Passive voice - Revision

GRAMMAR REVISION

PASSIVE VOICE

TRANSFORMATION CARDS

• People believed that the chairman of the committee is involved in the

scandal. (BE)

The chairman of the committee ……………….

…………………………………………… .. in the scandal.

• The chairman of the committee is believed to be involved in the scandal.

• She misses her friends visiting her in the evenings. (VISITED)

She misses ………………………………………………………

……………………………… in the evenings.

• She misses being visited by her friends in the evenings.

• Don’t take photographs in the museum.

(MUST)

Photographs …………………………………………………..

in the museum.

• Photographs must not be taken in the museum.

• Someone helped me get out of the car after the accident. (WAS)
• I …………………………………….. of my car after the accident.

• I was helped to get out of my car after the accident.

• Karen would have sent me a letter if she had known my address. (BEEN)
• I ……………………………………….. a letter by Karen if she had known my address.

I would have been sent a letter by Karen if she had known my address.