New lenses were brought to our laboratory.

6. The ditails are now known.

7. New lenses were brought to our laboratory.

8. The instruments were put on the table.

9. The first fish was caught an hour ago.

 

10. The floor in my room is made of wood.

11. This letter is written by me.

12. The letter was sent yesterday.

13. The book was translated last year.

14. It must be translated from English into Russian.

15. The instruments used by the expedition were sent from Moscow.

Exercise 5. Open the brackets using the correct form of the Passive Voice. Example: This text (to be being written) in pencil now. This text is being written in pencil now. 1. The question (to discuss) everywhere.

2. The doctor (to send for) tomorrow.

3. Ten thousand railway carriages (to make) by our works    every year.

4. Much new material (to collect) every month.

5. Millions of letters (to send) every year.

 

6. The table (to cover) with a red cloth.

7. This girl (to speak about) much.

8. The essense of Darwin's theory of evolution (to know) to every educated person.

9. New houses (to build) in our district nowadays.

 

10. No echo (to hear) in a minute.

11. All the details (to know) to the scientists when the expedition is over.

12. A new island (to find).

13. Our ship (to send) to explore that area.

14. Very often Philip Сагу (to laugh at) because of his crippled leg.

15. The story "Luncheon" (to write) by Somerset Maugham.

Exercise 6. Replace by passive constructions. Example: I caught a big fish.

A big fish was caught by me.

1. The hunter killed a wolf.

2. Everybody objected to his proposal.

3. The ship "Vityaz" found the greatest depth in the Paci­fic in 1953.

4. Are you sure that we can rely on these figures?

5. I am afraid that they will not arrive at an agreement.