1,Rewrite the sentences in the passive in both ways, as in the example
1.Fred has offered Mary a watch.
a,………………………………………….
b,………………………………………….
2.Lisa is sending Tim an invitation.
a,………………………………………
b,…………………………………………
3.She brought me some oranges.
a,……………………………………..
b,………………………………………
4.Sonia is going to lend me some money.
a,………………………………………..
b,………………………………..
5.Jack will show me the new car.
a,……………………………..
b,………………………………
6.They paid him a lot of money for the job.
a,………………………………..
b,…………………………………………..
2.Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
1.His brother taught him to drive.
……………………………………………..
2.Many people speak English.
………………………………………………..
3.The doctor had already told him to go on a diet.
………………………………………………
4.The author is writing a new book.
……………………………………………….
3.Rewrite the folling passage in the passive
Somebody sent me a bunch of flowers . The man from the flower shop delivered them to my house . He told me that they were a present . A young man had ordered them.He had put no card in the flowers.I still don’t know who sent them.
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1.
1.
a) Mary has been offered a watch by Fred.
b) A watch has been offered to Mary by Fred.
2.
a) Tim is being sent an invitation by Lisa.
b) An invitation is being sent to Tim by Lisa.
3.
a) I was brought some oranges (by her).
b) Some oranges were brought to me (by her).
4.
a) I am going to be lent some money by Sonia.
b) Some money is going to be lent to me by Sonia.
5.
a) I will be shown the new car by Jack.
b) The new car will be shown to me by Jack.
6.
a) He was paid a lot of money for the job.
b) A lot of money was paid to him for the job.
2.
1. He was taught by his brother to drive.
2. English is spoken.
3. He had been already told by a doctor to go on a diet.
4. A new book is being written by the author.
3.
A bunch of flowers was sent me by somebody. They were dilivered ti my house by the man from the flower shop. I was told that they were a present. They had been ordered by a young man. The card hadn’t been put in the flowers by him. I still don’t know by whom they were sent.