Active To Passive
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.
We were invited by our neighbors to attend their party. What is?
Passive.
Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.
The active voice's use is to emphasize the action of the object.
Incorrect
"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. What is...?
Passive.
A delicious dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
Sally is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.
Active voice use:
The subject of the sentence is the doer of an action that affects the sentence's object.
True.
Peter is going to build a house in summer. What is...?
Active.
The famous artist will paint the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
What is... The mural will be painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
Michael is very sad for the recent events that have been taken place in school.
The recent events that have taken place in school made Michelle very sad.
"Daniel was strongly encouraged to confess his crime." This is in passive voice.
True.
The cat ate the food. What is...?
Active
Chef Nick is preparing the restaurant's "fantastic dinners" for two years before he moved to Paris.
What is...The restaurant's "fantastic dinners" is being 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. We don't have Indirect object.
Susan was pleased with Sarah's beautiful work. This is written in active voice.
False.