Change these active sentences to passive: 1. They will punish him. 2. They are painting my office today. 3. They have just done the work. 4. She bought this camera in Japan. 5. The... Change these active sentences to passive: 1. They will punish him. 2. They are painting my office today. 3. They have just done the work. 4. She bought this camera in Japan. 5. They took my daughter away from me. 6. Mosquitoes were eating me alive. 7. They had made many promises. 8. They will have completed the new bridge by March. 9. They are going to arrest me. 10. An American writer wrote this novel. 11. They had delivered the mail in the morning. 12. The police were investigating the cause of the accident. 13. We will hold the meeting tomorrow.

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The question is asking to convert a series of active sentences into passive voice. This involves changing the structure of the sentences while maintaining their meaning.

Answer

1. He will be punished by them. 2. My office is being painted today. 3. The work has just been done. 4. This camera was bought in Japan. 5. My daughter was taken away from me. 6. I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes. 7. Many promises had been made. 8. The new bridge will have been completed by March. 9. I am going to be arrested. 10. This novel was written by an American writer. 11. The mail had been delivered in the morning. 12. The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police. 13. The meeting will be held tomorrow.
  1. He will be punished by them.
  2. My office is being painted today.
  3. The work has just been done.
  4. This camera was bought in Japan.
  5. My daughter was taken away from me.
  6. I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.
  7. Many promises had been made.
  8. The new bridge will have been completed by March.
  9. I am going to be arrested.
  10. This novel was written by an American writer.
  11. The mail had been delivered in the morning.
  12. The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.
  13. The meeting will be held tomorrow.
Answer for screen readers
  1. He will be punished by them.
  2. My office is being painted today.
  3. The work has just been done.
  4. This camera was bought in Japan.
  5. My daughter was taken away from me.
  6. I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.
  7. Many promises had been made.
  8. The new bridge will have been completed by March.
  9. I am going to be arrested.
  10. This novel was written by an American writer.
  11. The mail had been delivered in the morning.
  12. The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.
  13. The meeting will be held tomorrow.

More Information

Changing active sentences to passive involves making the object of the action in the active sentence the subject in the passive sentence.

Tips

Common mistakes include not properly conjugating the verb 'to be' in passive sentences or misplacing the 'by' phrase.

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