Active To Passive
Amy mailed the letter.
What is... The letter was mailed by Amy.
The car was repaired by Sam.
What is...Sam repaired the car.
The passive voice is used if you don't know who performed the action described in the sentence.
What is... Correct.
"Timothy has kissed Jane." This is written in active voice.
What is... True.
We were invited by our neighbors to attend their party.
What is... Passive.
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
What is... Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
What is...Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.
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The active voice is used to emphasize who did the action.
"Sam's family was accepted by Justin's family." This is written in active voice.
What is.. False.
The painting was sold to someone who later donated it to the college.
What is.. Passive.
Adam would finish the work by 6:00 PM.
What is... The work would be finished by 6:00 PM.
A delicious dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
What is... Sally is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.
The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action.
What is... Incorrect: It is used when you don't want to reveal who did the action.
"Brandon pranked his teacher at the basketball game." This is passive voice.
What is... False.
Peter is going to build a house in town.
What is... Active.
The famous artist painted the mural for over six months.
What is... The mural was painted by the famous artist for over six months.
Michelle was saddened by the passing of her grandmother.
What is.. The passing of her grandmother saddened Michelle.
The passive voice is used when the person completing the action is unknown.
What is.. Correct!
"Daniel was strongly encouraged to confess his crime." This is in passive voice.
What is... True.
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The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
What is...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 performed the action.
Susan was pleased with Sarah's beautiful work. This is written in active voice.
What is... False.
The quiet cat secretly snuck up on the still and dirty rat and killed it using its paws.
What is... Active.