Change the sentences from the active into the passive. Omit the agent where it can be omitted.
e.g.: Active voice (AV): Professor White will give a lecture on the benefits of technology tomorrow.
Passive voice (PV): A lecture on the benefits of technology will be given by Professor White tomorrow.
1. Bad organisation spoiled their holiday.
2. Teachers mark hundreds of exam papers every year.
3. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
4. You should dry your hair before you go out.
5. You mustn't tell him the truth.
6. She likes people taking her to the theatre.
7. Why didn't they give her the job?
8. She told them not to tell anyone.
9. They should have given us a bonus.
10. The doctors will bring him in for an examination.
11. Fog has delayed all flights.
12. She didn't send me any parcels.
13. She had cleaned the house before I got there.
14. When we arrived at the hotel, they had filled all the rooms.
15. Why haven't you invited Mary to the party?
16. Paula will help you finish your project.
17. The mayor is opening the new community centre next week.
18. We heard her complaining strongly to the manager.
19. You can leave your bags with the left-luggage service.
20. Workmen found some antique vases in the old house.
21. The architects have drawn up plans for the new library.
22. Who gave him the new car?
23. They are going to set the lion free next week.
24. What time do you expect him to arrive?
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Change the sentences from the active into the passive. Omit the agent where it can be omitted.
1. Their holiday was spoiled by bad organisation
2. Hundreds of exam papers are marked every year by teachers
3. Romeo and Juliet was written by who?
4. Your hair should be dried before you go out
5. The truth mustn't be told to him.
6. People taking her to the theatre are liked by her.
7. Why wasn't she given the job?
8. Anyone wasn't to be told.
9. A bonus should have been given to us.
10. He will be brought in for an examination by the doctors.
11. All flights were delayed by fog.
12. No parcels were sent to me by her.
13. The house had been cleaned by her before I got there.
14. All the rooms had been filled when we arrived at the hotel.
15. Why Mary hasn't been invited to the party by you?
16. Your project will be finished with help from Paula.
17. The new community centre is to be opened next week by the mayor.
18. Her complaining to the manager was heard by us.
19. Your bags can be left with the left-luggage service.
20. Some antique vases were found in the old house by workmen.
21. Plans for the new library were drawn up by the architects.
22. The new car was given to him by who?
23. The lion is to be set free next week by them.
24. What time is he expected to arrive?