I. Change the following active sentences into PASSIVE. Keep the same verb tense. (20%)

  1. My parents taught me to read.

I was taught to read by my parents.

  1. All children need love and understanding.

Love and understanding are needed by all children.

  1. Is your cousin going to meet us at the train station?

Are we going to be met at the train station by your cousin?

或 Are we going to be met by your cousin at the train station?

  1. Has Julie invited you to her birthday party?

Have you been invited by Julie to her birthday party?

  1. People will discover a cure for AIDS someday.

A cure for AIDSwill be discovered someday.

  1. Some painters are painting Mr. Rivera’s apartment this week.

Mr. Rivera’s apartment is being painted this week.

  1. Everyone looked at the flag while they were singing the national anthem.

Everyone looked at the flag while the national anthem was being sung.

  1. If the river foods, water might destroy the village.

The village might be destroyed (by water) if the river floods.

  1. You shouldn’t pronounce the “b” in “lamb.”

The “b” in “lamb”shouldn’t be pronounced.

  1. Big fish eat small fish.

Small fish are eaten by big fish.

II. Use either active or passive, in any appropriate tenses, for the verbs in parentheses. (20%)

  1. Right now Roberto is in the hospital. He is being treated for a bad burn on his hand and arm.
  2. The game will probably be won by the other team tomorrow. They’re a lot better than we are.
  3. The Johnsons’ house burned down. According to the inspector, the fire was caused by lightning.
  4. The children were frightened in the middle of the night when they heard strange noises in the house.
  5. There was a terrible accident on a busy downtown street yesterday. Dozens of people saw it, including my friend, who was interviewed by the police.
  6. Yesterday a purse-snatcher was caught by a dog. While the thief was being chased by the police, he jumped over a fence into someone’s yard. Where he encountered a ferocious dog. The dog kept the thief from escaping.

III. Combine the sentences, using the second sentence as an adjective clause. (30%)

  1. The scientist is well known for her research. We met her yesterday.

The scientist whom/that/X we met yesterday is well known for her research.

  1. She lectured on a topic. I know very little about it.

She lectured on a topic which/that/X I know very little about.

或 She lectured on a topic about which I know very little.

  1. The students missed the assignment. They were absent from class.

The students who/that were absent from class missed the assignment.

  1. Yesterday I ran into an old friend. I hadn’t seen him for years.

Yesterday I ran into an old friend whom/that/X I hadn’t seem for years.

  1. The young women are all from Japan. We met them at the meeting last night.

The young women whom/that/X we met at the meeting last night are all from Japan.

  1. I am reading a book. It was written by Jane Austen.

I am reading a book which/that was written by Jane Austen.

  1. The man gave me good advice. I spoke to him.

The man whom/that/X I spoke to gave me good advice.

或 The man to whom I spoke gave me good advice.

  1. I returned the money. I had borrowed it from my roommate.

I returned the money which/that/X I had borrowed from my roommate.

  1. The dogcatcher caught the dog. It had bitten my neighbor’s daughter.

The dogcatcher caught the dog which/that had bitten my neighbor’s daughter.

  1. The man called the police. His wallet was stolen.

The man whose wallet was stolen called the police.

IV. Punctuating adjective clauses. Add commas where necessary. Change the adjective clause pronoun to that if possible (20%)

  1. Alan and Jackie, who did not come to class yesterday, explained their absence to the teacher.
  2. The students who did not come to class yesterday explained their absence to the teacher.

that

  1. Only people who speak Russian should apply for the job.

that

  1. The rice which we had for dinner last night was very good.

that

  1. Paul O’Grady, who died two years ago, was a kind and loving man.
  2. I live in a town which is situated in a valley.

that

  1. The Mississippi River, which flows south from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, is the major commercial river in the United States.
  2. Mrs. Clark has two goats. She’s furious at the goat which got on the wrong side of the fence and is eating her flowers. that
  3. A political party is an organized group of people who control or seek to control a government.

that

  1. You don’t need to take heavy clothes when you go to Bangkok, which has one of the highest average temperatures of any city in the world.