I Transform the sentences from Active
into Passive:
1. My father built this cottage.
2. John easily translates the articles.
3. We sold the last French textbook.
4. People all over Russia watch the news.
5. Thomas brought forks from Italy to England.
6. Snow covered everything,
7. They changed the day of the meeting.
8. We always invite him to our place.
9. The students often see him in the club.
10. They published his book last year.
11. Glinka composed the opera "Ivan Susanin".
II. Write out the verbs in the passive voice.
1. Famous people are remembered for the thing
they did
2. The books are read, the experiments are
discussed.
3. People want to know all details about their
lives.
4. A lot of museums are visited in different
countries,
5. Tourists and visitors want to know more and
a lot of questions are asked and answered.
6. You can easily find this information on the
Internet.
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I. Transforming the sentences from Active into Passive:

1. This cottage was built by my father.
Explanation: In the passive voice, the object (this cottage) becomes the subject, while the subject (my father) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

2. The articles are easily translated by John.
Explanation: The subject (John) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

3. The last French textbook was sold by us.
Explanation: The subject (we) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

4. The news is watched by people all over Russia.
Explanation: The subject (people all over Russia) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

5. The forks were brought from Italy to England by Thomas.
Explanation: The subject (Thomas) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

6. Everything was covered by snow.
Explanation: The subject remains the same, and "by" is not needed in the passive voice.

7. The day of the meeting was changed by them.
Explanation: The subject (they) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

8. He is always invited to our place by us.
Explanation: The subject (we) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

9. He is often seen in the club by the students.
Explanation: The subject (the students) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

10. His book was published last year by them.
Explanation: The subject (they) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

11. The opera "Ivan Susanin" was composed by Glinka.
Explanation: The subject (Glinka) becomes the agent of the action and is introduced by the preposition "by."

II. Writing out the verbs in the passive voice:

1. Famous people are remembered for the thing they did.
2. The books are read, the experiments are discussed.
3. All details about their lives are wanted to be known by people.
4. A lot of museums are visited in different countries.
5. More is wanted to be known and a lot of questions are asked and answered by tourists and visitors.
6. This information can easily be found on the Internet.