1. Passive Voice

2. To express a process am is are was were Past Participle of a verb

3. Paper was invented by the Chinese. Cotton is exported in Peru. Math is taught by Miss Carmen. Electrical goods are made in Japan. Examples :

5. 2. They paint their house blue. Their house is painted blue by them 3. Lightning struck the house. The house was striken by lightning 4. Mary flies her kite every Sunday. The kite is flown every Sunday by her.

6. 5. They ask us to come early. We are asked to come early 6. The whole class wrote the play. The play was written by the whole class 7. We plant hundreds of trees every year. Hundreds of trees are planted every year.

7. 8. The police arrested fifteen people. Fifteen people were arrested by the police. 9. They found little Jimmy safe and well. Little Jimmy was found safe and well. 10. We sell lots of tickets on the day of the match. Lots of tickets are sold on the day of the match .

9. 2. Susan’s books / enjoy / many people. Susan’s books are enjoyed by many people. 3. Pollution /cause / heavy traffic last year Pollution was caused by heavy traffic last year 4. My new bike / steal / yesterday My new bike was stolen yesterday.

10. 5. The window/ break / by John an hour ago. The window was broken by John an hour ago. 6. Lots of people / bite / by our dog. Lots of people are bitten by our dog. 7. The painting / buy / by a millionaire . The painting is bought by a millionaire.

11. 8. The mail / bring / early. The mail was brought early. 9. Flowers / send / to her. Flowers are sent to her. 10. The new road / fix / this week. The new road is fixed this week.