Change the sentences to passive voice.
⦁ Many people begin new projects in January.
⦁ You must wash that shirt for tonight’s party.
⦁ Mum is going to prepare the food.
⦁ They make shoes in that factory.
⦁ We will have to examine you again.
⦁ They had finished preparations by the time the guests arrived.
⦁ The delegation will meet the visitors at the airport.
⦁ We have produced skis here since 1964.
⦁ All workers will read the memo.
⦁ Nobody can beat Tiger Woods at golf.
⦁ They also speak German at EU meetings.
⦁ We must look into the question.
⦁ Someone reads the newspaper to him every day.
⦁ The Chinese discovered acupuncture thousands of years ago.
⦁ Has he given you back the book yet?
⦁ The police locked up the criminals.
⦁ They must have left the keys behind.
⦁ The robbers made up the story.
⦁ The boy is eating the cake.
⦁ Dad promised by a box of chocolates.
⦁ The spider scared her.
⦁ The guide will show us the Natural History Museum in the afternoon. ⦁ The dentist is cleaning the woman’s teeth.
⦁ She showed her relatives the new house.
Answers
1. New projects are begun in January by many people.
2. That shirt must be washed by you for tonight's party.
3. The food is going to be prepared by mum.
4. Shoes are made in that factory by them.
5. You will have to be examined again by us.
6. Preparations had been finished by them by the time the guests arrived.
7. The visitors will be met at the airport by the delegation.
8. Skis have been produced here since 1964 by us.
9. The memo will be read by all the workers.
10. Tiger Woods can't be defeated at golf by anybody.
11. German is also spoken by them at EU meetings.
12. The question must be looked into by us.
13. The newspaper is read to him y someone everyday.
14. Acupuncture was discovered by the Chinese thousands of years ago.
15. Have you been given the book back by him?
16. The criminals were locked up by the police.
17. The keys must have been left behind by them.
18. The story was made up by the robbers.
19. The cake is being eaten by boy.
20. Boy was promised a box of chocolates by dad.
21. She was scared by the spider.
22. We will be shown the Natural History Museum in the afternoon by the guide.
23. The woman's teeth are being cleaned by the dentist
24. Her relatives were shown/showed the news by her.
Passive voice:
⦁ New projects are begun in January by many people.
⦁ That shirt must be washed by you for tonight's party.
⦁ The food is going to be prepared by mum.
⦁ Shoes are made in that factory by them.
⦁ You will have to be examined again by us.
⦁ Preparations had been finished by them by the time the guests arrived.
⦁ The visitors will be met at the airport by the delegation.
⦁ Skis have been produced here since 1964 by us.
⦁ The memo will be read by all the workers.
⦁ Tiger Woods can't be defeated at golf by anybody.
⦁ German is also spoken by them at EU meetings.
⦁ The question must be looked into by us.
⦁ The newspaper is read to him y someone everyday.
⦁ Acupuncture was discovered by the Chinese thousands of years ago.
⦁ Have you been given the book back by him?
⦁ The criminals were locked up by the police.
⦁ The keys must have been left behind by them.
⦁ The story was made up by the robbers.
⦁ The cake is being eaten by boy.
⦁ Boy was promised a box of chocolates by dad.
⦁ She was scared by the spider.
⦁ We will be shown the Natural History Museum in the afternoon by the guide.
⦁ The woman's teeth are being cleaned by the dentist.
⦁ Her relatives were shown the news by her.
NOTE:
⦁ While changing passive to active voice we must be careful with the punctuation marks.
⦁ For some questions we need tk use full stop for some question mark.
⦁ We must be careful with the tense.