Exercise 2: Change the sentences into the special Passive
1. The headmaster made us clean the library.
- We………………………………………………………………………..
2. People said that she had killed the dog.
- She ………………………………………………………………………..
3. People think that you killed the dog.
- You………………………………………………………………………..
4. People rumor that she was married to a rich man.
- It ………………………………………………………………………..
5. They have said that she is very lazy.
- She ………………………………………………………………………..
6. They thought that the man attacked the girl.
- It ………………………………………………………………………..
7. People thought that the dog ate the mouse.
- The dog …………………………………………………………………..
8. She hates that boy looking at her dog.
- She .……………………………………………………………………..
9. I don't like people making fun of me
- I .……………………………………………………………………..
10. Everyone thinks that she passed the exams
- She .……………………………………………………………………..
11. People said that Helen missed the train
- Helen .……………………………………………………………………..
12. Nga had someone repair her bike
- Nga .……………………………………………………………………..
13. I have a dentist check my teeth every year
- I .……………………………………………………………………..
14. People believe that Chinese invented gunpowder
- Chinese.……………………………………………………………………..
15. You should get Mr. Hung to service your computer
- You .……………………………………………………………………..
16. You need to do this job at once
- This.……………………………………………………………………..
17. People knew that he stole the car
- He .………………………………………………………………………
18. They report that the building has been badly damaged by fire.
- The .……………………………………………………………………….
19. She’d like someone to buy these roses for her
- She'd .……………………………………………………………………..
20. You don’t need to wind this watch.
- This .……………………………………………………………………..
21. He has someone take some photographs
- He .……………………………………………………………………..
22. You don’t need to type this letter
- This .……………………………………………………………………..
23. I need to polish my shoes.
- My .……………………………………………………………………..
24. Tuan got a mechanic to repair his bike
- Tuan.……………………………………………………………………….
25. They believe that he was killed by terrorists
- He .……………………………………………………………………….
26. They say that three people were sent to prison
- Three people ……………………………………………………………….
27. We had someone paint our house last week.
- We .……………………………………………………………………….
28. She wants someone to tidy her room
- She .……………………………………………………………………..
29. He makes the little girl do the dishes every day.
- The little girl ……………………………………………………………..
30. We would like someone to water the flowers
- We.……………………………………………………………………..
Exercise 2: Change the sentences into the special Passive
1. The headmaster made us clean the library.
- We made the library cleaned by the headmaster.
2. People said that she had killed the dog.
- She was said to have killed the dog.
3. People think that you killed the dog.
- You are thought to have killed the dog.
4. People rumor that she was married to a rich man.
- It is rumored that she was married to a rich man.
5. They have said that she is very lazy.
- She has been said to have been very lazy.
6. They thought that the man attacked the girl.
- It was thought that the man attacked the girl.
7. People thought that the dog ate the mouse.
- The dog was thought to eat the mouse.
8. She hates that boy looking at her dog.
- She hates her dog being looked by that boy.
9. I don't like people making fun of me
- I don't like being made fun of.
10. Everyone thinks that she passed the exams
- She is thought to have passed the exams.
11. People said that Helen missed the train
- Helen was said to miss the train.
12. Nga had someone repair her bike
- Nga had her bike repaired.
13. I have a dentist check my teeth every year
- I have my teeth checked by a dentist every year.
14. People believe that Chinese invented gunpowder
- Chinese is believed to have invented gunpowder.
15. You should get Mr. Hung to service your computer
- You should get your computer serviced by Mr. Hung.
16. You need to do this job at once
- This job need doing at once.
17. People knew that he stole the car
- He was known to steal the car.
18. They report that the building has been badly damaged by fire.
- The building is reported to have been badly damaged by fire.
19. She’d like someone to buy these roses for her
- She'd like these roses to be bought for her.
20. You don’t need to wind this watch.
- This watch doesn't need winding.
21. He has someone take some photographs
- He has some photographs taken.
22. You don’t need to type this letter
- This letter doesn't need typing.
23. I need to polish my shoes.
- My shoes need polishing.
24. Tuan got a mechanic to repair his bike
- Tuan got his bike repaired by a mechanic.
25. They believe that he was killed by terrorists
- He is believed to have been killed by terrorists.
26. They say that three people were sent to prison
- Three people are said to have been sent to prison.
27. We had someone paint our house last week.
- We had our house painted last week.
28. She wants someone to tidy her room
- She wants her room to be tidied.
29. He makes the little girl do the dishes every day.
- The little girl is made to do the dishes every day.
30. We would like someone to water the flowers
- We would like the flowers to be watered.