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1. In the following exercise, underline the content words and circle the function words.

The man in the house studied. A mother played with her kid.
Was Jun understood, Rachel? It’s easy with good habits.
My office schedule was changed. I made my coffee at home.
Her management team helped me.
4. These are the stages of producing a magazine. Rewrite them in Passive Voice.

1.-Students choose the subject. _____________________________________________


2.-Someone writes an article about sports. _____________________________________________
3.-Someone reads and checks the article _____________________________________________
4.-Other students design the page _____________________________________________
5.-Another student draws the pictures _____________________________________________
6.-The girls take the photographs. _____________________________________________
7.-They scan the pictures _____________________________________________
8.-They put the pictures in the pages. _____________________________________________
9.-They send the disc to the printer. _____________________________________________
10.-Finally they sell the magazine. _____________________________________________

5. Complete the sentences in Passive past tense.


1.-The famous painting of the Mona Lisa____________________________in 1956 (damage)
2.-In 79 AD, The Roman city of Pompeii____________________________ by a volcanic explosion ( destroy)
3.-The London Eye_________________________________in 1999. ( build )
4.-Princess Diana________________________________in an accident in 1997 ( kill)
5.-In 1969, the first moon landing _______________________on TV ( see )
6.-In Ancient Greece, the Olympic flame ______________________________into the Olympic Stadium by a Greek
athlete. ( carry)

6. Underline the verb once and write VI if it is an intransitive verb and VT if it is a transitive verb. If there is a direct
object, underline it twice and write DO.

1. Amanda kicked Joe under the table.

2. I paid the bill last week.

3. James went to the campus café for a bowl of chicken soup.

4. We arrived at the classroom door with only two seconds to spare.

5. Susan complained bitterly.

6. Rosa always eats before going to school.

7. Scarlett wants a proposal from Rhett, the handsome but frivolous soldier.

8. Alice wrote a love poem on yellow paper

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