Question

Rewrite sentences 1-6 in the passive. In which sentences can we omit the agent? Why?
1 A newspaper journalist interviewed the cast after the opening night of the play.
> Tf e cast were interviewed by...
2 The director asked Joy to say her lines with more feeling.
3 The Mayor will open the new theatre.
4 Lots of people visit Universal Studios every year.
5 The choreographer is teaching the singers how to dance.
6 They've just finished filming the new James Bond film.

Answer 1

1 The cast were interviewed (by the newspaper journalist) after the opening night of the play. - We don't need the agent (Актер был опрошен (журналистом газеты) после премьеры спектакля. - Нам не нужен агент действия).

2 Joy was asked (by the director) to say her lines with more feeling. - We don't need the agent (Джой попросили (режисер), чтобы она говорила свои строчки с большим чувством. - Нам не нужен агент действия).

3 The new theatre will be opened by the mayor. - We need the agent (Новый театр будет открыт мэром. - Нам нужен агент действия).

4 Universal Studios are visited by thousands of people every year. - We need the agent (Юниверсал Пикчерз посещают тысячи людей каждый год. - Нам нужен агент действия).

5 The singers are being taught how to dance by the choreographer. - We need the agent (Хореограф учит певцов танцевать. - Нам нужен агент действия).

6 The new James Bond film has just finished being filmed (by them). - We don't need the agent. (Новый фильм о Джеймс Бонде недавно закончили снимать - Нам не нужен агент действия)