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Passive Voice Present Simple

This document provides examples of rewriting sentences from affirmative to negative, interrogative, and special cases in the passive voice. For the affirmative examples, the active sentences are rewritten in the passive voice. For the negative examples, the active negative sentences are rewritten in the passive voice in the negative form. The interrogative examples rewrite the active sentences into passive interrogative form. The special cases discuss rewriting sentences that require omitting the passive agent or changing the subject pronoun to an object pronoun when changing to the passive voice.

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Passive Voice Present Simple

This document provides examples of rewriting sentences from affirmative to negative, interrogative, and special cases in the passive voice. For the affirmative examples, the active sentences are rewritten in the passive voice. For the negative examples, the active negative sentences are rewritten in the passive voice in the negative form. The interrogative examples rewrite the active sentences into passive interrogative form. The special cases discuss rewriting sentences that require omitting the passive agent or changing the subject pronoun to an object pronoun when changing to the passive voice.

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AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice. Now rewrite the sentences in the passive voice
(negative form). Follow the example.
1. Teenagers read fashion magazines.
Fashion magazines -------------------------------------- 1. Most boys don’t watch Tyra Banks show.
2. Girls watch Tyra Banks show. Tyra Banks show isn’t watched by most boys.
Tyra Banks show ----------------------------------------
2. Helen doesn’t follow fashion trends.
3. Susan follows fashion trends.
Fashion trends ------------------------------------------
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4. Most women appreciate shoes. 3. Some people do not accept fashion changes.
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5. Fashion influences young teenagers. 4. Paul doesn’t buy fashion magazines.
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6. Luke wears loose clothes. 5. My mother doesn’t buy dresses.
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7. Tess and Sandra wear tight clothes.
6. Some designers don’t use innovative materials.
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8. Fashion magazines sell dreams. ------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Trendy girls don’t wear unfashionable clothes.
9. Professional models teach young models. ------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Most models don’t eat cakes.
10. My cousin Lucy appreciates long dresses. ------------------------------------------------------------
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INTERROGATIVE SPECIAL CASES


Now pay attention to some passive cases, namely
Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice those that require the omission of the passive
(interrogative form). Follow the example. agent, and a change from subject pronoun to
object pronoun.
1. Do boys watch Tyra Banks show?
1. International designers introduce many clothing
Is Tyra Banks show watched by boys?
styles.
2. Do teenagers read fashion magazines?
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2. People appreciate comfortable clothes.
3. Does fashion influence young teenagers?
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3. I wear cotton clothes.
4. Do you watch Portugal Fashion?
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4. They sell nice and cheap clothes in this shop.
5. Do boys buy on-line clothes?
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5. She buys fashion magazines.
6. Do fashion magazines sell dreams?
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6. Some photographers manipulate models’ photographs.
7. Do designers make clothes with different materials?
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8. Do most people accept fashion changes?
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