1. Their mother read them another story.

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A- Rephrase the following sentences by
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means of the passive. Only include
2. Someone handed the judge a document.
important agents.
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1. Millions of people have bought today’s 3. He has served us a wonderful meal.
special edition. ____________________________________
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4. They haven’t sent me the message.
2. They will open a new online shop this
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week.
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5. I will give him a birthday present.
3. My students have written some of the
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best essays.
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4. Everybody can visit the exhibition from 6. They are showing her the photos.
9 am to 4 pm. ____________________________________
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5. Hundreds of millions of people use social
networks.
_______________________________ C- Rewrite the sentences in the active.
6. We will finish the work by noon. When you don’t have a subject use they.
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7. he didn’t pay the bill on time.
1. We weren’t told that there was a strike.
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8. They have pulled down the old cinema. ____________________________________
_______________________________ 2. I have been woken up by a strange noise.
9. People were thinking about all ____________________________________
possibilities. 3. Romeo and Juliet was written by
_______________________________ Shakespeare.
10. They build that house on sandy soil. ____________________________________
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4. A lot of souvenirs are bought by tourists.
11. The government must deal with the
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problem of unemployment.
_______________________________ 5. He has been taken away by the police.
12. The student’s parents have closed the ____________________________________
school. 6. Their house won’t be sold.
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13. The doctor ordered me to take some 7. He has been hit by a car.
rest. ____________________________________
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14. They hadn’t made any plans.
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15. The central Hospital staff are treating
the victims of the accident.
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Answer key

B- Rephrase the sentences in two A

1. Today’s special edition has been
ways. Omit unimportant agents. bought by millions of people.
 2. A new online shop will be opened 3. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and
this week. Juliet.
3. Some of the best essays have been 4. Tourists by a lot of souvenirs.
written by my students. 5. The police have taken him away.
4. The exhibition can be visited from 9 6. They won’t sell their house soon.
am to 4 pm. 7. A car has hit him.
5. Social networks are used by
hundreds of people.
6. The work will be finished by noon.
7. The bill wasn’t paid on time.
8. The old cinema has been pulled
down.
9. All the possibilities were being
thought about.
10.That house was built on sandy soil.
11.The problem of unemployment must
be dealt with by the government.
12.The school has been closed by the
students’ parents.
13.I was ordered by the doctor to take
some rest.
14.No travel plans had been made.
15.The victims of the accident are
being treated by the Central
Hospital staff.
B

1. Another story was read to them by

their mother.
They were read another story by
their mother.
2. A difficult question was asked us by
the teacher.
We were asked a difficult question
by the teacher.
3. A wonderful meal has been served
to us.
We have been served a wonderful
meal.
4. The message hasn’t been sent to
me.
I haven’t been sent the message.
5. A birthday present will be given to
him.
He will be given a birthday present.
6. The photos are being shown to her.
She is being shown the photos.

C
1. They didn’t tell us that there was a
strike.
2. A strange noise has woken me up.