Active To Passive
Stella mails the letters every morning
The letters are mailed by Stella every morning
The car was repaired by Mandy.
Mandy repaired the car.
The passive voice can be used if you don't know who performed the action described in the sentence.
Correct.
Sally have been married three times.
Sally has been married three times.
Gisele was invited by her neighbors to attend their party.
Passive.
A dangerous dog attacked her.
She was attacked by a dangerous dog.
A lot of coffee is grown in Brazil by farmers
Farmers in Brazil grow a lot of coffee.
The passive voice cannot be used with modal verbs (should, could, can, might, etc.)
False! Modal + be + past participle is the correct structure.
The houses was built in 2008.
The house was built in 2008. or: The houses were built in 2008.
The mould is filled with molten metal
Passive
The hunter killed the lion.
The lion was killed by the hunter.
In the past, forging was done by a blacksmith.
In the past a blacksmith did forging
The passive voice can be used to move the focus from the subject to the object of the sentence.
True!
Drawing has usually done at room temperature
Drawing is usually done at room temperature
Fluid substances solidify into the mould.
Active
Scientists wrote books about this theory.
Books were written about this theory (by scientists).
Many electronic items are made in Japan.
Factories make a lot of electronic items in Japan.
(or similar)
Is it possible to change the following sentence to the passive: "The students arrived at 7:00"?
False!
French has spoken in Canada
French is spoken in Canada
Paul was very tired yesterday evening.
Active
They clean windows once a week
Windows are cleaned once a week
Breakfast will be served in the hotel restaurant between 7 and 10am.
The waiters/staff/they will serve breakfast in the hotel restaurant between 7 and 10am.
What kinds of verbs cannot be changed to the passive?
Verbs which do not take objects (intransitive verbs).
Metals is heated and shaped by a compressive force
Metals are heated and shaped by a compressive force
Drawing can be performed at elevated temperature
Passive