Active To Passive
Amy sent the letter.
What is... The letter was sent 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 preformed the action descried in the sentence.
What is... Correct.
"Timothy 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 written by Sarah.
What is...Right now, Sarah writes the letter.
!!!DAILY DOUBBLE!!!
What is... 70%.
"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.
I knew Adam finished the work before 6:00 PM.
What is... I knew the work was finished before 6:00 PM.
A delicious dinner is made by Sally every night
What is... Sally makes a delicious dinner every night
The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action.
What is... Incorrect: It is used when you DONT want to reveal who did the action.
"Brandon pulled a prank while everyone was sleeping." This is is passive voice.
What is... False
Peter will build a house in summer.
What is... Active.
The famous artist paints murals every week at 7:00am
What is... The murals are painted by the famous artist every week at 7:00am
Michelle is made sad by the recent events that have taken place in school
What is.. The recent events that have taken place in school made Michelle very sad.
The passive voice is used when the receiver of the action is not a passive recipient of the action.
What is.. 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.
What is... True.
!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What is... 82 years.
Chef Nick prepares the restaurant's most fantastic dinners.
What is...The restaurant's most fantastic dinners are prepared by Chef Nick.
The customer was helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
What is...The salesman helped 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 preformed 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.