Rewrite the sentences in the passive. 1. They gave up the search ...
Rewrite the sentences in the passive. 1. They gave up the search ... Rewrite the sentences in the passive. 1. They gave up the search ...
CORRECTED BY:_____________________________NAME: _________________________GROUP:_____ DATE:_________ SCORE:_____I. Transform the sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE using the tenses in the brackets:1. The police (interview) eyewitnesses for more than three hours. (Past Continuous)____________________________________________________________________________2. National Committee (nominate) the Chief Justice for the annual award. (Present Perfect)____________________________________________________________________________3. No one (speak) about the last night's incident. (Present Continuous)____________________________________________________________________________4. The appraiser (estimate) the value of the stolen painting at three million $. (Past Perfect)____________________________________________________________________________5. The truckers’ union (organize) a protest convoy last Monday. (Simple Past)____________________________________________________________________________II. Transform the following sentences into the passive voice using all objects that allowthe transformation into subjects:1. The president granted the new ambassadors their letters of credit.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. The Prime Minister gave the journalists an interesting interview.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. The jury is deciding about the defendant’s guilt.____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________4. The last witness has told us the real truth.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________III. Transform the following passive sentences into ACTIVE VOICE:1. He has been proposed for this duty by the majority in the Parliament.____________________________________________________________________________2. Most of our laws were changed by the legislator in the past decade.____________________________________________________________________________3. He has been appointed to many important functions by several heads of state.____________________________________________________________________________
CORRECTED BY:_____________________________NAME: _________________________GROUP:_____ DATE:_________ SCORE:_____I. Transform <strong>the</strong> <strong>sentences</strong> <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> PASSIVE VOICE us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> tenses <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> brackets:<strong>1.</strong> The police (<strong>in</strong>terview) eyewitnesses for more than three hours. (Past Cont<strong>in</strong>uous)____________________________________________________________________________2. National Committee (nom<strong>in</strong>ate) <strong>the</strong> Chief Justice for <strong>the</strong> annual award. (Present Perfect)____________________________________________________________________________3. No one (speak) about <strong>the</strong> last night's <strong>in</strong>cident. (Present Cont<strong>in</strong>uous)____________________________________________________________________________4. The appraiser (estimate) <strong>the</strong> value of <strong>the</strong> stolen pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g at three million $. (Past Perfect)____________________________________________________________________________5. The truckers’ union (organize) a protest convoy last Monday. (Simple Past)____________________________________________________________________________II. Transform <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>sentences</strong> <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> <strong>passive</strong> voice us<strong>in</strong>g all objects that allow<strong>the</strong> transformation <strong>in</strong>to subjects:<strong>1.</strong> The president granted <strong>the</strong> new ambassadors <strong>the</strong>ir letters of credit.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. The Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister <strong>gave</strong> <strong>the</strong> journalists an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terview.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. The jury is decid<strong>in</strong>g about <strong>the</strong> defendant’s guilt.____________________________________________________________________________
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