Question

I. Change the sentences to passive voice.
1. They introduced me to her husband.
2. Someone sold this old hat to my wife.
3. They are pushing the car.
4. Someone broke into my office.
5. They were talking about you.
6. You ought to clean the desk.
7. The headmaster will contact you.
8. Nobody has given out the news yet.
9. Didn't she tell you the truth?
10. The thieves had stolen all the gold.
11. The students are using the computers right now.
12. They often mistreat the patients here.
13. Edison invented the gramophone.
14. Everybody admired your last book.
15. Someone is knocking at the door.
16. They might take the old man to the hospital.
17. They could have kicked her out of the restaurant.
18. We will have to give them more attention.
19. The cat ate the sandwich.
20. They told us that the water is clean.
21. Millions of fans will see the final game tomorrow.
22. They told us to leave the room.
23. You should review the lessons before the test.
24. The doctors have made the announcements over the loudspeakers.
25. The publishers are reading the book. ​

Answer 1

1. Her husband was introduced to me.
2. This old hat is sold by someone to my wife.
3. The car is pushed by them .
4. My office is broken into by someone .
5. You were being talked by them.
6. The desk is ought to cleaned by you.
7. You will be contacted by the headmaster .
8. The news is not yet given by someone .
9. The truth was not told by her?
10. The gold is stolen by the thieves.
11. Right now the computers are used by students.
12. Patients are often mistreated here.
13. Gramophone was invented by Edison.
14. The last book was admired by everyone
15. The door was knocked by someone.
16. The old man might be taken to hospital by them.
17. Out of the restaurant they could have kicked her.
18. We will give more attention to them.
19. Sandwich was eaten by the cat.
20. The water is clean they said
21. tomorrow’s game will be seen by millions of fans.
22. Leave the room they said.
23. Before the test you must review the lessons.
24. Over loudspeakers the announcements were made.
25. The book is read by the publishers.

Answer 2

1. They introduced me to her husband.

• Her husband was introduced to me.

2. Someone sold this old hat to my wife.

• Old hat was sold by someone to my wife.

3. They are pushing the car.

• The car was being pushed by them.

4. Someone broke into my office.

• My officer was broke into by someone.

5. They were talking about you.

• You were being talked by them.

6. You ought to clean the desk.

• The disk is bought to cleaned by you.

7. The headmaster will contact you.

• You will be contacted by headmaster.

8. Nobody has given out the news yet.

• The news is not yet given by someone.

9. Didn't she tell you the truth?

• Did the truth was not told by her?

10. The thieves had stolen all the gold.

• All the gold had stolen the thieves.

11. The students are using the computers right now.

• The computer wre used by students right now.

12. They often mistreat the patients here.

• The patients were often mistreat by them.

13. Edison invented the gramophone.

• The gramophone was invented by Edison.

14. Everybody admired your last book.

• The last book of yours admired everybody.

15. Someone is knocking at the door.

• The door was knocked by someone.

16. They might take the old man to the hospital.

• The old man might be taken to hospital by them.

17. They could have kicked her out of the restaurant.

• She could have kicked by them out of the restaurant .

18. We will have to give them more attention.

• They should be given more attention by us.

19. The cat ate the sandwich.

• The sandwich had eaten by cat.

20. They told us that the water is clean.

• The water is clean they said.

21. Millions of fans will see the final game tomorrow.

• Final game will be watched by them tomorrow.

22. They told us to leave the room.

• Leave the room they said.

23. You should review the lessons before the test.

• The lessons should be reviewed by you before the test.

24. The doctors have made the announcements over the loudspeakers.

• Announcement had been made by the doctors over the loudspeakers.

25. The publishers are reading the book.

• The book is being read by publishers.