Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.
1.Someone has already paid the workers
.2.Who wrote that book
3.They taught him Spanish and gave him a word list.
.4.People say that the strike will end soon
.5.My friend offered me a job at the bank.
.6.The boss asked him to leave the meeting.
.7.Did the proposal interest you?
.8.Theywill show the paintings at the exhibition until Monday.
.9.They are repairing the church bells at the moment
10.They say that the man is living in London.
11.You have never watered these plants.
.12.When I entered the room, the teacher was passing out the test instructions.
.13.They treat and cure people at hospitals.
.14.They haven't seen him since last week.
15.Everyone says he is a great footballer.
Answers
The passive voice is a sentence where the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb.
1) The workers have already been paid by someone.
2) That book was written by whom?
3) He was taught Spanish and given a word list.
4) It is being said by the people that the strike will end soon.
5) I was offered a job at the bank by a friend.
6) He was asked to leave the meeting by the boss.
7) Had you been interested by the proposal?
8) The paintings will be shown by them at the exhibition.
9) The church bells are being repaired by them at the moment.
10) The man is said to be living in London.
11) These plants have never been watered by you.
12) When I entered the room the test instructions were being passed out by the teacher.
13) People are treated and cured at hospitals.
14) He hasn't been since last week.
15) He is said to be a great footballer.