Active To Passive
Amy mailed the letter.
The letter was mailed by Amy.
The car was repaired by Sam.
Sam repaired the car.
The passive voice is used if you don't know who preformed the action descried in the sentence.
Correct.
"Timothy has kissed Jane." This is written in active voice.
True.
Have you seen the woman? Her daughter is a famous architect.
Have you seen the woman whose daughter is a famous architect?
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
Gold diamonds were found by a miner in Brazil.
A miner found gold diamonds in Brazil.
The doer of the active becomes the subject of the passive.
Incorrect: the doer of the active becomes the agent.
"Sam's family was accepted by Justin's family." This is written in active voice.
False.
Do people buy a lot of clothes nowadays? (bought)
Are a lot of clothes bought nowadays?
I know Adam will finish the work by 6:00 PM.
I know the work will be finished by Adam by 6:00 PM.
That song will be sang by our band in a few months.
Our band will sing that song in a few months.
The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action.
Incorrect: It is used when you DONT want to reveal who did the action.
"Brandon pulled a prank while everyone was sleeping." This is is passive voice.
False.
I can't do this job because I haven't got any experience.(if)
If I had some experience, I could do this job.
My brother walks our dogs every day.
Our dogs are walked by my brother every day.
The cave hasn't been visited by many people yet.
Many people haven't visited the cave yet.
The passive voice is used when the receiver of the action is not a passive recipient of the action.
Incorrect: It is only used when the receiver IS a passive recipient.
"Daniel was strongly encouraged to confess his crime." This is in passive voice.
True.
Wearing a uniform isn't compulsory at this school. (have to)
You don't have to wear a uniform at this school.
The tourists didn't see the lions at the zoo.
The lions weren't seen at the zoo by the tourists.
The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.
"The old man was murdered." Can be put into active voice form.
What is... Incorrect: We do not know who preformed the action.
Susan was pleased with Sarah's beautiful work. This is written in active voice.
False.
She started to study English when she was a child. (since)
She has studied English since she was a child.