Đề cương ôn tập 11-Passive voice

Passive voice I. Change the following sentences into passive voice 1. The gardener has planted some trees 2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice. 3. A famous designer will decorate the hotel. 4. Someone has broken the crystal vase. 5. Fleming discovered penicillin. 6. They will advertise the product on television. 7. Picasso painted that picture. 8. The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor. 9. A dog is chasing the child. 10. The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters. 11. They chose him as the best actor of the year. 12. They told the students where to sit. 13. My mother was making a cake when I came home. 14. They have investigated the robbery for two years. 15. Have you tidied the kitchen? 16. People didn’t organize this festival some years ago. 17. They have just given the children some gifts. 18. They didn’t use match to make fire. 18. My school held an English-speaking contest last month. 19. They make Roll Royce cars in England. 20. They grow rice in China. 21. They use grapes to make wine. 22. Do they sell coca-cola and hamburgers only in America? 23. I’m translating an article from English into Vietnamese. 24. When did you buy this computer? 25. Do people use milk for making butter and cheese? 26. We are going to grow flowers in the front garden. 27. They made him stay behind after class. 28. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview. 29. Nobody told me that John was ill. 30. Has anyone shown you what to do? 31. They must observe the rules of the games carefully. 32. How much will they pay you? 33. Do they teach English here? 34. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number. 35. How did the police find the lost man? 36. People saw him steal you car. 37. They will build a bridge across this river. 38. Jane hasn’t finished the report yet. 39. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name. 40. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year. 41. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. 42. They can’t make tea with cold water. 43. They have to repair the engine of the car. 44. People speak English in almost every corner of the world. 45. Somebody has taken away some of my books. 46. I know that they had told him of the meeting. 47. You must clean the wall before you paint it. 48. They have provides the victims with food and clothing. 49. Will you invite her to your wedding party? 50. Who look after the children for you? Passive voice (keys) I. Change the following sentences into passive voice 1. The gardener has planted some trees. -> Some trees have been planted by the … 2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice. -> You will be given some advice by Doctor … 3. A famous designer will decorate the hotel. -> The hotel will be decorated by a famous … 4. Someone has broken the crystal vase. -> The crystal vase has been broken 5. Fleming discovered penicillin. -> Penicillin was discovered by Fleming. 6. They will advertise the product on television. -> The product will be advertised on television. 7. Picasso painted that picture. -> That picture was painted by Picasso 8. The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor. -> The kitchen floor is going to be mopped by the … 9. A dog is chasing the child. -> The child is being chased by a dog. 10. The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters. -> Mrs. Jones has been given some letters by the … 11. They chose him as the best actor of the year. -> He was chosen as the best actor of the year. 12. They told the students where to sit. -> The students were told where to sit. 13. My mother was making a cake when I came home. ->A cake was being made by my mother when I … 14. They have investigated the robbery for two years. -> The robbery has been investigated for two years. 15. Have you tidied the kitchen? -> Has the kitchen been tidied? 16. People didn’t organize this festival some years ago. -> This festival wasn’t organized some years ago 17. They have just given the children some gifts. -> The children have just been given some gifts. 18. They didn’t use match to make fire. -> Match wasn’t used to make fire. 18. My school held an English-speaking contest last month. -> An English-speaking contest was hold… 19. They make Roll Royce cars in England. -> Roll Royce cars are made in England 20. They grow rice in China. -> Rice is grown in China 21. They use grapes to make wine. -> Grapes are used to make wine 22. Do they sell coca-cola and hamburgers only in America? -> Are coca-cola and hamburgers sold only ?… 23. I’m translating an article from English into Vietnamese. -> An article is being translated from English… 24. When did you buy this computer? -> Where was this computer bought? 25. Do people use milk for making butter and cheese? -> Is milk used for making butter and cheese? 26. We will grow flowers in the front garden. -> Flowers will be grown in the front garden. 27. They made him stay behind after class. -> He was made to stay behind after class. 28. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview. -> I was asked some difficult questions at the… 29. Nobody told me that John was ill. ->I was not told that John was ill 30. Has anyone shown you what to do? -> Have you been shown what to do? 31. They must observe the rules of the games carefully. -> The rules of the games must be observed… 32. How much will they pay you? -> How much will you be paid? 33. Do they teach English here? -> Is English taught here? 34. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number. -> It is believed that 13 is / 13 is believed to be an unlucky… … 35. How did the police find the lost man? -> How was the lost man found by the police? 36. People saw him steal you car. -> He was seen stealing your car 37. They will build a bridge across this river. -> A bridge will be built across this river 38. Jane hasn’t finished the report yet. -> The report hasn’t been finished by Jane yet 39. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name. -> Luckily, my name wasn’t called 40. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year. -> A lot of money is spent on advertising… 41. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. -> The windows were broken $ some pictures were taken away by the boys 42. They can’t make tea with coldwater. -> Tea can’t be made with cold water 43. They have to repair the engine of the car. -> The engine of the car has to be repaired 44. People speak English in almost every corner of the world. -> English is spoken in almost every corner… 45. Somebody has taken away some of my books. -> Some of my books have been taken away 46. I know that they had told him of the meeting. -> I know that he had been told of the meeting 47. You must clean the wall before you paint it. -> The wall must be cleaned before it is painted 48. They have provides the victims with food and clothing. -> The victims have been provided with food… 49. Will you invite her to your wedding party? -> Will she be invited to your wedding party? 50. Who look after the children for you? -> By whom are your children looked after for you? II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that has the closest meaning to the printed one 1. They cancelled all flights because of fog. A. All flights because of fog were cancelled B. All flights were cancelled because of fog… C. All flights were because of fog cancelled. D. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog 2. How do people learn languages? A. How are languages learned? . B. How are languages learned by people? C. How languages are learned? D. Languages are learned how? 3. Brian told me that somebody had attacked him in the street. A. I was told by Brian that somebody had attacked him at the street. B. I was told by Brian that he had been attacked in the street. C. Brian told me to have been attacked in the street. D. Brian told me that he had been attacked in the street… 4. They shouldn t have played the football match in such bad weather.’ A. The football match shouldn t have been played in such bad weather’ … B. The football match shouldn t have been played by them in such bad weather.’ C. The football match shouldn t be played in such bad weather.’ D. The football match shouldn t have played in such bad weather.’ 5. His colleagues gave him a present when he retired. A. He was given a present when he retired. B. A present was given by his colleagues when he retired. C. He was given a present by his colleagues when he retired… D. A present was given him when he retired. 6. They believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window. A. The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window… B. The thieves are believed to get in through the kitchen window. C. They believe the thieves got in through the kitchen window. D. They believe the thieves have got in through the kitchen window. 7. They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami. A. They say many people to have been homeless after the tsunami. B. They say many people to be homeless after the tsunami. C. Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami. D. Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami… 8. They know that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law. A. The Prime Minister is known to have been in favour of the new law B. They know the Prime Minister to be in favour of the new law. C. The Prime Minister is known to be in favour of the new law… D. They know the Prime Minister to have been in favour of the new law. 9. They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview. A. You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview… B. You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview by them. C. A lot of questions will be asked you at the interview. D. A lot of questions will be asked at the interview. 10. I think they should have offered Tom a job. A. I think Tom should have been offered the job by them. B. I think Tom should have been offered the job… C. I am thought they should have offered Tom the job. D. I think the job should have been offered Tom . Passive voice I. Change the following sentences into passive voice 1. The gardener has planted some trees 2. Doctor. Who look after the children for you? Passive voice (keys) I. Change the following sentences into passive voice 1. The gardener has planted some trees.