True / False
Sherlock Holmes solved the case.
This sentence is active voice.
True.
A girl asked a difficult question
A difficult question was asked by a girl
The room is cleaned daily by the staff.
The staff cleans the room daily.
Spanish ___________ in Colombia (speak)
Spanish is spoken in Colombia
Portuguese ___________ in Brazil.
A) is speak
B) is spoke
C) is spoken
C) is spoken
In a passive sentence, the one performing the action can be either included or omitted.
For example:
Dynamite was invented in 1867.
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867.
True
He lost his keys yesterday.
The keys were lost by him yesterday.
The food was prepared early this morning by them.
They prepared the food early this morning.
Wine ___________ in England every year. (produced)
Wine is produced in England
The company website ___________ frequently.
A) are updated
B) is updated
C) was updated
B) is updated
"The bus driver was hurt" is a sentence in present passive voice.
False
past passive voice
She wrote an award-winning novel.
An award-winning novel was written by her.
The mail was delivered late yesterday by the mail carrier.
The mail carrier delivered the mail late yesterday.
Lots of houses _____________ because of the hurricane last month. (destroy)
Lots of houses were destroyed because of the hurricane
This beach __________ as the most beautiful in the country.
A) is seen
B) is saw
C) is watched
A) is seen
"Alex wrote the essay on Alzheimer's." is a sentence in past passive voice.
False
The essay on Alzheimer´s was written by Alex.
People accuse the police of extorsion.
The police are accused of extorsion by the people.
Coral reefs were studied to observe the impact of warming waters last year by scientists.
Scientists studied coral reefs to observe the impact of warming waters last year.
______________ "One Hundred Years of Solitude" _______________ by Gabriel García Márquez?
Was "One Hundred Years of Solitude" written by Gabriel García Márquez?
The staff _____ the hotel rooms every day.
A) are clean B) was cleaned C) were cleaned
D) clean E) cleaned F) cleans
B) are cleaned
"Was José drunk yesterday night after classes?
The previous sentence is a passive voice sentence.
False.
Although the structure seems similar, it is just a verb be and an adjective.
Each month, the board approves the project, however, they appoved it without changes this month.
The project is approved by the board each month, however, it was approved without changes this month by them.
Community events are organized to encourage local participation regularly by volunteers.
Volunteers organized a fundraising event for the local shelter last month.
Everyone in the room _____ _____ by John's Arrival yesterday. (surpise)
Everyone in the room was surprised by John's Arrival.
The News reader is so charismatic.
The news _____ _____ by everyone in the country because of him.
A) are watched B) is watched
C) was watched D) were watched
B) is watched
because the news is conjugated with a singuar verb.