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    ILE 303 Passive and Active

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    The document provides examples of sentences written in the passive voice and their equivalent transformations to the active voice. It includes 15 pairs of sentences, with the first sentence written in the active voice and the second its transformation to the passive voice. The pairs demonstrate how the subject and object are reversed and the helping verb "be" is added in the passive transformations.

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    ILE 303 Passive and Active

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    The document provides examples of sentences written in the passive voice and their equivalent transformations to the active voice. It includes 15 pairs of sentences, with the first sentence written in the active voice and the second its transformation to the passive voice. The pairs demonstrate how the subject and object are reversed and the helping verb "be" is added in the passive transformations.

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    The document provides examples of sentences written in the passive voice and their equivalent transformations to the active voice. It includes 15 pairs of sentences, with the first sentence written in the active voice and the second its transformation to the passive voice. The pairs demonstrate how the subject and object are reversed and the helping verb "be" is added in the passive transformations.

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    ILE 303 Passive and Active

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    The document provides examples of sentences written in the passive voice and their equivalent transformations to the active voice. It includes 15 pairs of sentences, with the first sentence written in the active voice and the second its transformation to the passive voice. The pairs demonstrate how the subject and object are reversed and the helping verb "be" is added in the passive transformations.

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    PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE transformations

    1. Gerry has fed the cat this morning.

    The cat has been fed by Gerry this morning.

    2. They always announce the result of the exam in June.

    The result of the exam is always announced in June.

    3. Students don't speak English in class.

    English is not spoken by the students in class.

    4. My wallet was taken by a thief.

    A thief took my wallet.

    5. Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb in 1867.

    The light bulb was not invented by Thomas Edison in 1867.

    6. The bedrooms have been cleaned by the maid.

    The maid has cleaned the bedrooms.

    7. The boys offered the girls some help.

    * The girls were offered some help by the boys

    * Some help was offered to the girls by the boys.

    8. Helen is not making us dinner tonight.

    * Dinner is not going to be made by Helen tonight

    * We are not having dinner made by Helen tonight.

    9. A hailstorm destroyed many homes last week.

    Many homes were destroyed by a hailstorm last week.

    10.Notebooks are going to be bought for the school.

    We are going to buy notebooks for the school.

    11.Farmers had often used pesticides when planting corn.

    Pesticides are often used by farmers when planting corn.

    12.Cricket is not played in America.

    People in America do not play cricket.

    13.Sherry can listen to music in every room of her home.

    Music plays in every room of Sherry´s home for her to listen to.

    14.Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in Venice.

    The Mona Lisa was painted in Venice by Leonardo da Vinci.

    15.My students have given me a cherry tree for my garden.

    * A cherry tree for my garden was given to me by my students.

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