Turn these sentences from active to passive. Remember - only include by plus a noun or pronoun if this information is necessary.
1 They hold the prize giving in the hall every year.
2 A storm has brought down all the power cables.
3 Last year the government raised the price of gas.
4 They made all the arrangements for the President's visit.
5 Had he invited her before last weekend?
6 She's renewing her passport next week.
7 The authorities are building blocks of flats all over the town.
8 The police have not investigated the thief yet.
9 The two businessmen signed the contract.
10 They will collect the bottles for recycling.
11 The Mayor is opening the new theatre on Saturday.
12 They were milking the cows when I arrived at the farm.
13 I didn’t write that note.
14 Mrs. Andrews hasn’t signed those papers yet.
15 We oughtn’t to speak about such things in class.
16 People shan’t speak to me as if I were a child.
17 They will not provide pencils at the test, so please bring your own.
18 People don’t pay you a lot of money for this job.
19 Someone will not bury our dog in the garden.
20 The news didn’t surprise me.
21 The noise isn’t disturbing my teacher.
22 Nobody is watching that program.
23 You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 p.m.
24 People don’t park their cars here.
25 They weren’t painting the outside of the ship when the accident happened.
26 You shouldn’t pay your bill when the waiter comes.
27 They don’t clean the machine every time they use it.
28 No one is interviewing Dr. Johnson at the moment.
29 You needn’t keep the flowers in a warm sunny place.
30 They don’t invite that lady to the party.
Turn these sentences into the passive voice
a) Somebody has brought this child up badly
=> this child has been brought up badly
b) The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well
=> jane was promoised a prize by the teacher if she worked well
c) Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children
=> lessons should be made more interesting for school children
d) We shall lock the house up for summer and the old gardener will look after it
=> the house will be locked up for summer and the old gardener will look after it
e) People say tortoises live longer then elephants
tortoises are said to live longer then elephants
f) One can't eat an orange if nobody has peeled it
orange can't be eaten if it hasn't peeled
g) Don't let the others see you
=> you shouldn't be seen by the others
h) Did anybody ever teach you how to behave?
were you taught how to behave?
i) It suprised me to hear someone had robbed you.
i was surprised to hear someone had robbed you.
Turn these sentences into the passive voice
a) Somebody has brought this child up badly
This child has been brought badly
b) The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well
Jane was promised a prize by the teacher if she worked well
c) Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children
Lessons should be made more interesting for school children
d) We shall lock the house up for summer and the old gardener will look after it
The house will be locked up for summer and it will be looked after by the old gardener
e) People say tortoises live longer then elephants
Tortoises is said to live longer than elephants
f) One can't eat an orange if nobody has peeled it
Orange can't be eaten if it hasn't been peeled
g) Don't let the others see you
Don't let you be seen
h) Did anybody ever teach you how to behave?
Were you be taught how to behave?
i) It suprised me to hear someone had robbed you.
I was surprised to hear someone had robbed you