We use the passive voice when we don’t know who did the action.
True!
"The cake was baked by Sarah." Who baked the cake?
Sarah baked the cake.
The cake ___ (make) by my mom yesterday.
*use the past simple passive voice
The cake was made by my mom yesterday.
Which is correct?
a) The book wrote by him.
b) The book was written by him.
b) The book was written by him.
Turn this into the passive voice: "The boy kicks the ball."
The ball is kicked by the boy.
In the passive voice, the subject does the action.
False. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action.
"The book was written by J.K. Rowling." Who wrote the book?
J.K. Rowling wrote the book.
The homework ___ (finish) before the teacher arrived.
The homework was finished before the teacher arrived.
Which is correct?
a) The cake is bake by her.
b) The cake is baked by her.
b) The cake is baked by her.
Turn this into the passive voice: "She paints a picture."
A picture is painted by her.
In a passive sentence, the action is more important than the person who does it.
True!
"The letter was delivered by the postman." Who delivered the letter?
The postman delivered the letter.
The story ___ (write) by the famous author in 1998.
The story was written by the famous author in 1998.
Which is correct?
a) The homework was do by me.
b) The homework was done by me.
b) The homework was done by me.
Turn this into the passive voice: "The cat chased the mouse."
The mouse was chased by the cat.
Passive sentences never mention who did the action.
False. Sometimes the doer is mentioned using "by".
"The windows were cleaned by the janitor." Who cleaned the windows?
The janitor cleaned the windows.
The house ___ (paint) with red colors.
The house is painted with red colors.
Which is correct?
a) The game was played by us.
b) The game were played by us.
a) The game was played by us.
Turn this into the passive voice: "They build a new school."
A new school is built by them.
"He fixed the car." This sentence is in the passive voice.
False. It’s in the active voice.
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The toys ___ (donate) to children in need last week.
The toys were donated to children in need last week.
Which is correct?
a) The windows are cleaned by him.
b) The windows clean by him.
a) The windows are cleaned by him.
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