Ex. 40. Rewrite the sentences, putting the underlined verbs into the Passive. Make any other changes necessary.

Ex. 40. Rewrite the sentences, putting the underlined verbs into the Passive. Make any other changes necessary.

The company is sorry to announce that the situation has forced it to introduce a range of cost-cutting measures as from the beginning of the new year. Unfortunately, we can no longer provide free tea and coffee. Someone is going to install new coin-operated machines in every department and you can purchase a wide range of drinks from these. We will also stop overtime payments after the end of this month and we will expect all members of staff to complete their duties within their contact hours. You must no longer make personal calls from office phones and we request you to use the payphone in the basement for this purpose.

 

Ex. 41. Rewrite the sentences, putting the underlined verbs into the Passive. Make any other changes necessary. Reproduce the dialogues in the Reported Speech.

Jane is talking to her friend Greg about her holiday.

G:

J:

So, how was the holiday?

Oh, it was fantastic. They organised everything so well. As soon as we arrived at the airport, our courier met us and took us to hotel. Someone had cleaned all the rooms beautifully and put fresh flowers on the tables.

 

 

G:

J:

 

 

G:

 

 

J:

 

 

Oh, how lovely. And what about the food?

It was excellent. They freshly prepared it all in the hotel and they even made the bread in the hotel kitchen. They served bread rolls hot every morning with breakfast.

Mm, it does sound good. I must say, I'd like someone to cook my meals for me for a couple of weeks. And what about the surrounding area? Was that nice?

Oh, beautiful. There were trips every day and they showed us all the local sights. There was so much history to see, You'd love it there, honestly.