Passive Voice
Active Voice
change passive to active
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active and passive verbs
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What is the active voice? we begin practice tomorrow.
begin
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change this passive sentence to an active sentence. A new project was presented by the teacher.
The teacher presented a new project.
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change this active sentence to a passive sentence. Bob edited the paper.
The paper is being edited.
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Bill presented the project for the group. what is the active verb that is presented in this sentence?
presented
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What is the passive voice? The teachers have waited for the class to begin.
have waited
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Which is the active voice? The girl danced at her dance studio. The dancing was done by the girl.
The girl danced at her dance studio.
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Change this sentence from passive voice to active voice: Studying was done by the boy in the library.
The boy studied in the library.
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Change this sentence from active voice to passive voice: The dog barked.
Barking was done by the dog.
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Is the verb in this sentence passive or active? This momentous occasion will be recorded for future generations.
will be recorded- passive
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change this passive sentence to an active one. The cake was made be me.
I made the cake.
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Change this sentence from active to passive: I cooked the dinner.
The dinner was being cooked by me.
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what is the passive verb that is in this sentence? The horses were led into the corral.
were led
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Is the verb in this sentence passive or active? The house was covered with moss.
was covered with moss- passive
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Change passive to active voice. I am informed by Sean about the new schedule.
Sean informed me of the new schedule.
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Change this sentence from active to passive: Mr. Ditty was teaching me.
I was tought by Mr. Ditty.
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Define a passive voice sentence.
Shows that the subject is having an action performed on it. The subject doesn't perfrom the action when the subject is acted upon. AND it has to have a form of "be" in front of a past participle.
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Change this sentence from passive to active: The Plymouth colony was established by the Pilgrims in 1620.
The Pilgrims established the Plymouth colony in 1620.
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Change this sentence from active to passive: They signed the papers.
The papers were signed by them.
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