PASSIVE VOICE prepared by MURAT DEMİREKİN

Write the following sentences in passive The manager signs the reports everyday. The old woman feeds the cats in the morning. The maid doesn’t tidy the rooms everyday. My mother dusts the tables everyday. They grow coffee in Brazil. We recycle paper and glass. People drink 75 billion cups of tea in Britain every year. The reports are signed everyday (by the manager) The cats are fed in the morning (by the old woman) The rooms aren’t tidied everyday The tables aren’t dusted everyday Coffee is grown in Brazil Paper and glass are recycled 75 billion cups of tea are drunk in Britain every year

Write the following sentences in passive They make microcomputers in Japan. McDonald’s sells 22 million hamburgers every year around the world. A lot of people speak English around the world. Osman Sınav directs a lot of good films. The hunters kill elephants for their tusks. Scientists make some medicine from different plants. Microcomputers are made in Japan 22 million hamburgers are sold every year around the world by McDonald’s English is spoken around the world (by a lot of people) A lot of good films are directed by Osman Sınav Elephants are killed for their tusks Some medicine is made from different plants

B.Use the following notes and write sentences in passive rainforests / destroy / people ..Rainforests are destroyed by people…… many people / employ / that company walls / paint / every two years this room / clean / everyday oranges / grow / Mediterranean region this road / not use / very often Many people are employed in that company Walls are painted every two years This room is cleaned everyday Oranges are grown in the Mediterranean region This road is not used very often

B.Use the following notes and write sentences in passive service / include / bill a lot of people / kill / traffic accidents meat / not sell / this market the chickens / feed / every morning criminals / keep / prison Service is included in the bill A lot of people are killed in the traffic accidents Meat is not sold in this market The chickens are fed every morning Criminals are kept in prison

Bread ……………………………………………….. in big ovens. C.Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the box – record , cut , sell , speak , give , make , keep , bake , sell , grow is baked Bread ……………………………………………….. in big ovens. Money ……………………………………………….. in a bank. Vegetables ………………………………………………..in the market. Hair ………………………………………………..at the hairdresser’s. Cassettes ………………………………………………..at the studio. Electronic machines ……………………………………………….. in Japan. Meat ………………………………………………..by the butchers. Wheat ……………………………………………….. in the fields in Anatolia. English ………………………………………………..in some countries as the first languages. Parties ………………………………………………..in discos. is kept are sold is cut are recorded are made is sold is grown is spoken are given

D.Write long answers for the following questions Were the Pyramids built by the Chinese? .. No. They were built by the Egyptian……… Was the film “Lion the King” directed by Alfred Hitchock? Was “Romeo and Juliet” written by Charles Dickens? Was America discovered by Marco Polo? Was the first engine car made by Ferrari? No it was directed by Akura Krosawa No it was written by Shakespeare No. It was discovered by Christopher Colombus No It was made by Ford

E.Write the following sentences in passive They made these shoes in Italy Jennifer broke the valuable vase A car ran over my cat John sent all the letters yesterday. The painter didn’t paint the ceiling These shoes are made in Italy The valuable vase was broken by Jennifer My cat was run over by a car All the letters were sent yesterday The ceiling wasn’t painted

E.Write the following sentences in passive Did the police find the robbers? A thief stole my handbag A cat killed my little bird Someone broke the window when we were out They built this castle in 1809 Were the robbers found? My handbag was stolen My little bird was killed by a cat The window was broken when we were out This castle was built in 1809

F.Make sentences Peter’s house / paint / last year rice / grow / India book / sign / author / book store / last Saturday I / meet / cousin / airport / yesterday cyclist / hit / taxi / an hour ago I / invite / dinner / Mrs Black / last night all / cake / eat / children / when / they / come back / school Peter’s house was painted last year Rice is grown in India The book was signed by the author at the book store last Saturday I was met by my cousin at the airport yesterday A cyclist was hit by a taxi an hour ago I was invited to dinner by Mrs Black last night All the cake was eaten by children when they came back / school

F.Make sentences which exercises / do / last week / ? where / cotton / grow / Turkey / ? wild animals / keep / zoo Dolmabahçe Palace / visit / lots of people / every day environment / pollute / people drawer / lock / and key / keep / jar refreshments / serve / waiters thief / catch / police / the other day Which exercises were done last week ? Where is cotton grown in Turkey / ? Wild animals are kept at zoo Dolmabahçe Palace is visited by lots of people every day Environment is polluted by people The drawer is locked and the key is kept in a jar Refreshments are served by waiters The thief was caught by police the other day

G.Make sentences in Passive (mixed tenses) tulum cheese / produce / Erzincan these clothes / make / England Anıtkabir / always / visit / many people our project / prepare /yesterday that bank / rob / 20 minutes ago Tulum cheese is produced in Erzincan These clothes are made in England Anıtkabir is always visited by many people Our project was prepared yesterday That bank was robbed 20 minutes ago

G.Make sentences in Passive (mixed tenses) lots of tobacco / import / the U.S.A Civillik cheese / make / Erzurum Cağ kebab / cook / best / Ağmiller restaurant Etliekmek and Fırın Kebab / eat / a lot / Konya trees / cut down / last September Lots of tobacco is imported from the U.S.A Civillik cheese is made in Erzurum Cağ kebab is cooked best at the Ağmiller restaurant Etliekmek and Fırın Kebab are eaten a lot in Konya Trees were cut down last September