Choose the correct passive version of sentence.
1 They published Oliver Twist in 1838 in
England.
a Oliver Twist was published in 1838 in
England.
b England published Oliver Twist in 1832
Literature is developing our imagination. B
a Our imagination is being developed by
literature.
b Our imagination is developing literatur 2
Macmillan first printed Alice in Wonderlar
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in 1865.
a Alice in Wonderland was first printed in
1865 by Macmillan.
b Alice in Wonderland has been first
printed in 1865 by Macmillan.
Somebody has stolen my coursebook, so
I didn't do my homework.
a My coursebook was being stolen by
someone so I didn't do my homework
b My coursebook has been stolen by
someone so I didn't do
my homework
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1. The correct passive version of the sentence "They published Oliver Twist in 1838 in England" is:

a) Oliver Twist was published in 1838 in England.

Explanation: In the active sentence, "They" is the subject performing the action "published" on the object "Oliver Twist." In the passive voice, the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject. Therefore, "Oliver Twist" (the object) becomes the subject, "was" is added as the auxiliary verb, and "published" becomes the past participle verb.

2. The correct passive version of the sentence "Literature is developing our imagination" is:

a) Our imagination is being developed by literature.

Explanation: In the active sentence, "Literature" is the subject performing the action "is developing" on the object "our imagination." In the passive voice, the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject. Therefore, "Our imagination" (the object) becomes the subject, "is being" is added as the auxiliary verb, and "developed" becomes the past participle verb.

3. The correct passive version of the sentence "Macmillan first printed Alice in Wonderland in 1865" is:

a) Alice in Wonderland was first printed in 1865 by Macmillan.

Explanation: In the active sentence, "Macmillan" is the subject performing the action "first printed" on the object "Alice in Wonderland." In the passive voice, the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject. Therefore, "Alice in Wonderland" (the object) becomes the subject, "was" is added as the auxiliary verb, and "first printed" becomes the past participle verb. Additionally, the preposition "by" is used to indicate the doer of the action.

4. The correct passive version of the sentence "Somebody has stolen my coursebook, so I didn't do my homework" is:

b) My coursebook has been stolen by someone so I didn't do my homework.

Explanation: In the active sentence, "Somebody" is the subject performing the action "has stolen" on the object "my coursebook." In the passive voice, the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject. Therefore, "My coursebook" (the object) becomes the subject, "has been" is added as the auxiliary verb, and "stolen" becomes the past participle verb. Additionally, the preposition "by" is used to indicate the doer of the action.