Make the sentences passive:
1. The mailman lost the letter.
2. The teacher found the keys.
3. Mario made mistakes.
4. Ted loved that woman.
5. The maid cleaned the rooms.
6. The technician fixed the computer.
7. The construction workers built that house.
8. Leo Tolstoy wrote ‘War and Peace’.
9. Leonardo da Vinci painted The Mona Lisa.
10. Somebody stole my wallet.
11. My mum prepared lunch for everybody.
12. I drank a lot of coffee.
13. The secretary forgot the papers on the desk.
14. My dad closed the windows before the storm.
15. We invited Julie and Luke to a party.
16. The school built a new website.
17. The kids ate all the cakes at the party.
18. The receptionist told me to wait for the doctor.
19. That new restaurant employed a lot of new waiters.
20. Rihanna opened a new shop here.
Respuestas
Respuesta:
1. The mailman lost the letter.
the letter was lost by him
2. The teacher found the keys.
the keys were found by him/her
3. Mario made mistakes.
Mistakes were made by him
4. Ted loved that woman.
that woman was loved by him
5. The maid cleaned the rooms.
the rooms were cleaned by her
6. The technician fixed the computer.
the computer was fixed by him/her.
7. The construction workers built that house.
that house was built by them
8. Leo Tolstoy wrote ‘War and Peace’.
‘War and Peace’ was written by him
9. Leonardo da Vinci painted The Mona Lisa.
The Mona Lisa was painted by him
10. Somebody stole my wallet.
my wallet was stolen by somebody
11. My mum prepared lunch for everybody.
lunch was prepared by her for everybody.
12. I drank a lot of coffee.
a lot of coffee was drunk by me
13. The secretary forgot the papers on the desk.
the papers were forgotten by her on the desk.
14. My dad closed the windows before the storm.
the windows were closed by him
15. We invited Julie and Luke to a party.
Julie and Luke were invited by us
16. The school built a new website.
a new website was built by it
17. The kids ate all the cakes at the party.
all the cakes were eaten by them
18. The receptionist told me to wait for the doctor.
I was told to wait for the doctor by her
19. That new restaurant employed a lot of new waiters.
a lot of new waiters were employed by it
20. Rihanna opened a new shop here.
a new shop was opened by her
Explicación:
Respuesta:
- The letter was lost by the mailman.
- The keys were found by the teacher.
- Mistakes were made by Mario.
- That woman was loved by Ted.
- The rooms were cleaned by the maid.
- The computer was fixed by the technician.
- That house was built by the construction workers.
- "War and Peace" was written by Leo Tolstoy.
- The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
- My wallet was stolen.
- The lunch was prepared by My mum for everybody.
- A lot of coffe was drunk.
- The papers were forgotten by the secretary on the desk.
- The windows were closed by my dad before the storm.
- Julie and Luke were invited to a party.
- A new website was built by the school.
- All the cakes were eaten by the kids at the party.
- I was told by the receptionist to wait for the doctor.
- A lot of new waiters were employed by that new restaurant.
- A new shop was opened by Rihanna here.
Explicación:
Passive Voice
Usamos la voz pasiva para expresar que el objeto de una oración es mas importante que el sujeto de esta; por lo cual el objeto pasa a ser sujeto y viceversa, se hace uso de un verbo en pasado participio seguido del verbo to be siempre, no importan que estructura gramatical sea.
En ocasiones si el sujeto de la oración no es muy importante en la acción, este se omite.