martes, 19 de octubre de 2010

Exercise: Passive Voice

- The statue is being visited by hundreds of tourists every year.

Hundreds of tourists visit the statue every year.

- My books were stolen by someone yesterday.

Someone stole my books yesterday.

- These books had been left in the classroom by a careless student.

A careless student left these books in the classroom.

- Coffee is raised in many parts of Hawaii by plantation workers.

Plantation workers raise coffee in Hawaii.

- The house had been broken into by someone while the owners were on vacation.

Someone broke into the house while the owners were on vacation.

- A woman was being carried downstairs by a very strong firefighter.

A very strong firefighter carried the woman downstairs.

- The streets around the fire had been blocked off by the police.

The police blocked off the streets around the fire.

- Have you seen the new movie that was directed by Ron Howard?

Have you seen the new movie directed by Ron Howard?

- My car is in the garage being fixed by a dubious mechanic.

A dubious mechanic is fixing my car in the garage.

10. A great deal of our oil will have been exported to other countries by our government.

Our government will have exported a great deal of our oil to other countries.

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