USE OF ENGLISH: PASSIVE VOICE

1. The director has cancelled the meeting = The meeting 2. Lawrence Ferlinghetti opened the oldest book store in the US in 1953 = The oldest 3. Police are questioning him at the moment = He 4. More than a billion people all over the world speak English = English 5. Nobody has informed them where they should stay = They 6. Our P.E. teacher can make a good basketball player of every pupil = Every pupil 7. They built the bridge in 1996 = The bridge 8. Theyll deliver the letter tomorrow = The letter 9. They have cancelled our train = Our train 10. One of the students broke a window in the classroom = A window 11. Millions of people enjoy Susans books = Susans books 12. Mary and Jim dont teach French = French 13. Does your father take you out for dinner? = Are 14. Have the police found the thief yet? = Has 15. Somebody had left an old book on my desk when I came in = An old book 16. No one has heard the news yet = The news 17. Why did you change the furniture at home? Why 18. Had Peter phoned the lady before he visited her? = Had 19. I hope someone will meet me at the station = I hope 20. Will they announce their engagement at dinner? = Will 21. You mustnt light a fire in the woods = A fire 22. Dan Brown published Angels and Demons in 2001 = Angels and Demons 23. They clean the windows once a week = The windows 24. We cant do anything about it = Nothing 25. They collect the empty bottles every day = The empty bottles 26. We told him the story yesterday = He 27. My mother washed the glasses yesterday = The glasses 28. They are building a motorway across the valley = A motorway 29. The pupils neednt do exercise three = Exercise three 30. They are going to lay the texts on the table = The texts 31. The earthquake in China killed lots of people = Lots of people 32. Will they ever find out about the theft? = Will 33. He has taken the letter to the post office = The letter 34. They should have asked him before = He 35. They didnt pay me for the job = I 36. Nobody ever spoke to him again = He 37. No one has ever taught them Latin = They 38. In the exam, they will aske him 50 questions = He 39. They are going to make him manager = He 40. An ambulance took the sick man to hospital = The sick man 41. Passengers leave all sort of things in buses = All sort of things 42. Did they catch the thief? = Was 43. Did the bull kill the matador? = Was 44. They searched his house and found a number of stolen articles = His house 45. They brought the children up in Italy = The children 46. We have warned you = You

VARIED USE OF ENGLISH:

1. July was the month. My sister was born = July 2. Hes never played cricket before = It s 3. If I saw a ghost, I _________ (run) away 4. She is a happy girl = What 5. Tom is really fed up _____ his job 6. If I _______ (find) a gun in the street, I would take it to the police 7. Thats the dog. It always barks when you approach it = That is 8. Its an interesting story = What 9. You wouldnt have been punished if you ______ (tell) the truth. 10. Shes such a sweet child that everyone adores her = The child 11. 1666 was the year. A great fire destroyed London = 1666 was 12. The last time I went to the theatre was a month ago = I havent 13. He ran all the way home without __________ (stop) 14. I advise you to do some exercise = You 15. You werent on time because you got up very late = If 16. When she was ill, she stayed ________ home for two weeks 17. I dont travel by plane because it is very expensive = I would 18. The house was so dirty that it smelt awful = It 19. Christmas is the time. People buy each other presents = Christmas 20. It isnt right to speak to your mother like that = You 21. Its years since I spoke to Jenny = I havent 22. I want ______ (spend) my holidays in France 23. A famous designer is going to redecorate the Presidents house = The Presidents house

24. If you dont study, you wont pass the exam = Unless 25. I didnt see her, so I didnt tell her the truth = If I had seen her . 26. The Romans founded Bath in the first century A.D. = Bath 37. A night mare woke Mary up = Mary 38. The Muslims celebrate Ramadan = Ramadan 39. People make cars in that factory = Cars 40. Someone is writing a letter to the government = A letter 41. Van Gogh painted Sunflowers = Sunflowers 42. He has given his aunt a present = His aunt 43. She will bring a parcel for you tomorrow = You 44. Astronauts are exploring the space = The space 45. They would like to buy a car but they dont have enough money = If 46. The exit doors were blocked so people couldnt escape from the burning hall = If 47. The company wont succeed if it doesnt change = Unless 48. I didnt see the signal. I didnt stop = If I 49. He doesnt speak very clear, so people dont understand him = If he 50 . I would like to speak English fluently = I wish 52. Steve advised me to tell Paul about it = She suggested 53. Beth hasnt smoked since last December = Beth stopped 54. My neighbors have got a baby. Her name is Wendy = My neighbors 55. Its a pity you cant come along = If only 56. The teenager in red has broken the window = The window 57. I havent seen your wife for a long time = It s 58. The teacher didnt tell us the answer = We