Change the sentences using passive: They have sent Professor Clark a thank-you letter
A thank-you letter has been sent to Professor
Clark
Change the sentences using passive: Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming
You ____________________ today, Tom. Are you feeling alright, or are you just tired from studying for the math exam?
look under the weather / are under the weather
My grandfather started cycling with us on weekends, and honestly, he ____________________ - he looks younger and healthier than ever!
looks the picture of health
Our basketball coach is great, but his pre-season training sessions really ____________________; yesterday, we had to run laps until we felt sick
push us to the limit / pushed us to the limit
Change the sentences using passive: Vitamin C protects the body against cancer
The body is protected against cancer by vitamin
C
Change the sentences using passive: People will eat a lot less sugar in the future
A lot less sugar will be eaten in the future
Maya decided to ____________________ at the local community center every Thursday evening to improve her core strength for gymnastics
attend a fitness class
I need to ____________________ before the athletics season starts next month, so I've started jogging every morning.
get back into shape
By the day of the championship, the whole team was ____________________ and full of energy, ready to win the trophy.
fighting fit
Teenagers are always being told to ____________________ by doing at least an hour of physical activity every day.
keep fit
Use passive: These days, aspirin _______________________ (use) to treat a variety of aches and pains.
is used
Use passive: Its (aspirin's) medicinal properties _______________________ (know) for over three thousand years. Even Hippocrates, the Ancient Greek who _______________________ (often / refer) to as the ‘father of medicine’, knew about it.
have been known,
is often referred
After spending the entire summer holidays playing video games and eating junk food, I realized I was completely ____________________ when I couldn't even run for the school bus.
in bad shape
Sam missed the football match on Tuesday because he ____________________ - the doctor said it was a severe case of tonsillitis.
went down with something (or: had gone down with something)
Change the sentences using passive: Companies will manufacture fewer tablets in the future
Fewer tablets will be manufactured in the future
Change the sentences using passive: An experienced dental hygienist has cleaned my teeth.
My teeth have been cleaned by an experienced
dental hygienist
Change the sentences using passive: By the late 1960s, Dr Christian Barnard had carried out the first heart transplant
The first heart transplant had been carried out
by
Dr Christian Barnard by the late 1960s
Change the sentences using passive: The Centre for Cancer Research announced a breakthrough recently
A breakthrough was announced recently by the
Centre for Cancer Research
Even though Leo had a terrible cough last week, he is finally ____________________ and should be ready to train again by Monday.
on the mend
Change the sentences using passive: We need essential minerals in our diet
Essential minerals are needed in our diet
Since joining the tennis club, Sarah has ____________________; she has so much more energy and is much happier at school.
had a new lease of life
Change the sentences using passive: They were presenting Dr Hughes with the certificate when we walked in.
The certificate was being presented to Dr Hughes
when we walked in
Indeed, historians believe that aspirin _ (prescribe) for headaches long before Hippocrates’ time. However, it _ (not manufacture) in its present tablet form until the end of the 19th century when a scientist synthesised aspirin for the fir
had been prescribed, wasn’t manufactured
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