Insert the following sentences in the Passive Voice. E.g. Mother waters the flowers in the evening. – The flowers are watered in the evening (by Mother).
1.A marble pavilion protects the house. 2. The boys will paint the roof of
the house. 3. Tom Sawyer whitewashed the fence. 4. Her daughters gave her
three beautiful dishes as a birthday present. 5. Tom gave Nick a book for his
birthday. 6. Our mother tells us stories every evening. 7. Lydia will show you a
new book of pictures. 8. A boy showed her the way. 9. They will send us a box
of fruit. 10. Five or six small children followed them. 11. In summer the boys
often drive the horses to the fields. 12. Ivan Susanin led the Poles into the
thickest part of the forest. 13. The waves carried the boat away. 14. We shall do
the translation in the evening. 15. They water the flowers regularly. 16. You
promised me these books long ago. 17. Bessie’s father gave her a complete set
of Walter Scott’s works. 18. Irene’s husband brought her some beautiful shells
from the south. 19. The explorers gave the newspaper reporters a long interview.
20. Mr.Wilson will teach you English. 21. The doctor ordered me a month’s rest
from studying.
Exercise 111. Put the given words in the Passive Voice, making necessary changes. 1. She took a long time to write the composition, but at last she wrote it. 2.
Don’t put the cup there: somebody will break it. 3. Why weren’t you at the
birthday party? - They didn’t invite me. 4. We met many difficulties, but all the
same we finished the work in time. 5. We shall leave you behind if you are not
quick. 6. I spent all my money on books last month. 7. I don’t think we shall do all this work today: there is too much of it. 8. It’s a very funny thing that when I
start doing this, somebody always stops me. 9. Don’t leave these sweets on the
table: somebody will eat them. 10. The elephant broke the branch of the tree. 11.
The bees attacked the bear when it tried to take their honey.
