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 performed the action descried in the sentence.
Correct.
"Timothy has kissed Jane." This is written in active voice.
True.
We were invited by our neighbors to attend their party.
Passive.
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.
We use also use passive voice when we want to focus on what happened, rather than who did the action.
Correct.
"Sam's family was accepted by Justin's family." This is written in active voice.
False.
The painting was sold to someone who later donated it to the college.
Passive.
I knew Adam would finish the work by 6:00 PM.
I knew the work would be finished by 6:00 PM.
A delicious dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
Sally is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.
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.
"The suit must be cleaned for the ceremony." This is is passive voice.
True.
Peter is going to build a house in summer.
Active.
The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
Michelle is saddened by the recent events that have taken place in school.
The recent events that have taken place in school saddened Michelle.
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.
Facebook is used primarily by older generations as well as young people.
Passive
Chef Nick had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.
The restaurant's fantastic dinners have been prepared by Chef Nick for two years before he moved to Paris.
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.
Incorrect: We do not know who preformed the action.
Susan was pleased with Sarah's beautiful work. This is written in active voice.
False.
The cat secretly snuck up on the rat and killed it using its paws.
Active.