Active to Passive
A speeding truck hit my car.
My car was hit by a speeding truck.
The patient was stung by an unusual insect.
An unusual insect stung the patient.
Uniforms are required for all students at this school.
a. The students require the uniform.
b. The school requires the uniform.
b. The school requires the uniform.
The Philippines ________ (locate) in the tropics.
The Philippines is located in the tropics.
What country in South America speaks Portuguese?
BRAZIL
The children have cleaned the house.
The house has been cleaned by the children.
The charity was started by a local celebrity.
A local celebrity started the charity.
The researchers were asked to repeat the experiment.
a. Someone asked the researchers to repeat the experiment.
b. The researchers asked someone to repeat the experiment.
a. Someone asked the researchers to repeat the experiment.
Most people _______ (live) in the lowlands.
Most people live in the lowlands.
How many legs does a spider have?
EIGHT (8)
Mary is taking care of Alex's son.
Alex's son is being taken care of by Mary.
A new shopping mall is going to be built in Pasadena.
They are going to build a new shopping mall in Pasadena.
Her research paper was accepted for publication by the journal.
a. A journal will publish her work.
b. She will publish a journal.
a. A journal will publish her work.
Long ago, most of the land _____ (cover) by forests.
Long ago, most of the land was covered by forests.
The teacher of this class is originally from ....
CALIFORNIA
The students write many papers during the semester.
During the semester, many papers are written by the students.
Our readers will be fascinated by this underdog story.
This underdog story will fascinate our readers.
We were told by the professor that we should leave our papers on his desk.
a. The students told the professor that their papers were on his desk.
b. The professor told the students to leave their papers on his desk.
b. The professor told the students to leave their papers on his desk.
Today, the country _______ (know) officially as the Republic of the Philippines.
Today, the country is known officially as the Republic of the Philippines.
Who is the head of safety/security at EF San Diego?
Jeremy Graham
They had wasted millions of dollars before they realized the plan wouldn't work.
Millions of dollars had been wasted before they realized the plan wouldn't work.
New editors are frequently hired at the newspaper.
The newspaper frequently hires new editors.
It is thought that the ancient Egyptians had advanced knowledge of geometry.
a. I think that the ancient Egyptians had advanced knowledge of geometry.
b. People think that the ancient Egyptians had advanced knowledge of geometry.
b. People think that the ancient Egyptians had advanced knowledge of geometry.
Many of the tiny islands ________ (not give) names yet.
Many of the tiny islands have not been given names yet.
What country is the runner Usain Bolt from?
JAMAICA