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Exercises designed for the topic Passive voice

Exercises for practicing passive voice in English.
11.05.2020

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Choose the correctly formulated Passive constructions.


1.


  1. I can assure you everything will have arranged in time.

  2. His old shoes were thrown away.

  3. After the accident the young man had taken to hospital.

  4. Invented by an Indiana housewife in 1889, the first dishwasher was operated by a steam engine.

2.

  1. Throughout the trial, the prisoner insisted on his lack of guilt.

  2. Was this trade centre opened last year?

  3. All the books mentioned in this catalogue can be borrowed from the library.

  4. The hall hasn’t decorated with artificial flowers.

  5. Citizens forced into poverty by unfair government policies will usually support a new candidate.

3.

  1. Who is this wedding hall being decorated by?

  2. The teacher was impressed by the student’s answer.

  3. This message isn’t to be e-mailed now.

  4. The drug was claimed to produce no undesirable side-effects.

  5. Julius Caesar, Hannibal, Napoleon, Mussolini, Hitler had born with teeth.

4.

  1. Where is the hole digging?

  2. This easy task can be carried out without anybody’s help.

  3. Some TV programs were being criticized at that time.

  4. Some consonants are mispronouncing by the students.

  5. Niccolò Paganini is known in history as an Italian violinist and composer.

5.

  1. Great progress in physics has been made lately.

  2. Who had met the foreign delegation?

  3. These red roses have bought for my dear mother.

  4. The films of Charlie Chaplin are loved all over the world.

  5. Paganini‟s Caprice No.24 in A minor is widely considered one of the most difficult pieces ever written for the solo violin.

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6.

  1. This big house is made of brick.

  2. The suspect had told the police an unassailable alibi.

  3. Was designed the first helicopter by Leonardo da Vinci?

  4. This major social problem should be settled at once.

  5. The local party workers have adopted Mr. Green as their representative for the coming election.

7.

  1. The golf match was postponed because of the heavy rain.

  2. A fixed salary will be paid to you.

  3. The students impressed by the professor‟s lecture.

  4. They‟re going to perform Beethoven‟s Fifth Symphony next week.

  5. Caprice No.24 in A minor has served as an inspiration for many prominent composers.

8.

  1. I am always invited to their political meetings.

  2. Two new engineers were introduced to the head of the department.

  3. This scandal could bring down the government.

  4. They probably recycle some of the solid wastes regularly.

  5. Left-handed people are often placed at a disadvantage by the prevalence of right-handed tools in society.

9.

  1. A lot of goods are brought to London from many countries.

  2. The young man was asked to wait in the corridor.

  3. They had finished the preparations by the time the guests arrived.

  4. Those files must have been deleted from the computer.

  5. Many tools and devices are designed to be comfortably used with the right hand.

10.

  1. Lots of people had parked their cars on the pavement.

  2. Children should be taught foreign languages before starting school.

  3. Must be these documents signed by the director himself?

  4. Who has your holiday cottage been designed by?

  5. No production cameras have been made for left-handed people.

11.

  1. Is this nice bouquet bought for your girlfriend?

  2. Magical properties are sometimes claimed for certain medicines.

  3. The historical novel had translated into German and English.

  4. The boy couldn‟t have given a better answer than this one.

  5. America is often described as a melting pot because of different religions living there side by side.

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12.

  1. Are those big monuments made of brass?

  2. This e-mail had received after his departure.

  3. The fisherman‟s boat was overturned by a huge wave.

  4. They couldn‟t get Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait.

  5. If people only made prudent marriages, what a stop to population there would be!

13.

  1. This music seems to have heard from the next room.

  2. Your drinks will be brought in a moment.

  3. The police have issued a description of the burglar.

  4. The motorbike George rode in the race was lent to him by Tom.

  5. The Nile, the world‟s longest river, stretches north for about 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean.

14.

  1. All the texts were looked through yesterday and not a single mistake was found.

  2. All their profit is given to the sick.

  3. It was the most difficult passage I had ever translated.

  4. The boxes haven‟t been packed yet.

  5. Antonio Banderas is famous for the role he played in The Mask of Zorro.

15.

  1. I haven‟t been to a football match for a long time.

  2. We were greatly shocked by Albert‟s behaviour.

  3. These folders should have been sent to a USB flash.

  4. Who was your house designing by?

  5. The Amazon, the world‟s largest tropical rainforest, covers an area of about 2.8 million square miles.

16.

  1. A new apparatus for the deaf was invented recently.

  2. The social grants will have been reduced by next year.

  3. I have never been treated like that before.

  4. I don‟t want you to spend your money on me; we‟ll go Dutch treat.

  5. Antonio Banderas has been in numerous hit movies.

17.

  1. The fence was painted in two applications.

  2. Was he injured in the accident?

  3. They broke off their engagement just two days before the wedding.

  4. You needn‟t have bought such an expensive watch.

  5. After only a year in the sports club, the youngest player was elected to the committee.

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18.

  1. These exotic plants should have been watered twice a day.

  2. The exterior of the house was washed using warm water and a mild detergent.

  3. They were killed in the earthquake.

  4. The government must deal with unemployment.

  5. Electricity lines had brought down, leaving thousands of houses without electricity.

19.

  1. The essays are to be handed in on Monday.

  2. Before the conference we had drawn up a plan to stop drug trafficking.

  3. All the chinks and pores in the walls were sealed with putty.

  4. The stress of the last few weeks has broken me down.

  5. Featured in many Spanish and American films, Banderas often being used a musical performer as well.

20.

  1. A five-star hotel was being built next to the cinema.

  2. The draught blew out the candle.

  3. Why were these important documents left on the desk?

  4. After the putty had had a chance to dry, the exterior could be painting.

  5. Winds are caused by air moving from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area.

21.

  1. We have thought of all eventualities.

  2. The explosion was believed to have been caused by a mine.

  3. Our concert hall was being decorated the whole day.

  4. This event will build up his confidence.

  5. In his first American movie role Banderas, still speaking no English, was forced to learn his lines phonetically.

22.

  1. They will call on the rebels to stop fighting.

  2. The wounded soldiers are surely being taken care of.

  3. The police let her off with a fine.

  4. Their new album must have been released this week.

  5. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.

23.

  1. A whole week was needed to finish this part of the job.

  2. Being washable and easy to apply, a latex paint was used.

  3. You should be careful when working on electrical equipment.

  4. That strange event is still being talked about.

  5. It was later admitted that the information had been obtained from unreliable sources.

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24.

  1. Documents are usually written in ink.

  2. I was careful to apply the paint evenly in order not to apply two coats.

  3. Mr Boddington‟s new book may be published in January.

  4. She was brought up in a friendly atmosphere.

  5. More antioxidants are found in a glass of pomegranate juice than in red wine.

25.

  1. Millions of dollars‟ worth of damage caused by a storm last night.

  2. The new product is supposed to come out soon.

  3. I must get my dad to buy me a new computer.

  4. The delegation was impressed by the places of interest in Paris.

  5. Carrots are given to young children as a substitute for snacks high in sugar.

26.

  1. Many people had rescued from the floods by fire-fighters.

  2. Is English spoken in many countries all around the world?

  3. Life‟s a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

  4. Father‟s shirt is being ironed by my younger sister.

  5. The Amazon Rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon River.

27.

  1. The roads were blocked by fallen trees.

  2. Instead of buying a new car, have your old one repaired.

  3. Will be these documents taken to the head office next Monday?

  4. Very little is needed to make a happy life.

  5. Compounds found only in pomegranates are shown to benefit the blood vessels.

28.

  1. The cyclist was hit by a trailer truck.

  2. A policeman stopped Tom for speeding.

  3. The work should do by yourself to achieve good results.

  4. How much money is being transferred to you?

  5. The paint bucket had to be hung on the top of the ladder while working.

29.

  1. A good computer was recommended to me.

  2. The River Reiner burst its banks after a heavy rain.

  3. My sister has been promoted to a management position at work.

  4. Mr. Harrington had us replace the broken window.

  5. Tangerine oil is considered to reduce anxiety.

30.

  1. A tall ladder was needed to paint the kitchen ceiling.

  2. Firefighters had received hundreds of calls for help.

  3. When painting, a color very close to the original used by me.

  4. Fruit and vegetables are bought at the greengrocer‟s.

  5. During World War I Ernest Hemingway was wounded on the Italian front.

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31.

  1. Wind speeds reached ninety miles an hour in some places.

  2. Someone ought to wash those dishes right away.

  3. The directives will be shown to us.

  4. Many people could have been killed during that dangerous trick.

  5. Mushroom was highly prized by the Romans.

32.

  1. The furniture was broken up for firewood.

  2. The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool, in 1960.

  3. Everything possible was done to get things back to normal.

  4. My boss told me to send the check to a Nigerian bank account.

  5. Animals and slaves were sometimes given samples of mushrooms to test their reactions.

33.

  1. Someone must have picked it up by mistake.

  2. The tree had been decorated with colourful balloons.

  3. Two of the climbers were injured.

  4. How stupid of you to have invited that boring person!

  5. The old myths of cooking mushrooms with a silver coin or spoon have not been substantiated.

34.

  1. Nuclear power stations are thought to be dangerous.

  2. Have the janitor arrange for the plumber to deal with the blockage.

  3. This surgeon is considered to be a brilliant practitioner.

  4. These flowers should be planted in a sunny place.

  5. The singer Michael Jackson was dubbed the King of Pop.

35.

  1. He is thought to have been on holiday.

  2. The flight must have been postponed because of the fog.

  3. The Board offered the manager‟s job to Simon.

  4. The article had translated in thirteen languages.

  5. One of Michael Jackson‟s gloves was sold for $200,000 in Los Angeles.

36.

  1. The world-famous opera Aida was written by Verdi.

  2. These books must have returned within a fortnight.

  3. Alice badly hurt by his words.

  4. He was fired for his irresponsibility.

  5. When dubbed into English, a lot of the original meaning of foreign films is lost in the translation.

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37.

  1. How many invitation cards were sent yesterday?

  2. Even the best students frequently make this mistake.

  3. Glenn Miller was killed in an air crash in England.

  4. Bread is bought at the baker‟s.

  5. In 1921, Chaplin was awarded by the French government for his outstanding work as a filmmaker.

38.

  1. She needs be taken care of.

  2. The design had spoiled and it was good for nothing.

  3. That wonderful picture had looked at with admiration.

  4. The work was done with due care and understanding.

  5. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th US President, was assassinated in 1963, in Dallas, Texas.

39.

  1. Were you offered that job?

  2. No major decision was taking without his father‟s knowledge or advice.

  3. I was given five shillings change at the shop.

  4. Is this academic journal published twice a month?

  5. The song “We Are the World” was originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985.

40.

  1. He was shot with a rifle.

  2. Evidently somebody had informed him of the news before.

  3. These consonants pronounced with aspiration.

  4. Mr Smith‟s lectures were being listened to with interest.

  5. No prince of the house of Lancaster betrayed a wish to renew the quarrel with the Church.

41.

  1. Did the noise in the next room disturb you last night?

  2. The classified research is still being carried out.

  3. I was shocked by your attitude.

  4. The positive hydrogen atoms are attracted to the negative oxygen atoms.

  5. The speaker had tried to urge the crowd forward to show their opposition to the new law.

42.

  1. If she hadn‟t been so bad-tempered, I might have married her.

  2. We Are the World was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

  3. A ballet school is being built in this district.

  4. Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.

  5. Hemingway‟s experiences in Italy during World War I became the material for one of his best-loved novels, A Farewell to Arms.

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43.

  1. Vitamins A, C, E and K contained within the strawberry are vital to health.

  2. Only once had the grandfather been angry.

  3. The mission was found to be impossible.

  4. The work must be finished as soon as possible.

  5. Philadelphia International Airport was evacuated for about an hour yesterday morning.

44.

  1. The thief was caught easily for he was described thoroughly.

  2. The first parachute designed by Leonardo da Vinci.

  3. Those impolite girls shouldn‟t have been invited to our party.

  4. Will a new suit have bought for your brother tomorrow?

  5. The subject in the Armenian sentence may sometimes be omitted.

45.

  1. The Passive Voice is formed with the help of to be + Past Participle.

  2. Why haven‟t the suitcases packed yet?

  3. On his way home he was attacked by unknown men.

  4. The letter of application had been signed before his arrival.

  5. Armenian learners of English encounter some difficulty related with the rules of sequence of tenses.

46.

  1. The last student is being examined right now.

  2. I ought to have phoned him this morning.

  3. Dazzled by the orchestra‟s brilliant performance, the audience clapped wildly.

  4. Was the young gentleman asked to wait outdoors?

  5. According to Holy Trinity Church records, Shakespeare was baptized on the 26th of April.

47.

  1. The crowd cheered the football players in the stadium yesterday.

  2. In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

  3. The hurricane severely damaged the houses on the shore.

  4. Not a moment‟s peace does she have during the day.

  5. The Beatles is considered to be the most influential rock group of the era.

48.

  1. I was invited to the university ball.

  2. Nouns are classified into proper and common.

  3. My younger brother‟s jokes had laughed at.

  4. These paintings shouldn‟t have been kept in a damp room.

  5. Madame Tussaud‟s Museum in London has got branches in a number of major cities.

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49.

  1. Neither love nor cough can be hidden.

  2. Pushed by somebody, the boy fell into the water.

  3. Visitors to the Matenadaran are shown a collection of old manuscripts.

  4. Van Gogh spent his early adulthood working for a firm of art dealers.

  5. The lyrics of the Armenian national anthem Mer Hayrenik were written by Mikael Nalbandian.

50.

  1. The lyrics later set to music by Barsegh Kanachyan.

  2. Those documents are being studied by the manager.

  3. He stood before the masterpiece as if lost in admiration.

  4. Are these red tulips bought for your teacher?

  5. Before today’s Gregorian calendar was adopted, the older Julian calendar was used.

51.

  1. I am sure this easy work can be done even by a child.

  2. People know that cars pollute the environment.

  3. The president of their country elected two years ago.

  4. Craftsmen make many beautiful objects of paper in Japan.

  5. In the Middle Ages, the study of the measure of time was first viewed as prying too deeply into God’s own affairs.

52.

  1. The diploma paper was written in good English.

  2. A new film about the Armenian genocide is being made at present.

  3. The incident would have argued about for a long time.

  4. Several houses were washed away by the flood.

  5. Protestant tract writers responded to Gregory‟s calendar by calling him the Roman Antichrist.

53.

  1. 1.The handwriting has been identified as hers.

  2. The witnesses of the robbery were being questioned.

  3. A lot of tragedies and comedies written by Shakespeare.

  4. He will be given all the necessary information.

  5. The song Mer Hayrenik was adopted as National Anthem of Armenia, in 1991.

54.

  1. Proper nouns are individual names given to persons and things.

  2. Numerous inventions were made by Leonardo da Vinci.

  3. This beautiful flower vase is made of crystal.

  4. The injured passengers had been taking care of.

  5. Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor Connally with his wife Nellie, in a presidential motorcade.

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55.

  1. The definite article is used before names of parties and organizations.

  2. A big hospital has built opposite the bank.

  3. People drink a lot of tea in England.

  4. Were the parents shocked by their son’s behavior?

  5. These rules must be learned by heart.

56.

  1. Paganini was the most talented violin virtuoso of his time.

  2. The Smiths should have been invited to this meeting.

  3. The order given, the servant hurriedly left the room.

  4. The national anthem of the United States is called “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

  5. Passive Voice is often used without a mention of the doer of the action.

57.

  1. These doughnuts are made from milk and honey.

  2. Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

  3. Did everyone find fault with her?

  4. I think this book can be enjoyed by a person of any age.

  5. Pope Gregory XIII finally reformed the Julian calendar.

58.

  1. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.

  2. Out ran a crowd of children, laughing and talking excitedly.

  3. David was asked some tricky questions.

  4. The last patient was being examined at that time.

  5. The indefinite article may be used with personal names to indicate one member of a family.

59.

  1. Naturally Frederick hurt by her rude remark.

  2. Two skyscrapers are being built in this district.

  3. The nurse insisted on the patient’s taking the medicine at once.

  4. Reaching the town, they were raided by the police.

  5. The new calendar was not adopted uniformly across Europe until well into the 18th century.

60.

  1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

  2. The origin of high heels goes back many centuries in history.

  3. She was seen to enter the building in the morning.

  4. He will be rewarded for finding our lost dog.


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