3. Rewrite each sentence in the passive, omitting the words underlined. a) Someone left the phone off the hook all night. b) The government has announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow. c) A burglar broke into our house last week. d) People asked me the way three times. e) The fruit-pickers pick the apples early in the morning. f) It's time the authorities did something about this problem. g) Lots of people had parked their cars on the pavement. h) The government agreed with the report and so they changed the law. i) You have to fill in an application form. j) They don't know what happened to the ship.

Перевод задания: Перепишите каждое предложение в пассивном залоге, опуская подчёркнутые слова.

Образуем Passive Voice: дополнение становится подлежащим, а исполнитель действия не указывается.

1. The phone was left off the hook all night.
2. It has been announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.
3. Our house was broken into last week.
4. I was asked the way three times.
5. The apples are picked early in the morning.
6. It's time something was done about this problem.
7. The pavement had been parked on by lots of cars.
8. The report was agreed with and so the law was changed.
9. An application form has to be filled in.
10. It isn't known what happened to the ship.

Перевод:

1. Телефон оставили снятым с рычага всю ночь.
2. Объявлено, что завтра цены на бензин вырастут.
3. В наш дом на прошлой неделе проникли.
4. Меня три раза спрашивали дорогу.
5. Яблоки собирают рано утром.
6. Пора что-то сделать с этой проблемой.
7. На тротуаре было припарковано много машин.
8. С отчётом согласились, и поэтому закон был изменён.
9. Нужно заполнить заявление.
10. Неизвестно, что произошло с кораблём.