Question

Render the sentences into the Passive Voice wherever possible: 1. A friend of his has shown me an interesting magazine.2. One uses chalk for writing on the blackboard. 3. I shall finish my work about seven o'clock. 4. Somebody has opened the door. 5. He will introduce me to his friends.6. They did not turn off the light.7. By the middle of autumn we had planted all the trees.8. Has anybody explained the rules of the game to you?9. We were looking at the man with great surprise.10. Everybody laughed at this funny animal.

Answer 1

1. I was shown an interesting magazine by a friend of his. (An interesting magazine was shown to me by a friend of his).
2. Chalk is used by one for writing on the blackboard.
3. My work shall be finished by me about seven o'clock.
4. The door has been opened by somebody.
5. I will be introduced to his friends by him.
6. The light wasn't turned off by them.
7. All the trees had been planted by us by the middle of autumn.
8. Have the rules of the game been explained to you by anybody? (Have you been explained the rules of the game by anybody?)
9. The man was being looked at with great surprise by us.
10. That funny animal was laughed at by everybody.

Answer 2

1. An interesting magazine has been shown to me by a friend of his. 2. Chalk is used for writing on the blackboard. 3. My work will be finished about seven o'clock. 4. The door has been opened by somebody. 5. I will be introduced to his friends by him. 6. The light was not turned off by them. 7. By the middle of autumn, all the trees had been planted by us. 8. Have the rules of the game been explained to you by anybody? 9. The man was being looked at with great surprise by us. 10. This funny animal was laughed at by everybody.