Переписывание предложений в пассивном залоге предполагает перемещение объекта действия в позицию подлежащего, а также изменение формы глагола. Давайте преобразуем каждое из предложений в пассивный залог:
Someone is repairing the garden fence.
- The garden fence is being repaired.
Do they teach Latin at this school?
- Is Latin taught at this school?
I don’t like people pointing at me.
- I don’t like being pointed at.
She hit him on the head with a tennis racquet.
- He was hit on the head with a tennis racquet.
Michael has made the preparations.
- The preparations have been made by Michael.
Is Tim cleaning the house?
- Is the house being cleaned by Tim?
Who built the Pyramids?
- By whom were the Pyramids built?
(В разговорной речи можно также сказать: "Who were the Pyramids built by?")
The boss is going to give us a pay rise.
- We are going to be given a pay rise by the boss.
I expect they will deliver my new car soon.
- I expect my new car will be delivered soon.
The police are questioning the suspects.
- The suspects are being questioned by the police.
Did your next door neighbors see the thieves?
- Were the thieves seen by your next door neighbors?
Paul remembers his teacher asking him to star in the school play.
- Paul remembers being asked to star in the school play by his teacher.
A lot of children use computers nowadays.
- Computers are used by a lot of children nowadays.
Who smashed the kitchen window?
- By whom was the kitchen window smashed?
(В разговорной речи можно также сказать: "Who was the kitchen window smashed by?")
They won’t have completed their work by the end of the month.
- Their work won’t have been completed by the end of the month.
The children will post the letters.
- The letters will be posted by the children.
People make wine from grapes.
- Wine is made from grapes.
При преобразовании активных предложений в пассивные важно следить за временем глагола и сохранением смысла.