________________________________. 7 We had asked for the owner’s permission. The owner __________________________________________________. 8 They are changing the old factory into a theme park. The old factory __________________________________________________. 9 The dentist extracted my bad tooth. My bad tooth __________________________________________________. 10 They gave him a prize in 2001. He __________________________________________________.

Answer 1

1 Everest was climbed by Hilary and Tensing in 1953.
2 The Polaris diamond is going to be sold by them.
3 She was offered a job as a designer at Versace.
4 The car must have been taken during the night.
5 Welsh was used to be spoken in this area.
6 Children should be stopped from stealing apples.
7 The owner been asked by us for permission.
8 The old factory is being changed into a theme park.
9  My bad tooth was extracted by the dentist.
10 He was given a prize in 2001.

Answer 2

I will rewrite these sentences in the passive for you. Here are the answers:

0. Architects are digging up the ruins of the old castle. The ruins of the old castle are being dug up by architects. 1. Hilary and Tensing climbed Everest in 1953. Everest was climbed by Hilary and Tensing in 1953. 2. They are going to sell the Polaris diamond. The Polaris diamond is going to be sold by them. 3. They offered her a job as a designer at Versace. She was offered a job as a designer at Versace by them. 4. Someone must have taken the car during the night. The car must have been taken by someone during the night. 5. People used to speak Welsh in this area. Welsh used to be spoken by people in this area. 6. Someone should stop the children from stealing apples. Children should be stopped from stealing apples by someone. 7. We had asked for the owner’s permission. The owner’s permission had been asked for by us. 8. They are changing the old factory into a theme park. The old factory is being changed into a theme park by them. 9. The dentist extracted my bad tooth. My bad tooth was extracted by the dentist. 10. They gave him a prize in 2001. He was given a prize by them in 2001.

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