Passive voice

15. Translate and compare the following sentences in Active and Passive Voices:

1. The teacher asks students many questions. The students are asked many questions.

2. She brings the newspapers in the morning. The newspapers are brought in the morning.

3. They carry out experiments every month. The experiments are carried out every month.

4. The young workers study new methods at the factory. New methods are studied at the factory.

5. Many students attend the lectures on mathematics. The lectures on mathematics are attended by many students.

16. Translate the following sentences:

1. Thousands of passengers are carried by trains every day.

2. In many parts of the world, particularly in Japan and in Europe, high-speed rails are used for passenger travel.

3. Special-built track is required for reaching super high speed.

4. The locomotives are powered by electricity.

17. Put the following sentences in the Passive Voice:

1. They finished our house last month.

2. They elected a new president a week ago.

3. They rebuilt the damaged stadium last year.

4. They closed the mountain road two years ago.

5. My friend met me at the bus station yesterday

Put the sentences of exercise17 in the interrogative form and answer the questions.