Grammar Exercises 2: Comparative, Tense, Modal Verbs

Exercices 2 1. Change the following sentences from active to passive. Be sure to keep the same tense with each change. a. John wrote that letter. That letter was written by John b. Fire destroyed that house. That house was destroyed by fire c. The audience enjoyed the concert very much. The concert was enjoyed very much by the audience d. Mary took that book from the desk. That book was taken from the desk by Mary e. John will deliver that letter. That letter will be delivered by John f. Mary has finished the report. The report has been finished by Mary g. Mr. Smith will leave the tickets at the box office. The tickets will be left at the box office by Mr. Smith h. The messenger has just left a box of flowers for you. A box of flowers has just been left for you by the messenger i. The police easily captured the thief. j. Many people attended the lecture. The thief was easily captured by the police The lecture was attended by many people k. The movie disappointed us very much. We were very much disappointed by the movie l. Mr. Jones manages the export division. The export division is managed by Mr. Jones m. John returned the money last night. The money was returned by John last night n. The little boy ate the cake. The cake was eaten by the little boy 2-Change the following from passive to active. a. This book was written by John Smith. John Smith wrote this book b. The entire city was destroyed by the fire. Fire destroyed the entire city c. The town was captured by the enemy. The enemy captured the town d. The money was stolen by an unknown person. An unknown person stole the money 3. Change the following sentences from active to passive.do not change the tense. a. The teacher corrects our exercises at home. Our exercises are corrected at home by the teacher b. They started a dancing class last week. A dancing class was started by them last week c. Mr. Smith saw the accident. The accident was seen by Mr. Smith d. He left the report on the desk. The report was left on the desk by him e. Everybody will see this film soon. This film will be seen by everybody soon f. He has just finished the report. The report has just been finished by him g. An economic crisis followed the war. The war was followed by an economic crisis h. Somebody has taken my book. My book has been taken by somebody i. The teacher returned our written work to us. Our written work was returned to us by the teacher j. He bought this book yesterday. This book was bought by him yesterday k. She had finished the report by noon. The report had been finished by noon by her l. The mad dog bit the little boy. The little boy was bitten by the mad dog m. The wind blew the smoke away. The smoke was blown away by the wind n. The committee chose Mr. Smith for president. Mr. Smith was chosen for president by the committee o. The maid broke the plate and the glass. The plate and the glass were broken by the maid p. Tall telegraph poles lined the street. The street was lined with tall telegraph poles q. The newspapers reported the event immediately. The event was reported immediately by the newspapers r. We heard the sound of music. The sound of music was heard by us s. The police arrested five men. Five men were arrested by the police t. Columbus discovered America in 1492. America was discovered by Columbus in 1492