The Passive
This shirt _____ (make) in China.
was made
I _______ (hair/cut) yesterday.
I had/got my hair cut yesterday.
The Prime Minister says the election will be held in October of this year.
It ___________________________
It is said that the election will be held in October of this year.
Clearly you need to be a THICK/HARD/STRONG/HEAVY swimmer to be a lifeguard
Strong
Dinner _____ (make) at the moment.
is being made
I ______ (car/detail) once a month.
I get/have my car detailed once a month.
Police think that the thieves are hiding somewhere in France.
The thieves ______________________
The thieves are said to be hiding somewhere in France.
I'm afraid I have a POOR/WEAK/LIGHT/THIN memory for faces.
poor
You _____ (suspend) from school if you don't start behaving.
will be suspended
I _______ (house/repaint) this summer.
I am going to have/going to get/having/getting my house repainted this summer.
It is rumoured that the royal couple will be getting married in July.
The royal couple _____________________
The royal couple are rumoured to be getting married in July.
She seems to have a natural HAND/GIFT/PRESENT/ART for drawing.
gift
Convert the following into the passive:
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings in 1954.
The Lord of the Rings was written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1954.
The Lord of the Rings was written in 1954 by J.R.R. Tolkien.
She _______ (mobile phone/steal) while she was out on Saturday.
She had her mobile phone stolen while she was out on Saturday.
The Minister of Education is thought to have stolen millions in tax-payer money over the course of 4 years.
It _______________________
It is thought that the Minister of Education stole millions in tax-payer money over the course of 4 years.
Well, that didn't work. Got any more ACCOMPLISHED/EXPERT/BRIGHT/COMPETENT ideas?
bright
The researchers plan to use the device to measure brain activity.
The device __________________________
will be used to measure brain activity
Our _______ (car/stick) in the snow when we had that blizzard last month.
Our car got stuck in the snow when we had that blizzard last month.
People used to believe that the Sun circled the Earth.
It ____________________
The sun____________________
It was believed that the Sun circled the Earth.
The Sun was believed to have circled the Earth.
He has a very PROMISING/PROSPECTIVE/PROFICIENT/PROVIDED career ahead of him.
promising