Question

1. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice with the passive agent:
a) Poets write poems


b) The kids brought some toys.


c) The birds will eat the seeds.


2. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice, omit the passive agent:
a) People speak english.



b) They have looked at the paintings.



c) Someone robbed the bank.


3. Write the two possibilities:
a) He was showing me his work.



b) You sent them a fax.



c) They told us a secret.

Answer 1

1. a. Poems are written by poets.

b. Some toys were brought by the kids.

c. The seeds will be eaten by the birds.

2. a. English is spoken.

b. The painting have been looked at.

c. The bank was robbed.

3. a. I was being shown his work. His work was being shown to me.

b. They were sent a fax. A fax was sent to them,

c. We were told a secret. A secret was told to us.