ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
1.
Underline the best option:
1. The book was
published/published in 2010.
2. My parents will lend/will
be lent me some money to buy a new car.
3. It is said/says
that some sports involve serious risks.
4. Lots of workers have been
made/have made redundant as a result of the crisis.
5. My father was bought/
bought me a CD.
6. Fewer letters are
written/write nowadays.
7. The TV presenter has been
made/has made lots of mistakes today.
8. Where are you being
lived/are you living?
9. My children are liked/like
pasta.
10. Emails are sent/send
more and more.
2. Change the sentences from
active to passive & viceversa.
1. I have had my hair cut.
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2. Politicians say that teachers don’t work hard.
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3. Peter has been given a promotion.
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4. It’s believed that there is life in the afterlife.
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5. Will you send me a postcard from New Your?
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6. Nothing is done to help the homeless.
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7. People think that unemployment is increasing.
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8. Popular TV series are broadcast on AXN.
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9. Something like that can’t be done.
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10. My husband was cooking dinner when someone knocked
at the door.
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