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Extra Grammar Exercises (Unit 8, Page 88) Lesson 1: The Passive Voice

The document contains exercises on using the passive voice, including: 1) Rewriting active voice sentences in the passive voice with and without by phrases. 2) Unscrambling words to form questions in the passive voice. The exercises are designed to practice transforming sentences between active and passive voice constructions.

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Extra Grammar Exercises (Unit 8, Page 88) Lesson 1: The Passive Voice

The document contains exercises on using the passive voice, including: 1) Rewriting active voice sentences in the passive voice with and without by phrases. 2) Unscrambling words to form questions in the passive voice. The exercises are designed to practice transforming sentences between active and passive voice constructions.

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NAME: DATE: 05/09/2020

Extra Grammar Exercises


(Unit 8, page 88)
LESSON 1 The passive voice

1 Rewrite each active voice sentence in the passive voice. Do not include
a by phrase.
1. They built my house in 1976.
My house was built in 1976.

2. Someone made this soup yesterday.


This soup was made yesterday.

3. They found the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean in 1985.


The Titanic was found at the bottom of the ocean in 1985.
4. They closed our favorite restaurant last year.
Our favorite restaurant was closed last year.
5. Someone cleans the hotel rooms every day.
The hotel rooms are cleaned every day.
2 Rewrite each active voice sentence in the passive voice. Include a by phrase.
1. U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea in Cuba.
The Old Man and the Sea was written by U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway in Cuba.

2. Austrian chef Wolfgang Puck opened Spago Restaurant in California in 1982.


Spago Restaurant in California was opened by Austrian Chef Wolfgang Puck in 1982
3. Korean singer and dancer Psy recorded the video Gangnam Style in 2012.
The video Gangnam Style was recorded by Corean singer and dancer Psy in 2012
4. For years, people around the world have enjoyed India’s Bollywood movies.
Indian's Bollywoods movies have been enjoyed for years by people around the world.
5. Every day, millions of people of all ages use the Internet.
Every day, the internet is used by millions of people of all ages.
3. The passive voice: questions

1 Unscramble the words to write questions in the passive


voice. Use question marks.
1. was / when / that / painted / picture
When was that picture painted?

2. were / by hand / carved / those / sculptures


Were those sculptures carved my hand?

3. that / taken / photograph / was / when


When was that photograph taken?
4. made of / is / that / what / soap
What is that soap made of?
5. this / was / made / silver bowl / in Poland
Was this silver bowl made in Poland?

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