Rewrite each sentence in the passive.
a)Someone left the phone off the hook all night.
b) The government has announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.
c) A burglar broke into our house last week.
d) People asked me the way three times.
e) The fruit-pickers pick the apples early in the morning.
f) It's time the authorities did something about this problem.
g) Lots of people had parked their cars on the pavement.
h) The government agreed with the report and so they changed the law.
i) You have to fill in an application form.
j) They don't know what happened to the ship.
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a)Someone left the phone off the hook all night.
b) The government has announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.
c) A burglar broke into our house last week.
d) People asked me the way three times.
e) The fruit-pickers pick the apples early in the morning.
f) It's time the authorities did something about this problem.
g) Lots of people had parked their cars on the pavement.
h) The government agreed with the report and so they changed the law.
i) You have to fill in an application form.
j) They don't know what happened to the ship.
20 pkt :D
b) It has been announced (by the government) that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.
c) Our house was broken into last night.
d) I was asked the way three times.
e) The apples are picked early in the morning by the fruit-pickers.
f) It's time something was done about the problem.
g) Cars had been parked on the pavement (by lots of people).
h) The government agreed with the report and so the law was changed.
i) An application form has to be filled in.
j) It is not known what happened to the ship.
R. Murphy - Passive Voice - English Grammar in Use