Active To Passive
Amy is watching a good film on TV.
What is... A good filmed is being watched by Amy on TV.
Every day computer records of organizations are hacked by anonymous hackers.
What is...Anonymous hackers hack computer records of organizations everyday.
In active voice we never know who performed the action.
What is... Incorrect. We ALWAYS know ho performed the action.
"One of the interesting things about internet companies is that they are started by young people".
This is written in active voice.
What is... False
Hi, my name's Monica and I'm living in London. I was born there.
Hi, my name's Monica and I live in London. I was born there
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
What is... Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
Correct!
"People who sell online don't have any business experience " This is written in active voice.
What is.. True
How much do you paid in your job?
How much are you paid in your job
Adam is finishing the report now.
What is... The report is being finished by Adam now.
Private information is being posted online such as photos without being careful.
What is... People are posting private information on line such as photos without being careful.
In Passive voice, the performer of the action sometimes is not known.
What is... Correct!
"Entrepreneurs usually come up with lots of creative ideas " This is is passive voice.
What is... False.
In my English course, we assess once a term.
In my English course, we are assessed once a term
The media reports Stories of 'cyber-attacks on a daily basis.
What is... Stories of 'cyber-attacks are reported by the media on a daily basis.
Children are exposed to danger by their parents by posting their photos online.
What is.. Some parents expose their children to danger by posting their photos online.
Passive voice is used to emphasize what happened to somebody or something.
What is.. Correct!
"An advantage of internet companies is that big investments aren't required" This is in passive voice.
What is... True.
I'm a teacher and I'm work in a primary school.
I'm a teacher and I work in a primary school
Facebook is asking users to accept intrusion in their lives!
What is...Users are being askedto accept intrusion in ther lives by Facebook.
The customer is being helped by the salesman to decide on a laptop model.
What is...The salesman is helping the customer to decide on a laptop model.
In passive voice the performer of the action is called AGENT.
What is... Correct!
"So many young people are being attracted by the idea of selling online". This is written in active voice.
What is... False
In my family, we don't watch usually much TV.
In my family, we don't usually watch much TV