Question

Put the following into the passive, mentioning the agent where necessary. Where there is an indirect and a direct object, make the indirect object the subject of the passive verb. They gave her a clock. She was given a clock. The gerund after certain verbs is replaced in the passive by should be + past participle: They advised employingpart-timeworkers. They advised that part-timeworkers should be employed.
1 They feed the seals at the zoo twice a day.
2 Who wrote it?
3 Compare clothes which we have washed with clothes which any other laundry has washed.
4 He expected us to offer him the job.
5 They showed her the easiest way to do it.
6 Lightning struck the old oak.
7 Titian couldn't have painted it as people didn't wear that style of dress till after his death.
8 A jellyfish stung her.
9 The author has written a special edition for children.
10 Judges used to carry sweet herbs as a protection against jail-fever.

Answer 1

The Seals at the zoo are fed twice a day.
2. Who was it written by?
3. Compare clothes washed by us with clothes washed by any other laundry.
4. We were expected to offer him a job.
5. She was showed the easiest way to do it.
6. The old oak was struck by lightning.
7. This couldn't have been painted by Titian as this style of dress wasn't worn till after his death.
8. She was stung by a jellyfish.
9. A special edition for children has been written by the author.
10. Sweet herbs used to be carried as a protection against jail-fever.