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<h2>Exercise 1</h2>
<p>Change the active sentences to passive.</p>
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<li>Waitresses and waiters serve customers. <input type="text" name="q1"></li>
<li>The teacher is going to explain the lesson. <input type="text" name="q2"></li>
<li>Two horses were pulling the farmer's wagon. <input type="text" name="q3"></li>
<li>Toshi will invite Yoko to the party. <input type="text" name="q4"></li>
<li>Alex is preparing that report. <input type="text" name="q5"></li>
<li>Kathy had returned the book to the library. <input type="text" name="q6"></li>
<li>Miriam has designed several public buildings. <input type="text" name="q7"></li>
<li>His tricks won't fool me. <input type="text" name="q8"></li>
<li>I didn't write that note. Did Jim write it? <input type="text" name="q9"></li>
<li>Does Prof. Shapiro teach that course? No, he doesn't teach it. <input type="text" name="q10"></li>
<li>Mrs. Andrews hasn't signed those papers yet. Has Mr. Andrews signed those papers yet? <input type="text" name="q11"></li>
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<h2>Exercise 2</h2>
<p>Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in the list. Use any appropriate tense.</p>
<p><strong>build, divide, invent, order, surprise, cause, expect, kill, report, surround, confuse, frighten, offer, spell, wear</strong></p>
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<li>The electric light bulb <input type="text" name="q12"> by Thomas Edison in 1879.</li>
<li>An island <input type="text" name="q13"> by water.</li>
<li>The -ing form of sit <input type="text" name="q14"> with a double "t."</li>
<li>Even though construction costs are high, a new dormitory <input type="text" name="q15"> next year.</li>
<li>The class was too large last semester, so it <input type="text" name="q16"> into two sections.</li>
<li>A bracelet <input type="text" name="q17"> around the wrist.</li>
<li>The Johnsons' house burned down. According to the inspector, the fire <input type="text" name="q18"> by lightning.</li>
<li>Al got a ticket for reckless driving. When he went to traffic court, he <input type="text" name="q19"> to pay a large fine.</li>
<li>I read about a hunter who accidentally <input type="text" name="q20"> by another hunter.</li>
<li>The hunter's fatal accident <input type="text" name="q21"> in the newspaper yesterday.</li>
<li>I didn't expect Lisa to come to the meeting last night, but she was there. I <input type="text" name="q22"> to see her.</li>
<li>Last week I <input type="text" name="q23"> a job at a local bank, but I didn't accept it.</li>
<li>The children <input type="text" name="q24"> in the middle of the night when they heard strange noises in the house.</li>
<li>Could you explain this math problem to me? Yesterday in class I <input type="text" name="q25"> by the teacher's explanation.</li>
<li>A: Is the plane going to be late?</li>
<li>B: No. It <input type="text" name="q26"> to be on time.</li>
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