Rewrite theses sentences as passives:

1. Somebody damaged my car last night

My car was damaged last night

2. They make these computers in the USA

These computers are made in the USA

3. They change euros into dollars at the bank

Euros are changed into dollars at the bank

4. She posted the parcel yesterday

The parcel was posted by her yesterday

5. We paint this house every year

This house is painted every year

6. The postman brought a letter last week

A letter was brought by the postman last week

7. Everybody drinks Coca-cola

Coca-cola is drunk by everybody

8. They didnt find the child in the forest.

The child wasnt found in the forest

9. They sold the flat last month

The flat was sold last month

10. The children eat vegetables three times a week

Vegetables are eaten by the children three times a week

11. Students do tests every month

Tests are done by the students every month

12. People dont buy many houses these days

Many houses arent bought by people these days

13. Did Cervantes write many novels?

Were many novels written by Cervantes?

14. Do people drink a lot of beer in Ireland?

Is a lot of beer drunk in Ireland?

Transforma estas oraciones en pasiva.

1. We clean the garages every day.

The garages are cleaned every day

2. The police arrested two hundred people.

Two hundred people were arrested (by the police)

3. We check every car engine completely.

Every car engine is checked completely

4. We open the factory at nine o'clock.

The factory is opened at nine oclock

5. She invited all the students in the school.

All the students in the school were invited (by her)

6. We export this computer to seventy different countries.

This computer is exported to seventy different countries

7. They cancelled the meeting.

The meeting was cancelled

8. They send two million books to America every year.

Two million books are sent to America every year

9. They posted all the letters yesterday.

All the letters were posted yesterday

10. The author wrote the novel in 1950.

The novel was written in 1950

11. The fire didn't damage the machinery.

The machinery wasnt damaged by the fire

12. We send the newspapers to Scotland by train.

Newspapers are sent to Scotland by train

. Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive.
Filmstars lifestyles affect their children. One example is that when films
(1) (make), filmstars often move to different locations. Their
children (2) (send) to new schools and have to make new
friends. When Meryl Streeps son Henry (3) (enrol) in yet
another school, he complained bitterly. Meryl realised her children
(4) (affect) by the constant moves. As a result, she kept the
family in one place for the next 20 years. Another example is unwanted publicity. If
a filmstar (5) (catch) by the paparazzi doing something stupid
or embarrassing, you can be sure it will appear on TV and (6)
almost certainly (see) by the stars children. On several
occasions, the media (7) (attack) for not being more sensitive
to the children of celebrities.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Who: para personas (que) I know a person who speaks Japanese

Which / that: para cosas (que) This is the book which I recommended

Whose: posesivo (cuyo) She is the woman whose son won the prize

where: para lugares (donde) I know a beautiful park where we can go

when: temporal (cuando) I remember the day when I met him

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Son frases que funcionan como un adjetivo, dan informacin acerca de un nombre
(antecedente). Van introducidas por un pronombre relativo que siempre va justo detrs
del antecedente. Hay dos tipos de frases de relativo:

Defining relative clauses: especificativas aportan informacin esencial sobre el

antecedente, sin ellas la oracin quedara incompleta.

He is the boy who hit me

 Non-defining relative clauses: explicativas aaden informacin extra sobre el
antecedente, si se omiten la oracin mantiene su sentido. Van entre comas.

Daniel, who you met yesterday, is from New York

Choose the correct relative pronoun.

1. They met outside the house which / where / whose the party was held.

2. Whats the name of the artist who / which / when painted the Mona Lisa?

3. Her father didnt like the car who / when / that her mother had chosen.

4. The girl who / whose / that bicycle was stolen is terribly upset.

5. Thats the book who / which / where he recommended.

6. Have you met the couple who / which / where want to buy the house?

7. I remember the day where / which / when my brother was born.

4. Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun.

1. She knows Antonio Bear, is an excellent translator.

2. He uses American Sign Language, is different from British Sign

Language.

3. The Bahamas, my friends have gone on holiday, is supposed

to be beautiful.

4. His father, mother tongue is English, speaks French quite well.

5. Molly was born in 1996, my sister was just one.