The Passive Voice

Change the sentences from the active to the passive.

	They grow coffee in Kenya.
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	They publish The Times newspaper in London.
2	______________________________________________________ .
	They make shoes in Calatayud.
3	______________________________________________________ .
	They transport oranges from Valencia to Germany in special crates.
4	______________________________________________________ .
	They are sending the parcel by sea.
5	______________________________________________________ .
	They are destroying the forests in Indonesia.
6	______________________________________________________ .
	The shark ate the man.
7	______________________________________________________ .
	The arsonist started the fire.
8	______________________________________________________ .
	The police took him away.
9	______________________________________________________ .
	They've treated him very well.
10	______________________________________________________ .
	They haven't cleaned the kitchen yet.
11	______________________________________________________ .
	They didn't punish him for what he did.
12	______________________________________________________ . ******************************************** The Passive Voice  Exercise - answers 1 Coffee is grown in Kenya. 2 The Times newspaper is published in London. 3 Shoes are made in Calatayud. 4 Oranges are transported from Valencia to Germany in special crates. 5 The parcel is being sent by sea. 6 The forests of Indonesia are being destroyed. 7 The man was eaten by the shark. 8 The fire was started by the arsonist. 9 He was taken away by the police. 10 He's been treated very well. 11 The kitchen hasn't been cleaned yet. 12 He wasn't punished for what he did. Nilobon Nakornburi M.5/1 No.27