EXERCISES
PART A: Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
2. Alice gave me a wonderful present.
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
9. She is going to mail these letters soon
10. He should finish the report yesterday.
PART B: MULTIPLE CHOICES
11. Many U.S automobiles .................. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
12. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
13. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
14. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
15. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
16. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about. B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken. D. This book are much spoken about.
17. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
18. Hamlet was wrote by William Shakespeare.
A B C D
19. Daisy's ring is make of gold.
A B C D
20. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
21. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
22. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
23. You have to do your homework every day.
A. Your homework has been done every day. B. Your homework has to do by you every day.
C Your homework has to be done every day. D. Your homework have to be done every day.
24. Lots of houses_____________ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
25. The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is inventing C. be invented D. was invented
Chuyển sang câu bị động:
1. People are discussing some urgent issues.
-> Some urgent issues are being discussed.
2. My teacher is showing me how to write an academic piece of writing.
-> I am being showed how to write an academic piece of writing by my teacher.
3. They are building several new schools in town.
-> Several new schools are being built in town.
4. People are talking about him everywhere.
-> He is being talked about everywhere.
5. They are growing trees around their school to make a fence.
-> Trees are being grown around their school to make a fence.
6. The secretary is counting mooney.
-> Money is being counted by the secretary.
7. I am translating an aricle from English into Vietnamese.
-> An aricle is being translated from English into Vietnamese.
8. Someone is following us.
-> We are being followed.
9. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem.
-> A way is being found to solve the problem by countries.
10. He is prepating everything for the presidential election.
-> Everything is being prepared for the presidential election.
11. She is running her owwn company.
-> Her own company is being run.
12. The Prime Minister is making a speech at the moment.
-> A speech is being made by the Prime Minister at the moment.
Chuyển sang câu bị động:
1. People are discussing some urgent issues.
Some urgent issues are being discussed.
2. My teacher is showing me how to write an academic piece of writing.
I am being shown by my teacher how to write an academic piece of writing.
3. They are building several new schools in town.
Several new schools are being built in town
4. People are talking about him everywhere.
He is being talked about everywhere.
5. They are growing trees around their school to make a fence.
Trees are being grown around their school to make a fence.
6. The secretary is counting mooney.
Money is being counted by the secretary.
7. I am translating an aricle from English into Vietnamese.
An aricle is being translating from English into Vietnamese.
8. Someone is following us.
We are being followed
9. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem.
A way is being found by countries to solve the problem.
10. He is prepating everything for the presidential election.
Everything is being prepated for the presidential election.
11. She is running her owwn company.
She is being run own company.
12. The Prime Minister is making a speech at the moment.
A speech is being made by the Prime Minister at the moment