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Exercise 1: Change the active into the passive.

1. Somebody cleans the room everyday.
The room .......................................................
2. They cancelled all the flights because of fog.
All the flights ........................................................
3. People do not use this road very often.
This road .................................
4. How do people learn languages?
How ...........................................
5. People advised us not to go out alone.
We ......................................................
6. They are going to build a supermarket next year.
A supermarket .................................................
7. She is using the computer at the moment.
The computer ......................................................
8. They are opening a new ring road round the city.
A new ring road ........................................................
9. They have built a big hospital which costs much money.
A big hospital ...........................................................
10.The girl did not give me the money.
I ..........................................................................
11.Nobody told me the story.
I ....................................................
12.About 30 million people are watching this program.
This program .........................................................
13.They are building some new houses down the street.
Some new houses .......................................................
14.They have moved nothing in your room.
Nothing .......................................................
15.People used oil-lamps years ago.
Oil-lamps .......................................................
16.When did they open that hospital?
When ...............................................................
17.The atmosphere protects the earth from harmful radiation from the sun.

The earth ...........................................................

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Final answer:

The exercise involves changing sentences from active to passive voice, focusing on the subject being acted upon rather than performing the action. These changes help emphasize the action itself and are useful when the actor is unknown or less significant.

Step-by-step explanation:

Converting sentences from active voice to passive voice involves ensuring that the subject is being acted upon by the verb, rather than doing the action. Let's go through the exercise and rewrite the given sentences in the passive voice:

  1. The room is cleaned everyday.
  2. All the flights were cancelled because of fog.
  3. This road is not used very often.
  4. How are languages learned?
  5. We were advised not to go out alone.
  6. A supermarket is going to be built next year.
  7. The computer is being used at the moment.
  8. A new ring road is being opened round the city.
  9. A big hospital which costs much money has been built.
  10. I was not given the money by the girl.
  11. I was not told the story.
  12. This program is being watched by about 30 million people.
  13. Some new houses are being built down the street.
  14. Nothing has been moved in your room.
  15. Oil-lamps were used years ago.
  16. When was that hospital opened?
  17. The earth is protected from harmful radiation from the sun by the atmosphere.

By converting these sentences to the passive voice, the focus shifts from who is doing the action to the action itself, which can be useful in various writing contexts, especially when the doer of the action is unknown or less important.

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Answer:

the room is clean by someone everyday.

all the flight were cancelled by them of fog.

this road is not often used by people.

how languages are learned by people?

we were advised by people not to go alone.

a supermarket is going to build by them next year.

the computer is being used by her at the moment.

a new ring road is being open by them around the city.

a big hospital is built by them which cost much money.

I didn't got the money by her .

i wasn't told by anybody the story.

this program is being watched by about 30 million people.

some new house are being built by them down the street.

nothing is being moved by them in my room.

oil-lamps were used by people years ago.

when did the hospital opened by them?

the earth is being protected by the atmosphere from harmful radition from the sun.

I hope it helps

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