Present Passive
Amy reads a book every night.
A book is read by Amy every night
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The passive voice is used if you don't know who preformed the action descried in the sentence.
Correct.
"Timothy has kissed Jane." This is written in active voice.
True.
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Shermie bought a new purse.
A new purse was bought by Shermie
This house was sold at 1 million dollars.
Correct
"Sam's family was accepted by Justin's family." This is written in active voice.
False.
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The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action.
Incorrect: It is used when you DONT want to reveal who did the action.
"Luca was strongly encouraged to confess his crime." This is in passive voice.
True.
I will close the window.
The window will be closed (by me).
Hulk destroys everything on his way.
Everything is destroyed by Hulk on his way.
Peter designed this programming software 5 years ago.
This programming software was designed 5 years ago (by Peter).
Italian is spoke in San Marino.
Incorrect: SPOKEN
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Pancakes are made by Linda every Wednesday morning.
Linda makes pancakes every Wednesday morning.
The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.
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Susan was pleased with Sarah's beautiful work. This is written in active voice.
False.
When my grandma was taken to the hospital by the paramedics, my bike had been stolen by my neighbor.
When the paramedics took my grandma to the hospital, my neighbor had stolen my bike.