Passive voice

[Tau]

Hello,

I got some exercises on passive voice... There are sentences I'm struggling with. 

Could you please help me ?

 

Citation

 

EXERCICE 1 : Proposez des énoncés à la voix active. Réintroduisez un agent quand c'est possible

1/ The proposed spacecraft would be so large it might have to be sent to Earth orbit in two launches in 2015.
→ The proposed spacecraft would be so large that they might send it to Earth orbit in two launches in 2015.

2/ Your home is regarder as a model home, your life as a model life.
→ They regard your home as a model home, your life as a model life.

3/ Our Newsletter is being read in Iran.
→ They're reading our Newsletter in Iran.

4/ His calligraphy had been highly esteemed throughout Chinese history.
→ They had highly esteemed his calligraphy throughout Chinese history.

5/ Now, Sirtrack, the satellite tracking company behind Happy Feet's transmitter, believed he could have been eaten by a bigger animal.
→ Now, Sirtrack, the satellite tracking company behind Happy Feet's transmitter, believed that a bigger animal could have eaten him.

 

EXERCICE 2 : Réécrire au passif

1/ Someone has broken into my house and burgled me.
→ My house has been broken into and I have been burgled.

2/ They are working on a new project at university.
→ A new project at university is beeing worked on.

3/ You should open this wine three hours before drinking it.
→ This wine should be opened three hours before drinking it.

4/ She felt that he had cheated on her.
→ She felt she had been cheated on.

5/ Soon, people deemed that he was the only one who might save Sicily.
→ Soon, he was deemed to be the only one who might save Sicily.

6/ The Museum will exhibit selections from this outstanding collection in 2013.
→ Selections from this outstanding collection will be exhibited in 2013.

7/ My hormones made me do it.
→ It was done because of my hormones ???? 

8/ Could you do it in five minutes ?
→ Could it be done in five minutes ?

9/ It is best to visit this place at night.
→ This place is best to visit at night ????

 

EXERCICE 3 : Traduisez en utilisant le passif

1/ On lui a dit de ne pas écrire sur les murs.
→ He was told not to write on the walls.

2/ Ce sujet est très discuté en ce moment.
→ This topic is much talked about at this moment.

3/ La question est examinée au parlement au moment où l'on parle.
→ The question is being examined at the Parliament.

4/ On ne sait pas à qui profitera le crime.
→ We don't know who will be benefited from the crime.

5/ Elle a peut-être été enlevée par un fou.
→ She may have been kidnapped by some madman.

6/ Il aurait dû être mis en prison il y a bien longtemps.
→ He should have been put in jail a long time ago.

7/ On donna aux secrétaires une augmentation.
→ The secretaries salary was raised.

8/ Dans cette école, on enseigne aux élèves le latin et le grec.
→ In this school, pupils are taught Latin and Greek.

9/ On s'était très bien occupé de moi.
→ I had been very well cared for.

10/ On aurait dû lui donner plus d'argent.
→ He should have been given more money.

11/ C'est à ce moment là qu'on lui a parlé.
→ He was spoken to at that time.

12/ Il s'est fait tuer dans un accident d'avion.
→ He was killed in a plane crash.

 

Thanks ! 

[Jean B]

Bonjour,

Tu trouveras ci-dessous les seules phrases qui posaient problème.

EXERCICE 1 : Proposez des énoncés à la voix active. Réintroduisez un agent quand c'est possible

1/ The proposed spacecraft would be so large it might have to be sent to Earth orbit in two launches in 2015.
→ The proposed spacecraft would be so large that they might have to send it to Earth orbit in two launches in 2015. < Qui sont « they » ? Ne peux-tu pas employer un nom tel que engineers ou technicians ?

3/ Our Newsletter is being read in Iran.
→ They're Iranians/Iranian people/ are reading our Newsletter in Iran. < Le nom sujet était quand même évident à trouver là, non ?

4/ His calligraphy had been highly esteemed throughout Chinese history.
→ Palaeographers had highly esteemed his calligraphy throughout Chinese history.  < Tu auras sans doute remarqué qu'étant de la vieille école, je privilégie le sujet nom toutes les fois que c'est possible. Je pense avoir d'autant plus raison que l'énoncé te demande de réintroduire un agent quand c'est possible.

EXERCICE 2 : Réécrire au passif

7/ My hormones made me do it.
→ It was done because of my hormones ????  I was made to do it by my hormones.

9/ It is best to visit this place at night.
→ This place is best to be visited at night < Étais-tu fatigué ?

EXERCICE 3 : Traduisez en utilisant le passif

4/ On ne sait pas à qui profitera le crime.
→ We don't know who will be benefited from the crime. Who will benefit from the crime is unknown.

7/ On donna aux secrétaires une augmentation.
→ The secretaries salary was raised. >The secretaries were given a pay rise. < Je préfère ! ?

Bonne continuation.

 

[Tau]

Thank you JRB !