Active To Passive
The company's founder made millions.
Millions were made.
The construction was finished by laborers.
Laborers finished the construction.
The passive voice can be used if you don't know who performed the action.
Correct.
The book is currently been written by the writer.
The book is currently being written by the writer.
John writes the characters on the board.
The characters are written on the board.
Right now, the weapons are being removed by the military.
Right now, the military is removing the weapons.
!!!DAILY DOUBBLE!!!
Besides clothing and furniture, name two possessions a dead person in ancient Egypt was provided with (according to the practice lecture).
food, servants, weapons
The pill should be taking for 3 consecutive days.
The pills should be TAKEN for three consecutive days.
The archaeologists had excavated the site before more scientists arrived.
The site had been excavated before more scientists arrived.
The paint is going to be stripped from the wood by Sally tomorrow.
Sally is going to strip the paint from the wood tomorrow.
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.
The monuments have been taken down long before I born. (2 errors)
The monuments HAD been taken down long before I WAS born.
The author will have been writing the biography for 6 months by the time it is finished.
The biography will have been being written for 6 months by the time it is finished.
These civilizations have been studied by anthropologists for decades.
Anthropologists have studied these civilizations for decades.
The passive voice can be used when the person or thing that did the action is important.
Incorrect: It can be used when the person or thing who did the action is UNIMPORTANT.
An Uber will HAVE been called by the time you are ready to go.
To date, archaeologists have found 30 terracotta artifacts on the site.
To date, 30 terracotta pots have been found on the site.
The pharaohs had been mummified by special priests long before scientists found them in their tombs.
Some form of the verb 'to be' is always in an active sentence.
Incorrect: Some form of the verb "to be" is always in a PASSIVE sentence.
DAILY DOUBLE!!
According to the lecture, when we talk about Egypt, we are talking about at least how many consecutive dynasties?
30