Active To Passive
Cathy emailed the proposal.
The proposal was emailed by Cathy.
The car was repaired by Ayman.
Ayman repaired the car.
The passive voice is used if you don't know who preformed the action descried in the sentence.
Correct.
"Timothy has kicked Jane." This is written in active voice.
True.
We were invited by our neighbors to attend their party.
Passive.
Once a week, Nidal cleans the garage.
Once a week, the garage is cleaned by Nidal.
Right now, the letter is being written by Dunia.
Right now, Dunia is writing the letter.
We do not mention the agent when it is "someone or they".
Correct
"Sam's family was accepted by Justin's family." This is written in active voice.
False.
The painting was sold to someone who later donated it to the college.
Passive.
I knew they would finish the work by 6:00 PM.
I knew the work would be finished by 6:00 PM.
A delicious dinner is going to be made by Zeina tonight.
Zeina is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.
"Marwan pulled a prank while everyone was sleeping." This is is passive voice.
True.
Lina is going to build a house in summer.
Active.
Moaatasem submitted the exam late.
The exam was submitted by Moaatasem late.
Hassan was very sad by the recent events that have taken place at work.
The recent events that have taken place at work made Hassan very sad.
The passive voice is used when the receiver of the action is not a passive recipient of the action.
Incorrect: It is only used when the receiver IS a passive recipient.
"Ziad was strongly encouraged to apply for a new job." This is in passive voice.
True.
Hussein has been reporting to Salim since he was employed.
active
Chef Nick had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.
The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Nick for two years before he moved to Paris.
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.
"The old man was murdered." is better to be put into active voice form.
Incorrect: We do not know who preformed the action.
Susan was pleased with Sarah's beautiful work. This is written in active voice.
False.
The quiet cat secretly snuck up on the still and dirty rat and killed it using its paws.
Active.