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D. Unjumble the words to get sentences in the passive voice.

1. was / by / the car / Sam / driven

2. the mechanic / the car / repaired / is / by /being

3. someone / opened / the letter / by / was

4. them / the match / had / been / by / won

5. Abel Tasman / discovered / by / Tasmania / was

6. the biscuits / all / eaten / the dog / by / were

7. delivered / the letters / been / the postman / by / had

8. be /the cake shop / the cake / will / delivered /by / at 8 p.m.

Let’s Play

Collect a few recipes. Then, get into pairs. You read out one sentence of a recipe
at a time. Let your partner change the sentence into passive voice. For example,

Active voice:
Take a cup of dosa batter. Add three tablespoons of rava. Add one-fourth cup of
powdered oats. Mix the ingredients. Add water, if required.

Passive voice:

A cup of dosa batter is taken. Three tablespoons of rava are taken…

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