Thirteenth Week

PASSIVE

Rewrite the sentences in the Passive. Omit the agent where necessary.

1.    People give presents at Christmas time.

 presents are given to people at Christmas time.

2.    Someone robbed the shop.

the shop are robbed by someone

3.    The Rolling Stones will give a concert next week.

 a concert will be given by  The Rolling Stones  next week.

4.    People had seen the little boy playing in the park before he disappeared.

 the little boy had seen seen playing  in the park before he disappeared by people.

.    They served lunch from 12.00 to 2.00.

lucnh is served by them from 12.00 to 2.00

 Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express.

Murder on the Orient Express. was written by  Agatha Christie

11.  They have built a new road outside the village.

a new road outside the village have been built by tem.

Read the following test and rewrite the underlined sentences in the passive.

It was decided by the town council that they would hold a festival to celebrate the town´s four-hundredth birthday. The town hall and streets were decorated with flags and garlands, and a band was hired to play for the reception. They invited several local celebrities to come and open the festivities.  They hired a catering firm to prepare a meal for 100 people.  On the day itself a parade wound its way through the streets of the town, speeches were made, and games and competitions were held on the green.

1- a festival would be hold by them

2- several local celebrities were invited to come and open the festivities.

3- a catering firm  was hired to prepare a meal for 100 people