Write the following sentences in the passive voice
1. People eat 40 million hamburgers every day.
40 million hamburgers are eaten every day.
2. Mark's mother raised him in a small town.
Mark was raised by his mother in a small town.
3. They are building a new road near my house.
A new road is being built near my house.
4. We will have signed the deal by this time next week.
The deal will have been signed by us by this time next week.
5. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
6. When did they translate this book into English?
When was this book translated into English?
7. Some dangerous looking men followed me home.
I was followed home by some dangerous looking men.
8. The students all have to read, "Lord of the Flies" for their exam.
"Lord of the Flies" has to be read by all the students for their exam.
active or passive
1. The company was shut down by the police. - passive
2. She is writing the reports now. - active
3. Someone has broken our window! - active
4. The delicious meal was enjoyed by everyone. - passive
5. The litter was all picked up by the children. - passive
6. The farm workers will soon milk the cows. - active
7. The teacher read a story to her class. - active
8. The story was enjoyed by all the children. - passive
9. My mother has cleaned the whole house. - active
10. That car looks like it has never been washed! - passive
11. This year's budget has not been approved yet. - passive
12. The school secretary opens the mail every morning. - active
13. Those children have all been very well brought up. - passive
14. A new home has been found for the stray dog. - passive
15. The police arrested the criminals. - active
16. The shoplifter stole many items from the shop. - active
Wow, that's really cool! My parents bought me my own laptop not much ago, too. And I like to play games on it, just like you. I think that they are interesting and absorbing, but your mum has a point: some of them are really stupid. A lot of teenagers in Russia like to play games on their computers, including the shooting ones. They also like to hang out with friends, watch TV sometimes and read interesting books. They surf the net a lot in their free time, seems like that's the most popular pastime for russian teens. And i'm not an exclusion :) But of course we use computers not only for fun, but for our education. Making school projects, for example. But that's not half as interesting as skyping with buddies and playing rpg games, you know.
