Question

Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
1. Someone is repairing the garden fence.
2. Do they teach Latin at this school?
3. I don’t like people pointing at me.
4. She hit him on the head with a tennis racquet.
5. Michael has made the preparations.
6. Is Tim clearing the house?
7. Who built the Pyramids?
8. The boss is going to give us a pay rise.
9. I expect they will deliver my new car soon.
10 The police are questioning the suspects.
11. Did your next door neighbors see the thieves?
12. Paul remembers his teacher asking him to star in the school play.
13. A lot of children use computers nowadays.
14. Who smashed the kitchen window?
15. They won’t have completed the work by the end of the month.
16. The children will post the letters.
17. People make pancakes from flour, eggs and milk.
18. Had Helen closed the windows before she left the house?
19. Jill hasn’t done the housework yet.
20. They may not deliver the parcel today.

Answer 1

1. The garden fence is being repaired (by someone). 2. Is Latin taught at this school? 3. I don't like being pointed at. 4. He was hit on the head with a tennis racquet. 5. The preparations have been made by Michael. 6. Is the house being cleared by Tim? 7. Whom were the Pyramids built by? 8. We are going to be given a pay rise by the boss. 9. My car is expected to be delivered soon. 10. The suspects are being questioned by the police. 11. Were the thieves seen by your next door neighbours? 12. Paul remembers being asked by his teacher to star in the school play. 13. Computers are used by a lot of children nowadays. 14. Whom was the kitchen window smashed by? 15. The work will not have been completed by the end of the month. 16. The letters will be posted by children. 17. Pancakes are made from flour, eggs and milk. 18. Had the window been closed by Helen before she left the house? 19. The housework hasn't been done by Jill yet. 20. The parcel may not be delivered today.