THE PASSIVE Rewrite the following sentences in the passive. 1.- John Smith wrote this article. 2.- They sell computer games all over the world. 3.- Hilary and Norgay climbed Mount Everest in 1953. 4.- My brother didn’t take this photo. 5.- Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. 6.- Several people saw the accident. 7.- They don’t deliver the post on Sundays. 8.- Shakespeare wrote Macbeth. 9.- They eat a lot of chocolate in Switzerland. 10.- They make a lot of films in Bollywood. 11.- They don’t permit children to drive cars. 12.- They sell CDs in supermarkets. 13 - They don’t grow coffee in Spain. 14.- My mother drew this picture of me. 15.- My daughter owns that motorbike. 16.- Lots of people took photos of the ceremony. 17.- Susan didn’t sing the song. 18.- Scientists freeze cells in this lab. 19.- Quentin Tarantino directed Kill Bill. 20.- Norman Foster built the Millennium Bridge in 2000. 21.- Van Gogh painted Sunflowers. 22.- People speak Portuguese in Brazil. 23.- Young people don’t usually visit museums. 24.- Archaeologists often discover ancient coins. 25.- They took the injured people to hospital. 26.- Heavy traffic causes a lot of pollution. 27.-. They cancelled all flights because of fog. 28.- Nowadays people cut down many trees for no reason. 29.- One of the students broke a window in the classroom. 30.- Tourists spend a lot of money in London 31.- Thousands of people visit the Altamira Cave every year. 32.- Twenty seven countries signed the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007. 33.- Company bosses gave their employees massive pay increase before Christmas. 34.- A mad dog attacked the child. 35.- Somebody stole my car last night. ANSWER KEY 1.- This article was written by… 2.- Computer games are sold over the world. 3.- Mount Everest was climbed in 1953 by … 4.- This photo wasn’t taken by my brother 5.- The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison. 6.- The accident was seen by several people. 7.- The post is not delivered on Sundays. 8.- Macbeth was written by Shakespeare. 9.- A lot of chocolate is eaten in Switzerland. 10.- A lot of films are made in Bollywood. 11.- Children are not permitted to drive cars. 12.- Cds are sold in supermarkets. 13.- Coffee isn’t grown in Spain. 14.- This picture of me was drawn by my mother. 15.- That motorbike is owned by my daughter. 16.- Photos of the ceremony were taken by lots of people. 17.- The song wasn’t sung by Susan. 18.- Cells are frozen in this lab by scientists. 19.- Kill Bill was directed by … 20.- The Millennium Bridge was built by …. 21.- Sunflowers was painted by … 22.- Portuguese is spoken in Brazil. 23.- Museums are not usually visited by young people. 24.- Ancient coins are often discovered by … 25.- Injured people were taken to hospital. 26.- A lot of pollution is caused by heavy traffic. 27.- All flight were cancelled because of fog. 28.- Nowadays many trees are cut down for no reason. 29.- A window was broken in the classroom by one of the students. 30.- A lot of money is spent in London by tourists. 31.- The Altamira Cave is visited every year by thousands of people. 32.- The Treaty of Lisbon was signed by twenty seven countries in 2007. 33.- Massive pay increase was given by company bosses before Christmas. 34.- The child was attacked by a mad dog. 35.- My car was stolen last night. . THE PASSIVE Rewrite the following sentences in the passive. 1 .- John Smith wrote this article. 2 .- They sell computer games all over the world. 3 .- Hilary. the accident. 7 .- They don’t deliver the post on Sundays. 8 .- Shakespeare wrote Macbeth. 9 .- They eat a lot of chocolate in Switzerland. 10 .- They make a