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 described in the sentence.
Correct.
Put into passive: Timothy kissed Jane.
Jane was kissed by Timothy
We were invited by our neighbors to attend their party.
Passive.
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
The company launched a new product.
Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
A new product was launched by the company
A letter was written by Sarah yesterday
English is spoken in Brazil
Sarah wrote a letter yesterday
People speak Enlish in Brazil.
"She sang the song" is passive voice
Give 1 sentence in English in active voice
basis: subj+ verb+ object.
ex: I finished my homework
The painting was sold to someone who later donated it to the college.
Passive.
Adam finished the work at 6:00 PM.
People speak English in the USA.
The dog chased the cat.
The work was finished by Adam at 6:00 PM.
English is spoken in USA
The cat was chased by the dog
The candies were prepared by Marcos and Ana
The house was bought by them
Marcos and Ana prepared the candies.
They bought the house.
The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action.
Incorrect: It is used when you DON'T want to reveal who did the action.
Put into active voice:
Machines are used by chefs to mix the ingredients.
Chefs use machines to mix the ingredients.
Peter built a house in the last summer.
Active.
The teacher graded the exams
The chef cooked a delicious meal
The doctor treated the patient.
The postman delivers the mail
The exams were graded by the teacher.
A delicious meal was cooked by the chef
The patient was treated (by the doctor.)
The mail is delivered by the postman
He was called by the principal.
Lovely songs are sung by Lisa.
The truth was spoken by her.
The news were shared by students
The principal called him
Lisa sings lovely songs.
She spoke the truth
Students shared the news
The passive voice is used when the "receiver/result" of the action is not an active subject
CORRECT:
In passive voice the "receiver/result" is the passive subject
Give 2 sentences in passive voice
BASIS: OBJECT+VERB+ (SUBJ)
Ex: The movie was shown in the square (by the directors)
The police caught the thief.
The storm damaged the roof of the house.
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
The gardener planted the flowers
The singer performed a concert.
The artist painted a beautiful landscape
The construction workers built the skyscraper
The explosion killed hundreds of people
The flowers were planted by the gardener.
A concert was performed by the singer
A beautiful landscape was painted by the artist
The skyscraper was built by the construction workers
Hundreds of people were killed by the explosion
Basketball is played by Luke every weekend.
English grammar is studied by us
Products are sold by the company
Our grandparents were visited by my brother
The costumers are served by the waiter
Luke plays basketball every weekend
We study English grammar.
The company sells products.
My brother visited our grandparents.
The waiter serves the customers.
"The old man was murdered." is passive voice
CORRECT
She was attended to by the general manager. This is written in active voice.
The quiet cat secretly snuck up on the still and dirty rat and killed it using its paws.
* Suck up on the still: se aproximou sorrateiramente
Champagne is drunk on New Year’s Eve.
ACTIVE
PASSIVE