The document provides examples of passive voice constructions using the infinitive "to be" and past or present participles. It gives 17 sentences demonstrating passive voice where the subject is either "it" or a form of "be" followed by an understood subject and past or present participle verb form indicating the action was performed on the subject. The format establishes a pattern for transforming active to passive voice constructions.
The document provides examples of passive voice constructions using the infinitive "to be" and past or present participles. It gives 17 sentences demonstrating passive voice where the subject is either "it" or a form of "be" followed by an understood subject and past or present participle verb form indicating the action was performed on the subject. The format establishes a pattern for transforming active to passive voice constructions.
The document provides examples of passive voice constructions using the infinitive "to be" and past or present participles. It gives 17 sentences demonstrating passive voice where the subject is either "it" or a form of "be" followed by an understood subject and past or present participle verb form indicating the action was performed on the subject. The format establishes a pattern for transforming active to passive voice constructions.
It ___________________________________________________________________________ The film _____________________________________________________________________ 2. People say that he speaks 12 languages. It ___________________________________________________________________________ He __________________________________________________________________________ 3.Everyone thought that the government had shown no regards for public opinion. It ___________________________________________________________________________ The government _______________________________________________________________ 4. Everybody knows that machines are controlled by computers. It ___________________________________________________________________________ Machines ____________________________________________________________________ 5.They think that football players are better paid than doctors. It ___________________________________________________________________________ Football players _______________________________________________________________ 6. They expect that the cost of living is going up. It ___________________________________________________________________________ The cost of living_______________________________________________________________ 7. They proved that Marconi invented the radio. It ___________________________________________________________________________ Marconi _____________________________________________________________________ 8. Everybody knows that Agatha Christie wrote detective stories. It ___________________________________________________________________________ Agatha Christie ________________________________________________________________ 9. They agree that the Egyptians have built the pyramids. It ___________________________________________________________________________ The Egyptians _________________________________________________________________ 10. They reported that drunken drivers had caused terrible road accidents. It ___________________________________________________________________________ Drunken drivers _______________________________________________________________ 11. It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall. The prisoner _________________________________________________________________ 12. It is said that many people are homeless because of the flood. Many people _________________________________________________________________ 13. It is known that the governor is in favour of the new law. The governor ________________________________________________________________ 14. It is expected that the President will lose the election. The president ________________________________________________________________ 15. It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window. The thieves __________________________________________________________________ 16. It is alleged that she drove through the town at 90 miles an hour. She ________________________________________________________________________ 17. It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident. Two people _________________________________________________________________ 18. It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion. Three men __________________________________________________________________