Passive Voice
Amy mailed the letter.
The letter was mailed (by Amy)
Is the comma in the correct place?
Mary, what are you doing?
Yes
Please put in the present perfect progressive: He ___________________ (sleep) for days.
He has been sleeping for days.
Larry _____________ to his injuries and died.
Succumbed.
This recipe has been in our family for __________________
generations
Is this passive or active?
The painting was sold to someone who later donated it to the college.
Passive
The passive voice is used to take attention off of the person doing the action, or if you don't know who performed the action.
Correct
What's wrong with this sentence?
Since then we hold a tournament every year.
"Since then we have held a tournament every year."
I took ______________ of everything we had in the store last week.
inventory
I can only hope that I manage to ____________ the same morals in my children that my parents did for me.
instill
Change from Passive to Active:
A delicious dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
Sally is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.
Is the comma in the correct place?
I would like some pie, please bring me the dessert menu.
What would be the correct way to punctuate?
Incorrect
What's wrong with this sentence?
I speak French, English, and I start learning Spanish.
Should be in Present Perfect
I speak French, English, and I have started learning Spanish.
I can't go with you to see that movie. I heard it's extremely ____________.
gruesome
It is __________________ that you answer my phone call. Something serious happened!
Imperative
Change from Active to Passive:
Chef Nick has been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for three years now.
The restaurant's fantastic dinners have been being prepared by Chef Nick for three years now.
Sarah cannot wait for John's surmise on how to pass the exam using a certain pattern to blow up in his face.
Correct - surmise can be used in the form of a noun - surmise = guess
Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive?
How long have you known each other?
We ________________ each other since we were at school.
Present Perfect
We have known each other since we were at school.
That bridge is not stable! Please walk _______________!
gingerly
We really need your help! This is not the time to _____________ and change your mind!
pivot
Active or Passive?
The quiet cat secretly snuck up on the still and dirty rat and caught it using its paws.
Active
Which sentence is correct?
I have been owning this house for years.
I have owned this house for years.
I have owned this house for years.
Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive?
We _________ (cook) for hours, so the kitchen is a wreck!”
Present Perfect Progressive:
“We have been cooking for hours, so the kitchen is a wreck!”
I've never taken on such a huge ________________ before. I hope I can get it done on time.
endeavor
The war in Ukraine has become a ________________ news story all around the world.
prevalent