Extra Exercises
1- Passive
1- Transform these sentences from active to passive.
a- Julia rescued three cats.
Three cats were rescued by Julia.
b- The students handed in the reports.
The reports were handed in by the students.
c- Alex learned the poem.
The poem was learned by Alex.
d- The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder.
The DVD hasn’t been repaired.
e- Sue puts the rucksack on the floor.
The rucksack is put on the floor.
f- The teacher is not going to open the window.
The window is not going to be opened by the teacher.
g- She bought four apples.
Four apples were bought.
h- The police arrested my uncle.
My uncle was arrested.
i- The dog bit the old lady.
The old lady was bitten by the dog.
j- They sing the song.
The song is sung.
2- Put in the correct form of the verb in Passive into the gaps. Use the verb and the tense given in
brackets.
a- The words are explained by the teacher today. (To explain – Simple Present)
b- We were sent a letter the day before yesterday. (To send – Simple Past)
c- This car will not be stolen. It’s too old. (Not / To steal – Future with Will)
d- This street has already been closed because of snow. (Already / To close - Present Perfect)
e- A new restaurant will be opened next week. (To open – Future with Will)
f- He was invited to the party yesterday. (To invite – Simple Past)
g- The blue box cannot be seen. (Can / Not / To see – Simple Present)
h- I was given the book by my friend last Sunday. (To give – Simple Past)
i- The dishes have not been washed by my little brother. (Not / To wash – Present Perfect)
j- I will not be asked by Robert. (Not / To ask – Future with Will)
2- Indefinite Pronouns
1- Fill in the gaps with the following words: something/anything - somebody/anybody -
somewhere/anywhere.
1) She said something but I didn't understand anything.
2) Has anybody found my blue pencil? No, I'm sorry.
3) Would somebody help me, please? Yes, I can help you.
4) Have you got anything to eat? No, I haven't.
5) Tom, can you give me something to drink, please?
6) Is there anybody in the house? No, it's deserted.
7) Do you know anything about London transport? No, I don't.
8) What's wrong? "There's something in my eye."
9) Would you like something to drink? Yes, please.
10) Somebody has broken the window. I don't know who.
11) He didn't say anything.
12) I'm looking for my keys. Has anybody seen them? No, I'm sorry.
13) Teach me something exciting.
14) I didn't eat anything because I wasn't hungry.
15) Dad, can we go somewhere on Sunday? Yes, what about going to the zoo?
2- Complete the following sentences using anybody (anyone), somebody (someone),
nobody (no one), anywhere, somewhere, nowhere, anything, nothing, something,
everybody, everything or everywhere.
1) Be careful somebody is following you.
2) I looked everywhere but I couldn't find my keys.
3) The room was in a mess everything was on the floor.
4) This question is very easy anybody can answer it.
5) There was nobody at home everybody was away.
6) I need somebody to talk to. I am lonely.
7) They stayed at home all day. They didn't go anywhere.
8) I feel bored. Let's go somewhere and have some tea.
9) I haven't eaten anything since yesterday.
10) I didn't meet anybody this morning.
11) There is something in this box but I don't know what it is.
12) Where did you go yesterday? Nowhere, I was at home.
13) He wasn't hungry so he ate nothing.
14) I rang the doorbell but nobody opened the door.
15) You can do anything you like.
16) There is somebody at the door. Go and open the door.
17) The bus was empty. There was nobody on the bus.
18) I didn't kill anyone. Why did you put me in prison?
19) I am very tired. I can't go anywhere.
20) Everybody was asleep. Nobody was awake.
21) He is very famous everybody knows him.
22) He told me something but he didn't tell me everything.
23) He lives somewhere near here.
24) There wasn't anybody in the factory. I saw no one.
3-Introductory “IT”
a- To learn English is easy. It is easy to learn English.
b- To find fault with others is easy. It is easy to find fault with others.
c- To know his motive is difficult. It is difficult to know his motive.
d- To find a good job during these troubled times is difficult. It is difficult to find a good jobs during
these troubled times.
e- To play with fire is dangerous. It is dangerous to play with fire.
f- To drive so fast could be very dangerous. It could be very dangerous to drive so fast.
g- Complaining to the manager won’t be any good. It won’t be any good complaining to the
manager.
h- Throwing away this opportunity is silly. It is silly throwing away this opportunity.
i- Will my talking to him about it be any good? Will it be any good talking to him?
j- Having so many children to look after is no fun. It is no fun having so many children to look
after.
