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EX 1 TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE

1 Somebody stole my car last night������������������������������ �My car �last night.

2 They deliver the daily paper early in the morning.����� The daily paper��early in the morning.
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3 They're renovating their house.�������������������������������� �Their house��.
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4 He will know the results in two week's time.������������� �The results �in two week's time.�
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5 They cleaned the room yesterday.����������������������������� The room �yesterday.
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6 They don't serve breakfast in this hotel.��������������������� Breakfast �in this hotel.
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7 This shop doesn't sell stamps.���������������������������������� Stamps �in this shop.
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8� They were watering the flowers.������������������������������ Flowers �.
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9 I have cleaned all the carpets.������������������������������������ All the carpets �.
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10 They make very good chocolate in Switzerland.������� Very good chocolate �in Switzerland.�
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EX 2�ASK QUESTIONS USING �THE PASSIVE AND THE ELEMENTS GIVEN.

1�� When /the school /build�.������������� ?�� 50 years ago.

2 Why/ the girl/ kidnap.�������������������� �?�� Because she was very rich.
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3 Where/ the lost cat/ find.���������������� �? In a cellar.
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4 What time/ breakfast/served.���������� �? From seven to nine.
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5 How often/this booklet/published.���� �? Three times a year.
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Ex. 3 FILL IN THE SENTENCES WITH A PASSIVE VERB.

1 Milk �(deliver) every morning.

2 A valuable painting �(steal) yesterday.
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3 English �(speak) here.
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4 I'm sorry for the mess: the house �(paint).
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5 Yesterday I��( not invite) to the party but I went anyway.
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EX 4 ORDER THE WORDS IN MEANINGFUL SENTENCES

1 for/ are/used/computers/these/ What?�
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2 poem/ was/ Who/ by/this/written?
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3 time/ milk/ delivered/ usually/ What/ is/?
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4 written/When/Hamlet/was?�
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5 in/cake/ingredients/are/this/What/used?�
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