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Practice #1  The Passive Voice - answers

1. Someone attacked Mina's mother as she was walking home late last night.

_Mina's mother was attacked as she was walking home late last night._
 

2. My brother was drafted by the Army before he graduated from college.

_The Army drafted my brother before he graduated from college.___________
 

3. 126 million people speak Japanese.

_Japanese is spoken by 126 million people._____________________________


4. Many people elected Bill Clinton president in 1992 and 1996.

_Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992 and 1996.____________________
 

5. Both the telescope and the thermometer were invented by Galileo.

_Galileo invented both the telescope and the thermometer.________________
 

6. Somebody robbed the bank on Main Street last night.

_The bank on Main Street was robbed last night.________________________
 

7. Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocal lens in 1780.

_The bifocal lens was invented in 1780 by Benjamin Franklin.____________
 

8. The concept of behavioral psychology was developed by B.F. Skinner.

_B.F. Skinner developed the concept of behavioral psychology.____________
 

9. More than 20 million people in the world play soccer.

_Soccer is played by more than 20 million people in the world._____________
 

10. Most people in the world call it football.

_It is called football by most people in the world._______________________
 
 

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