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Can I try on this jacket/try this jacket on, please?
Both are ok
Change from passive to active:
The car was repaired by Sam.
Sam repaired the car.
I can't hear the music. Can you turn it up/ turn up it?
turn it up
They are my sister's children. I'm looking after them/looking them after.
looking after them
Jane called when you were out. Can you call her back/call back her?
call her back
Change from active to passive:
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
The clothes are all over the floor. Please, pick up them/pick them up.
pick them up
Turn off your mobiles/turn your mobiles off before the exam begins.
Both are correct.
"Sam's family was accepted by Justin's family."
This sentence is written in the active voice. True or false?
False.
Complete:
The painting ___________ (sell) to someone who later donated it to the college.
was sold.
I can't find my car keys. Can you help me...? (use a phrasal verb)
look for them.
If I lend you the money, when will you...? (provide a phrasal verb)
Pay me back
The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action. Is this right or wrong?
Incorrect: It is used when you DON'T want to reveal who did the action.
Complete:
When .... (The symbol of the Olympic Games/ design)?
When was the symbol of the Olympic Games designed?
Complete:
Four national languages ... (speak) in Switzerland.
are spoken
Complete:
About 350 films ... (show) at the Berlin Film Festival every year.
are shown
Complete:
P4 is a very small new moon which ... (discover) in 2011
was discovered
Complete:
The first smartphone ... (invent) in 1992 by IBM
was invented
Complete:
Who .... (The Last Supper/ paint) by ?
Who was The Last Supper painted by?
Complete:
The Eiffel Tower ... (visit) by about seven million people a year.
is visited
Complete:
The Hunger Games books ... (write) by Suzanne Collings.
were written
Change from active to passive:
The Egyptians built the pyramids nearly 5,000 years ago.
The pyramids were built by the Egyptians nearly ...
Complete:
Seat belts ... (not use) in planes until the 1930s.
weren't used
Complete:
How often.... (the Olympic Games/hold)?
How often are the Olympic Games held?
Complete:
How ... (glass/recycle)?
How is glass recycled?