Exercise 1: Rewrite these sentences in passive voice.

1. She made me tell the truth.=> I

2. Mary let us use her car yesterday.=> We were

3. I watched people walking past.=> People 

4. We want people to obey traffic rules. => We want 

5. Do you want me to take you to the airport?
=> Do you want

6. I hate people calling me through FaceTime.  => I hate 

7. I don't like the children making fun of this cat. => I don't like 

8. We have had the teacher correct our test.     => We have had our test 

9. She had a tailor shorten her dress.=> She got

10. It is impossible to grow roses in this poor soil. => Rose

`1` I was made to tell the truth

`-` S + V2/V-ed

`->` bđ : S + was/were + V-II + ( by O )

`2` We were allowed to use Mary's car yesterday

`-` S + V2/V-ed

`->` bđ : S + was/were + V-II + ( by O )

`3` People were watched walking past

`-` S + V2/V-ed

`->` bđ : S + was/were + V-II + ( by O )

`4` We want traffic rules to be obeyed

`-` S + want + sb/sth + to V

`->` Bđ : S + want + sb/sth + to + be + V-II

`5` Do you want to be taken to the airport?

`-` Do/Does + S + want + sb/sth + to V?

`->` bđ : Do/Does + S + want + sb/sth + to + be + V-II?

`6` I hate being called through FaceTime

`-` S + V + sb + V-ing + ....

`->` bđ : S + V + ( sb /sth ) + being + V-II +.... + ( by O )

`7` I don't like this cat being made of by the children 

`-` S + V + sb + V-ing + ....

`->` bđ : S + V + ( sb /sth ) + being + V-II +.... + ( by O )

`8` She got her hair shorten by a tailor

`->` Bđ :  got + sth + V-II + ( by O ) 

`9` Rose can't be grown in this poor soil

`->` It is impossible + to V

`=` Bđ : S + can't + be + V-II + ( by O )

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Exercise 1:

1. I was made to tell the truth by her.

Gthích: - make sb do st: khiến ai lm j

            - tobe made to do st by sb: bị sai khiến, yêu cầu lm j bởi ai đó.

2. We were let/allowed to use Mary's car by her yesterday.

Gthích: - let sb do st; cho phép ai lm j

            - to be let/allowed to do st: dc cho phép lm j.

3. People were watched walking past.

Gthích: - chia ở dạng bị động

4. We want traffic rules to be obeyed by people.

Gthích: - want to do st/ want st to be done.

            - Câu này chia S2 ở dạng bị động dựa theo nghĩa.

5. Do you want to be taken to the airport by me?

Gthích: - Giống câu 5 nhưng được viết dưới dạng câu hỏi.

6. I hate being called through Facetime.

Gthích: - Câu này chia ở dạng bị động dựa theo nghĩa.

            - People ở đây chỉ chung mọi người, không cần nhắc đến.

7. I don't like this cat being made fun of by the children.

Gthích: - tobe made fun of: bị cười nhạo, chế giễu.

            - like doing st/ like st being done.

8. We have had our test corrected by the teacher.

Gthích: - have st done by sb

            - Chia ở dạng HTHT.

9. She got her dress shortened by a tailor.

Gthích: -Giống câu 8.

10. Rose can't be grown in this poor soil.

Gthích: - Câu bị động

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