Exercise for Passives

1)Someone had reported the theft to the police.
The theft was reported to the police.

2)Someone has given £1,000 to the charity.
£1,000 is given to the charity.

3)Someone will demonstrate the program to the students.
The program will be demonstrated to the students.

4)Someone explained the procedure to me.
The procedure was explained to me.

5)People are destroying large areas of forest every day.
The large areas of forest are being destroyed every day.

6)Somebody has bought the land next to the university.
The land next to the university has been bought.

7)I hope that they will have completed all the marking by tomorrow.
All the marking will have been completed tomorrow that I hope.

8)They should have finished the library by the time you arrive.
By the time you arrive the library should have been finished.

9)People expect better results soon.
The better result is to be expected soon.

10)Students should send their complaints to the head of department.
The complaints should be sent to the head of department.

11)They had to postpone the lecture because of illness.
The lecture had to be postponed due to the illness.

12)An electrical fault could have caused the fire.
The fire could have caused by the electrical fault.

13)They are going to hold the next year’s conference in Birmingham.
The next year’s conference is being held in Birmingham.

14)Everyone knows this fact very well.
This fact is very well known.

15)They opened the new lecture theatre only last month.
The new lecture theatre was opened only last month.

16)You must write the answers on the examination paper in black ink.
The answers must be written in black ink on the examination paper.

17)They are now manufacturing this type of computer in Korea.
This type of computer is now being manufactured in Korea.

18)Someone should investigate the problem.
The problem should be investigated.