Question

Match the active and passive sentences with the same meaning and complete them. active 1 tolkien the lord of the rings in the 1950s. 2 the have translated a harry potter book into latin! 3 they first hamlet in london in 1601. 4 people know j.k. rowling for the harry potter stories. 5 spielberg his film jaws on a book by peter benchley. 6 lan fleming created the character james bond. passive a hamlet was first performed in london in 1601. b the character james bond by lan fleming. c the film jaws is based on a book by peter benchley. d a harry poter book into latin! e the lard of the rings was written by tolkien in the 1950s. f j.k.rowling for the harry potter stories.

Answer 1

1 Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s. – e) The Lard of the Rings was written by Tolkien in the 1950s.
2 They have translated a Harry Potter book into Latin! – d ) A Harry Poter book has been translated into Latin!
3 They first performed Hamlet in London in 1601. – a) Hamlet was first performed in London in 1601.
4 People know J.K. Rowling for the Harry Potter stories. – f) J.K.Rowling is known for the Harry Potter stories.
5 Spielberg bases his film Jaws on a book by Peter Benchley. – c) The film Jaws is based on a book by Peter Benchley.
6 Lan Fleming created the character James Bond. – b) The character James Bond was created By Lan Fleming.

Answer 2

1 Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s. – e) The Lard of the Rings was written by Tolkien in the 1950s. 2 They have translated a Harry Potter book into Latin! – d ) A Harry Poter book has been translated into Latin! 3 They first performed Hamlet in London in 1601. – a) Hamlet was first performed in London in 1601. 4 People know J.K. Rowling for the Harry Potter stories. – f) J.K.Rowling is known for the Harry Potter stories. 5 Spielberg bases his film Jaws on a book by Peter Benchley. – c) The film Jaws is based on a book by Peter Benchley. 6 Lan Fleming created the character James Bond. – b) The character James Bond was created By Lan Fleming.