Grammar Rules
What is the formula for forming the passive voice?
be + past participle (V3)
Tom makes coffee every morning.
Coffee is made by Tom every morning.
The Great Wall of China _____ (build) hundreds of years ago.
was built
“Let It Go” was sung by which Disney character?
Elsa
The Mona Lisa was painted by ___.
Leonardo da Vinci
Which sentence is incorrect?
a) “The cake was eaten.”
b) “The window broke by the wind.”
(b) — should be “The window was broken by the wind.”
People will understand the truth soon.
The truth will be understood soon.
The Eiffel Tower _____ (complete) in 1889.
was completed
The movie Inception was directed by whom?
Christopher Nolan
Change this to passive: “They are going to announce the results soon.”
The results are going to be announced soon.
Change this to passive: “They are painting the wall.”
The wall is being painted.
They were watching a movie.
A movie was being watched.
The “Titanic” _____ (sink) in 1912 after hitting an iceberg.
was sunk
This meme was created in 2013 and shows a dog saying ‘such wow.’ What is it called?
Doge meme
The internet was invented by ___.
Tim Berners-Lee
What tense is this sentence? → “A new library has been built.”
Present Perfect Passive.
They have discovered a new planet.
A new planet has been discovered.
What is the name of the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011?
The Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami (or Great East Japan Earthquake).
(Bonus: It was caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.)
This sci-fi series was released by Netflix in 2016 and became world-famous for its kids and monsters.
Stranger Things
In 1928, this life-saving antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming by accident!
What was it?
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
What’s wrong with this sentence? → “The homework is be done by students.”
The verb “be” is repeated. It should be “The homework is done by students."
Someone must have taken my phone!
My phone must have been taken!
The first photo of a black hole _____ (take) in 2019. Who led the project?
was taken; led by Dr. Katie Bouman and her team.
This record-breaking song was released in 2017 and has been streamed over 3 billion times on Spotify.
It was sung by Luis Fonsi and features Daddy Yankee.
What is the name of the song?
Despacito was released by Luis Fonsi (featuring Daddy Yankee) in 2017.
This groundbreaking theory of evolution was proposed in 1859 in On the Origin of Species.
Who proposed it?
The theory of evolution was proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859.