Passive Voice
Hearsay Report
Mixed
Causative
100

The girls have not submitted the homework.

The homework has not been submitted by the girls.

100

People say, 'The weather was terrible.'

It is said that the weather was terrible.

The weather is said to have been terrible.

100

People believe that boys like the colour blue.

Boys are believed to like the colour blue.

100

Tina asked Mavis to tidy up the kitchen.

Tina had Mavis tidy up the kitchen.

Tina got Mavis to tidy up the kitchen.

200

Somone is going to give a speech.

A speech is going to be given.

200

'All citizens will be given subsidies,' the government promised.

It was promised that all citizens will be given subsidies.

All citizens were promised to be given subsidies.

200
People guess the police were investigating the murder.

The police are guessed to have been investigating the murder.

200

The plumber will come to repair my toilet tomorrow.

I will have my toilet repaired tomorrow.

300

Where did you put the keys?

Where were the keys put?

300

'A girl is wandering in the street,' said a passer-by.

Use 'find'.

A girl was found to be wandering in the street.

300

The manager tells the servers to wipe all the tables again.

The manager has the servers wipe all the tables again.

300

'Complete the two worksheets,' the teacher said to the students.

The teacher had the students complete the two worksheets.

400
Would you like to reserve a table?
Would you like a table to be reserved?
400

'The report has been submitted,' said the student.

The report was said to have been submitted.

400

After tripping over a rock, Ellen's leg was fractured.

Ellen had her leg fractured after tripping over a rock.

400

Did you ask anyone to paint the walls for you?

Did you have your walls painted?

500
The security guard refused to allow anyone in.

No one was allowed in by the security guard.

500

'The cases have been confirmed positive,' reported the journalist.

The cases were reported to have been confirmed positive.

500

You should complete your homework by yourself.

You should not have someone do your homework.
500

Sean missed the appointment to the dentist and is in pain because of tooth decay.

Sean has not had the decayed tooth removed.

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