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PASSIVE VOICE REVIEW 1º BACH.

A/ Make one corresponding passive sentence or two, if possible.

1.Someone threw a lifebelt to me.

2. Someone mentioned the problem to me.


 * 1) Someone had reported the theft to the police.


 * 1) Someone told the story to me.


 * 1) Someone has given 1,000 pounds to the charity.


 * 1) Someone will demonstrate the game to the children.


 * 1) Someone was offering drinks to the guests.


 * 1) Someone explained the procedure to me.

B/ Can you rephrase these sentences in two different ways? Begin as suggested below.
 * 1) Someone sold the car to Tom.

> a) It b) The Prime Minister
 * 1) They say the Prime Minister is on the point of resigning. [[image:boston.jpg width="392" height="229" align="right"]]

a) It b) The Queen
 * 1) They said the Queen was considering abdication.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">a) It <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">b) The Chairman
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">They said the Chairman of the Board had absconded with the funds.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">a) It <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">﻿ b) The senator
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">They believe that the senator is over seventy.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">a) It <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">b) Napoleón
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">They think that Napoleon died from poisoning.