1 Read the model text and answer the questions.
1 Who is the email to?
a Beth
b a student at a different school
C Beth's sister
2 What is the purpose of the email?
3 Is this email formal or informal?
4 Which paragraph asks the reader questions?
5 Which paragraph is about Beth's class?
6 Which paragraph is about the class's
favourite lesson?
7 Which paragraph introduces Beth?​

1) Mark asked me if Jim had arrived.
In this case, we change the direct question "Has Jim arrived?" to an indirect question "if Jim had arrived." The verb "asked" remains the same.

2) The shop assistant asked us if she could help us.
Here, we change the direct question "Can I help you?" to an indirect question "if she could help us." The pronouns "I" and "you" change depending on the perspective of the speaker.

3) He asked me how many dresses I had got.
In this sentence, we change the direct question "How many dresses have you got?" to an indirect question "how many dresses I had got." The verb "asked" remains the same, and the possessive pronoun "you" changes to "I" based on the perspective.

4) He said if I always hung my clothes up.
In this case, we change the direct question "Do you always hang your clothes up?" to an indirect question "if I always hung my clothes up." The verb "said" remains the same, and the pronoun "you" changes to "I" based on the perspective.

5) We asked whose shoes you took.
In this sentence, we change the direct question "Whose shoes do you take?" to an indirect question "whose shoes you took." The verb "asked" remains the same, and the pronoun "you" does not change.

6) You asked me what time the plane had arrived.
Here, we change the direct question "What time did the plane arrive?" to an indirect question "what time the plane had arrived." The verb "asked" remains the same, and the pronouns "you" and "did" are removed.

7) He said how long I had been shopping.
In this case, we change the direct question "How long have you been shopping?" to an indirect question "how long I had been shopping." The verb "said" remains the same, and the pronoun "you" changes to "I" based on the perspective.

8) She asked Peter if he had ever been to Japan.
In this sentence, we change the direct question "Have you ever been to Japan?" to an indirect question "if he had ever been to Japan." The verb "asked" remains the same, and the pronoun "you" changes to "he" based on the perspective.

9) My friend asked me what time I had gotten home last night.
Here, we change the direct question "What time did you get home last night?" to an indirect question "what time I had gotten home last night." The verb "asked" remains the same, and the pronoun "you" changes to "I" based on the perspective.

10) The policeman asked us if those coats belonged to us.
In this case, we change the direct question "Do these coats belong to you?" to an indirect question "if those coats belonged to us." The verb "asked" remains the same, and the pronoun "you" changes to "us" based on the perspective.

1. A lot of actions are being taken to stop this disaster.
To transform the sentence into passive voice, the subject "They" becomes the object of the verb "are taking", and the verb "are taking" changes to "are being taken". The preposition "to" remains unchanged.

2. A meeting at the town hall was being planned by the local authorities, but unfortunately, the people were not informed, and no one came.
To change this sentence to passive voice, the subject "The local authorities" becomes the object of the verb "were planning", and the verb "were planning" changes to "was being planned". The preposition "at" remains unchanged and the noun phrase "the town hall" is positioned after the verb. The pronoun "they" becomes "the people" and the active sentence is modified to include the negative verb "did not inform".

3. By whom were you told to leave this bag at the station?
To convert the sentence to passive voice, the subject "Who" becomes the object of the verb "told", and the verb "told" changes to "were told". The preposition "to" remains unchanged.

4. By the time I came, the criminal had already been found by them.
To rephrase the sentence into passive voice, the subject "They" becomes the object of the verb "had already found", and the verb changes to "had already been found". The preposition "by" is introduced before the subject "them" to indicate the doer of the action.

5. The work on this project will be started next week by us.
To transform the sentence into passive voice, the subject "We" becomes the object of the verb "will start", and the verb changes to "will be started". The preposition "on" is introduced before the noun phrase "this project". The adverb "next week" is positioned at the beginning of the sentence. The preposition "by" is introduced before the subject "us" to indicate the doer of the action.

6. These trousers shouldn't be worn to the wedding. They are worn-out.
To change this sentence to passive voice, the subject "You" becomes the object of the verb "shouldn't wear", and the verb changes to "shouldn't be worn". The preposition "to" remains unchanged. The pronoun "they" becomes "these trousers" and the active sentence is modified to include the adjective "worn-out".