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Put the following sentences
into the Passive Voice. Pay attention to the tenses |
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They say that the pen
is mightier than the sword.
The pen is said to be mightier than the sword. |
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People generally believe that money brings happiness. |
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No one expects you to do it alone. |
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They say that a cat has nine lives. |
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They claimed that they were the winners. |
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We consider that country the most developed in Asia. |
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They fear that the boats are lost at sea. |
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Somebody saw her climb through the window. |
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They understand that bribery is also a crime. |
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They consider him the best captain
that they ever had. |
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People no longer say that the moon
is unconquerable. |
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He considered the other method a
better one. |
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The ignorant natives believed that
the white men had come from the moon. |
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Someone heard him threatening the
schoolboy. |
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They think that the wrong chemical
was added. |
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People knew that she was a dedicated social worker. |
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They said that he was the most generous man in the village. |
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People say that Shakespeare is the greatest poet of all time. |
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They thought him to be a brilliant scientist. |
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They believe her to be telling the truth. |
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She assumed that he had eaten his dinner. |
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They told him that he must be there at midnight. |
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They understood that the job offered to him was only temporary. |
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Someone found out that it was not genuine. |
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People say that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
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They far that the volcano will erupt soon. |
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Answers |
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Money is generally believed to bring
happiness. |
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You are not expected to do it alone. |
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A cat is said to have nine lives. |
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They were claimed to be the winners. |
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That country is considered to be the
most developed in Asia. |
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The boats are feared to be lost at
sea. |
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She was seen to climb through the
window. |
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Bribery is also understood to be a
crime. |
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He is considered to be the best
captain that they ever had. |
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The moon is no longer said to be
unconquerable. |
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The other method was considered to
be the better one. |
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The white men were believed to have
come from the moon by the ignorant natives. |
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He was heard to be threatening the
schoolboy. |
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The wrong chemical is thought to
have been added. |
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She was known to be a dedicated
social worker. |
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He was said to be the most generous
man in the village. |
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Shakespeare is said to be the
greatest poet of all time. |
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He was thought to be a brilliant
scientist. |
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She is believed to be telling the
truth. |
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He was assumed to have eaten his
dinner. |
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He was told to be there at midnight. |
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The job offered to him was
understood to be only temporary. |
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It was found out to be not genuine. |
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A bird in the hand is said to be
worth two in the bush. |
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The volcano is feared to erupt soon. |
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