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    This document provides examples of subordinate clauses and how to make them passive. It contains 20 sentences with subordinate clauses that can be made passive by changing the verb form. The goal is to practice identifying the subordinate clause and rewriting it in the passive voice.

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    This document provides examples of subordinate clauses and how to make them passive. It contains 20 sentences with subordinate clauses that can be made passive by changing the verb form. The goal is to practice identifying the subordinate clause and rewriting it in the passive voice.

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    The Passive in Subordinate Clauses

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    This document provides examples of subordinate clauses and how to make them passive. It contains 20 sentences with subordinate clauses that can be made passive by changing the verb form. The goal is to practice identifying the subordinate clause and rewriting it in the passive voice.

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    The Passive in Subordinate Clauses

    Exercise 1
    Review how to make the passive here.
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    Passive with subordinate clauses


    Make the subordinate clauses passive.

    1) I want someone to love me. Check


    Show
    [ I want to be loved! ]
    2) It seems that someone cleaned the office on Tuesday.

    Check
    Show

    [ It seems that the office was cleaned on Tuesday. ]


    3) Amy thinks that someone is reading to her son.

    Check
    Show

    [ Amy thinks that her son is being read to. ]


    4) I don't like people seeing me in my pyjamas.

    [ I don't like being seen in my pyjamas. ]


    5) My little niece loves people chasing her.

    Check
    Show

    [ My little niece loves being chased. ]


    6) I understand that someone hit Greg.

    Check
    Show

    [ I understand that Greg was hit. ]


    7) Is it the case that someone sent the report on time?

    Check
    Show

    [ Is it the case that the report was sent on time? ]


    8) We avoided people seeing us.

    Check
    Show

    [ We avoided being seen. ]


    9) I think that someone built the house in 1814.

    Check
    Show

    [ I think that the house was built in 1814. ]


    10) I understand that someone fired John.

    [ I understand that John was fired. ]


    11) I like someone looking after me when I'm ill.

    Check
    Show

    [ I like being looked after when I'm ill. ]


    12) She hates people laughing at her.

    Check
    Show

    [ She hates being laughed at. ]


    13) It seems that someone lost the papers.

    Check
    Show

    [ It seems that the papers were lost. ]


    14) He thinks that someone is teasing Lucy. Check
    Show

    [ He thinks that Lucy is being teased. ]


    15) I hope someone will examine me soon.

    Check
    Show

    [ I hope to be examined soon. ]


    16) John would like someone to promote him.

    [ John would like to be promoted. ]


    17) The cat enjoys someone tickling him.

    Check
    Show

    [ The cat enjoys being tickled. ]


    18) They claim that someone stole the money.

    Check
    Show

    [ They claim that the money was stolen. ]


    19) We imagined that the storm damaged the car.

    Check
    Show
    [ We imagined that the car was damaged by the
    storm. ]
    20) I believe that some is preparing food.

    [ I believe that food is being prepared. ]

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