II. Change the following sentences into the passive voice using the italicized words as the grammatical subject. Use a by-phrase where indicated

I. Determine to what object of the active constructions the subjects of the following passive sentences correspond. Analyse the forms of the verbs. Translate the sentences into Russian.

THE PASSIVE VOICE

1. George was invited to spend the month of August in Crome. 2. Everybody has been taught that James Watt one day went into the kitchen where cabbage was being cooked and saw the lid of the saucepan rise and fall. “Now let me think,” he murmured. Then he struck his forehead and the steam engine was discovered. 3. After a few routine questions had been asked and answered Dr. Lord leant back in his chair and smiled at his patient. 4. “We have been given to understand that some day we shall be well-to-do. Our conduct has naturally been influenced by that fact,” said Roddy. 5. He craned over the operator’s shoulder trying to read the words as they were being pounded on to the sheet of paper in the typewriter. 6. “Tell them that all altitudes below are being cleared and that they’ll be advised of landing instructions later,” said the controller. 7. At luncheon it was noticed that the sisters ate a little more than usual. 8. I read in the paper a few weeks ago that Richards had been made a vice-president and director of Panamerica steel. 9. She knew where he had been heard of, spoken of, seen, but she never met him again. 10. Mary, the ideal maid, was missing! Her bed had not been slept in and the front door was found ajar – she had slipped quietly during the night. 11. “His car was closely followed by another car containing detectives in plain clothes,” said Lord Estair. 12. The letter was handed to Lord Henry on the day of his departure. 13. “I am sure her conduct is disapproved of by everybody,” said Mrs. Bright. 14. A chair was brought him from the tent. 15. We have been given some other journals to read. 16. “Their behaviour was so outrageous that we were forced to leave the house,” said the colonel.

1. They guarded the secret well. 2. They extinguished the light immediately and then they slowly opened the door. 3. Mrs. Hastings is subletting the flat at eighty pounds. (by) 4. The caretaker showed them all over the house. (by) 5. “I am sure somebody is watching the house,” said Poirot. 6. “He has lost the briefcase,” I repeated. 7. Do you know that Mrs. Ridgeway has offered the cottage for sale? (by) 8. They knew that the authorities had entrusted him with similar missions in the past. 9. Finally Mr. Shaw politely bowed us out. (by) 10. When we arrived, they were still discussing the question. 11. Mr. Green will take care of everything. (by) 12. He was offended because they took no notice of him. 13. He was sure the pirates had hidden the treasure on the island. (by) 14. His parents give him no pocket money. (by) 15. The landlady will ask you no questions. (by) 16. The discovery has aroused the greatest interest. (by) 17. He did not give any details in his report. 18. I have just sent a telegramme to them. 19. The maidservant informed him (by) that Miss Marple was not at home. 20. The patient complains that you have allowed the compress to get quite dry. 21. Eliza’s long absence alarmed Professor Higgins. (by) 22. His short neck distressed Mr. Barbecue-Smith in his earlier middle age (by), but then he learned that the same peculiarity had marked all the world’s great men. (by) 23. In England if you do not repeat the phrase “Lovely day, isn’t it?” at least two hundred times a day, people consider you a bit dull. 24. He sighed so comically that this forced me to laugh. 25. “We are not sure,” he said into the microphone, “but we think that the fish served on board at dinner has caused the poisoning. ” (by)

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