8 Passive
Exercise 82
1wine should be opened ... before it is used
2 steps had been cut
3 my shoes had been cleaned and my suit brushed
4 room is used
5 nails must not be hammered
6 pigs are used
7 a light was switched on and the door opened
8 picture had been slashed
9 theatre is being pu\led down
10 wasn't the roof mended
11 A\l the shop windows were broken
12 system was being started because books were not being returned
13 each of us was asked
14 refreshments wi\l be served
15 bicycles must not be left
16 books may be kept ... they must be returned
17 hole had been cut
18 it is being delivered
19 he has already been told
20 be\ls were rung
21 nothing can be done unless we are given more
22 far more is being spent on food now than was spent
23 paintings will be exhibited
24 nothing more wi\l be said ... if the ... gun is returned
25 he was told
26 My dog was stolen and brought back only when a £20 reward was offered.
27 he was given two weeks
28 flowers are made
Exercise 83
1 seals are fed
2 who was it written by?
3 compare clothes washed by us with clothes washed by any other
4 he expected to be offered
5 she was shown
6 oak was struck by lightning
7 it couldn't have been painted by T. because that kind of dress wasn't worn
8 she was stung by a jellyfish
9 special edition for ... has been written
10 herbs used to be carried by judges
11 what was it written with? It was written with
12 shot was succeeded by an uneasy silence
13 were you interested by the idea?
14 he was given details
15 dams are made by beavers
16 engines used to be started by hand, now they are started by electricity
17 this was opposed by most people
18 a lot of the work is being done by students
19 dock was to have been opened by the PM
20 They recommend that new factories should be opened
21 a lot of men will be made redundant by the closure
22 instructions could be understood by anyone
23 children ... will not be admitted
24 ship is to be manned by boys
25 camp was flooded by a rainstorm
26 He was kept awake all night by the howling
27 They suggested that the tests should be made
28 AU this damage couldn't have been done by children
Exercise 84
1 why don't you get an oculist to test your eyes?
2 the authorities are to introduce this ... limit
3 they are lengthening the runways
4 nurses are wakening patients 5 people say that B. lived
6 British fishermen must offer any sturgeon that they catch to the Queen
7 someone has altered this notice
8 squatters have been using their houseboat
9 they were towing the ship
10 get a builder to put in a lift
11 The firm made a profit but a loss of ... which they made ... cancelled this
12 guests will wear evening dress
13 the authorities put the ship ... and forbade passengers and crew
14 we shall have to find someone
15 They made him surrender his passport
16 our opponents must have started
17 the New Arts Gallery is to exhibit my paintings
18 experts have proved that this scientific theory is false
19 they are to salvage the car which the wind blew
20 police are guarding the house where they found the dead man to prevent anyone from entering it and
interfering with the evidence
21 why didn't you either lock the car or put it
22 people are saying that the government is spending too little money
23 you could put your money to good use instead of leaving it idle
