146. USING PASSIVE VERBS

Change the verb to the passive voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to keep the same tense.

1.      He signed the letter.

The letter was signed by him.

2.      The secretary opens the mail every morning.

The mails is opened by the secretary every morning.

3.      The committee is considering that proposal right now.

That proposal is being considered by the committee right now.

4.      The army will complete that project next year.

That project will be completed by the army next year.

5.      His boss has transferred him to another department.

He has been transferred to another department by his boss.

6.      Will the company distribute the announcements?

Will the announcements be distributed by the company?

7.       An artist wrote that interesting article about Paris.

That interesting article about Paris was written by an artist.

8.      Today a large number of people speak English.

English is spoken by a large number of people today.

9.      Didn’t they return those books to the library?

Were those books not return by them to the library?

10. The government has not changed that regulation yet.

That regulation has not been changed by the government yet.

11. Someone stole all her valuable jewelry last night.

All her valuable jewelry were stolen by someone last night.

12. Miss Peters wrote all of the reports for Mr. Johnson.

All of the reports were written my Miss Peters for Mr. Johnson.

13. Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami.

Flight 202 from Miami has been delayed due to bad weather.

14. Did the court divide the money among the children?

Were the money divided by the court among the children?

15. Many scholars have translated that famous Greek epic.

That famous Greek epic has been translated by many scholars.