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Active To Passive
Passive To Active
Correct or Incorrect
True or False
Active or Passive
100

Amy mailed the letter.

What is... The letter was mailed by Amy.

100
The car was repaired by Sam.
What is...Sam repaired the car.
100

The passive voice is used if you don't know or don't want to say who performed the action described in the sentence.

What is... Correct.

100

"Timothy has kissed Jane." This is written in active voice.

What is... True.

100

We were invited by our neighbors to attend their party.

What is... Passive.

200
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
What is... Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
200
Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
What is...Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.
200

Free points

200

200

"Sam's family was accepted by Justin's family." This is written in active voice.

What is.. False.

200

The painting was sold to someone who later donated it to the college.

What is.. Passive.

300

I knew Adam would finish the work by 6:00 PM.

What is... I knew the work would be finished (by Adam) by 6:00 PM.

300
A delicious dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
What is... Sally is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.
300

The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action.

What is... Incorrect: It is used when you DON'T want to reveal who did the action.

300

"Brandon pulled a prank while everyone was sleeping." This is passive voice.

What is... False.

300

Peter is going to build a house in the summer.

What is... Active.

400
The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
What is... The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
400

Michelle has been shocked by her students' stories more than once.

What is.. Michelle's students' stories have shocked her more than once.

400

The passive voice is used when the doer of the action is also the passive recipient of the action.

What is.. Incorrect: It does not make sense.

400

"Daniel was strongly encouraged to confess his crime." This is in passive voice.

What is... True.

400

Free points

400

500
Chef Nick had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.
What is...The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Nick for two years before he moved to Paris.
500

The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.

What is...The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.

500

"The old man was murdered" can be put into active voice form.

What is... Correct: You can do it using "someone" or "somebody" as the subject.

500

"Susan was pleased with Sarah's beautiful work". This is written in active voice.

What is... False.

500

The quiet cat secretly snuck up on the still and dirty rat and killed it using its paws.

What is... Active.