Passive Voice
Give an example of a passive voice sentence.
answers will vary
What is the active voice verb? We begin practice tomorrow.
What is--begin
change this passive sentence to an active sentence. A new project was presented by the teacher.
What is--The teacher presented a new project.
change this active sentence to a passive sentence. Bob edited the paper.
What is--The paper is being edited by Bob.
Bill presented the project for the group. What is the active voice verb in this sentence?
What is--presented
What is the passive voice verb phrase? The teachers have waited for the class to begin.
What is--have waited
Which is the active voice sentence? The girl danced at her dance studio. The dancing was done by the girl.
What is--The girl danced at her dance studio.
Change this sentence from passive voice to active voice: Studying was done by the boy in the library.
What is--The boy studied in the library.
Change this sentence from active voice to passive voice: The dog barked.
What is--Barking was done by the dog.
What is the passive voice verb phrase in this sentence?
The fruits were dried by the machine.
What is--were dried
Is the verb in this sentence passive or active? This momentous occasion will be recorded for future generations.
What is--passive
Is the verb in the sentence active voice?
Alexa turned off the hallway light instead of the kitchen light.
What is--Yes
change this passive sentence to an active one. The cake was made by me.
What is--I made the cake.
Change this sentence from active to passive: I cooked the dinner.
What is--The dinner was being cooked by me.
What is the passive voice verb phrase in this sentence? The horses were led into the corral.
What is--were led
Is the verb in this sentence passive or active? The house was covered with moss.
What is--passive
Which sentence is active voice?
The man won the competition with just seconds to spare.
The hot chili was served by the woman.
What is--The hot chili was served by the woman.
Change passive to active voice. I am informed by Sean about the new schedule.
What is--Sean informed me of the new schedule.
Change this sentence from active to passive: Mr. Ditty was teaching me.
What is--I was taught by Mr. Ditty.
What is the active verb in this sentence?
My sister sang to the entire school.
What is--sang
Define a passive voice sentence.
What is--Shows that the subject is having an action performed on it.
Define an active voice sentence.
What is--The subject performs the action.
Change this sentence from passive to active: The Plymouth colony was established by the Pilgrims in 1620.
What is--The Pilgrims established the Plymouth colony in 1620.
Change this sentence from active to passive: They signed the papers.
What is--The papers were signed by them.
What is the active verb in the sentence?
The dog crashed into the fence.
What is--crashed