Passive Voice
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Passive Voice Exercise-1 |
Passive Voice Exercise-2 |
Passive Voice Exercise-3 |
Active And Passive Quiz |
Passive Voice Examples |
Exercise-1
Change the active to the passive by supplying the correct form of be.
1. Tom opens the door. — The door __ opened by Tom. |
2. Tom is opening the door. — The door __ opened by Tom. |
3. Tom has opened the door. — The door __ opened by Tom. |
4. Tom opened the door. |
5. Tom was opening the door. |
6. Tom had opened the door. |
7. Tom will open the door. |
8. Tom is going to open the door. |
9. Tom will have opened the door. |
1. … is 7. The door will be opened by Tom. |
2. … is being 8. The door is going to be opened by Tom. |
3.… has been 9. The door will have been opened by Tom. |
4. The door was opened by Tom. |
5. The door was being opened by Tom. |
6. The door had been opened by Tom. |
Passive Voice
Exercise-2
Change the active to the passive.
1. Shakespeare wrote that play. |
2. Bill will invite Ann to the party. |
3. Alex is preparing that report. |
4. Waitresses and waiters serve customers. |
5. The teacher is going to explain the lesson. |
6. Shirley has suggested a new idea. |
7. Two horses were pulling the farmer’s wagon. |
8. Kathy had returned the book to the library. |
9. By this time tomorrow the president will have made the announcement. |
10. I didn’t write that note, Jim wrote it. |
11. Alice didn’t make that pie. Did Mrs. French make it? |
12. Does Prof. Jackson teach this course? I know that Prof. Adams doesn’t teach it. |
13. Mrs. Andrews hasn’t signed those papers yet. Has Mr. Andrews signed them yet? |
14. Is Mr. Brown painting your house? |
15. His tricks won’t fool me. |
Ex-2
1. That play was written by Shakespeare. |
2. Ann will be invited to the party. |
3. That report is being prepared by Alex. |
4. Customers are served by waitresses and waiters. |
5. The lesson is going to be explained by the teacher. |
6. A new idea has been suggested by Shirley. |
7. The farmer’s wagon was being pulled by two horses. |
8. The book had been returned to the library by Kathy. |
9. By this time tomorrow, the announcement will have been made by the president. |
10.That note wasn’t written by me, it was written by Jim. |
11. That pie wasn’t made by Alice. Was it made by Mrs. French? |
12. Is this course taught by Prof. Jackson? I know that it isn’t taught by Prof. Adams. |
13. Those papers haven’t been signed by Mrs. Andrews yet. Have they been signed by Mr. Andrews yet? |
14. Is your house being painted by Mr. Brown? |
15. I won’t be fooled by his tricks. |
Passive Voice
Exercise-3 Change the active to passive if possible. Some verbs are intransitive and cannot be changed.
1. A strange thing happened yesterday. |
2. Jackie scored the winning goal. |
3. My cat died. |
4. I agree with Dr. Ikeda’s theory. |
5. Dr. Ikeda developed that theory. |
6. Timmy dropped the cup. |
7. The cup fell to the floor. |
8. The assistant manager interviewed me. |
9. It rained hard yesterday. |
10. A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village. |
11. Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago. |
12. A large vase stands on the table. |
1. – |
2. The winning goal was scored by Jackie. |
3. – |
4. – |
5. That theory was developed by Dr. Ikeda. |
6. The cup was dropped by Timmy. |
7. – |
8. I was interviewed by the assistant manager. |
9. – |
10. The small fishing village was destroyed by a hurricane. |
11.- |
12.- |
Passive Voice
Exercise-4 Define whether the following sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Correct mistakes.
1. My neighbor is very proud of her new grandson who born last week. |
2. I’m very fond of this old brooch because it was belonged to my grandmother. |
3. My family live in Scotland but I was educated in France. |
4. I’m afraid I can’t lend you my camera. It’s repairing this week. |
5. The bridge was collapsed during the floods but fortunately no one was using it at the time. |
6. If you aren’t careful what you’re doing with that hammer someone will hurt in a minute! |
7. The word “stupid” was in my report but it wasn’t referred to you. |
8. I’m sorry I’m late. I got held up in the traffic. |
9. When did you discover that the money had been disappeared? |
10. Children under the age of seven do not allow in this pool. |
1. F, … who was born | 6. F, … someone will get / be hurt … |
2. F, … it belonged to … | 7. F, … but it didn’t refer to you. |
3. T | 8. T |
4. F, It’s being repaired … | 9. F, … the money had disappeared? |
5. F, The bridge collapsed … | 10.F, … are not allowed … |
Passive Voice
Exercise-5 Change the active to the passive.
1. The company has cut all the salaries. |
2. The bank manager kept me waiting for half an hour. |
3. Employers must pay all travel expenses for this training course. |
4. Do you suppose your brother could have written such a letter? |
5. They use a computer to do that job nowadays. |
6. During the recession the firm was making people redundant almost every week. |
7. Nobody informed the police that there had been a mistake. |
8. Where will your company send you next year? |
9. The news about the famine distressed Josephine. |
10. I’ve still got the camera because no one has claimed it. |
11. Has anyone ever asked you for your opinion? |
12. The children shouldn’t have opened that parcel. |
13. All visitors must wear identity badges. |
Ex-5
1. All the salaries have been cut. |
2. I was kept waiting for half an hour by the bank manager. |
3. All travel expenses must be paid by employers. |
4. Do you suppose such a letter could have been written by your brother? |
5. A computer is used to do that job nowadays. |
6. People were being made redundant by the firm almost every week. |
7. The police were not informed that there had been a mistake. |
8. Were will you be sent by your company next year? |
9. Josephine was distressed by the news about the famine. |
10. The camera hasn`t been claimed by anyone. |
11. Have you been asked for your opinion by anyone? |
12.That parcel shouldn’t have been opened by the children. |
13. Identity badges must be worn by all visitors. |
Passive Voice
Exercise-6 Define whether the following sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Correct mistakes.
1. Steak was eaten by me last night. |
2. When we work hard, we accomplish a lot. |
3. Jane wrote a very good composition for her writing class. |
4. We laughed when the clown fell out of the car. |
5. Workers built the road in two years at a cost of five million dollars. |
6. The people loved their leader and his mistakes were forgiven by them. |
7. The phone was answered by John on the first ring. |
8. Paul teaches English in high school and writes short stories in his free time. |
9. Most American cars are built in Detroit, Michigan. |
10. My uncle worked hard all his life and left a sizable estate when he died. |
11. My father and I played chess for several hours yesterday. |
12. As we neared the house, a small dog sitting on the porch could be seen by us. |
13. Some people committed a lot of crimes in this neighborhood last month. |
14. If you studied more, your tests could be easily passed. |
15. The students opened their books and began to read. |
16. As John approaches his fortieth birthday, he is reassessing the direction of his life. |
17. The light was turned on by me as I entered my bedroom. |
18. That electronics company is expanding and many new products are being developed by them. |
19. Soldiers fought the Battle of Hastings in 1066. |
20. Her earrings were put on by Jane before she went to the party. |
21. During the war thousands of persons were forced to leave their homes. |
22. Claire painted the living room and a new carpet was laid by her. |
23. Jack works hard during the week and his free time is spent sailing his new boat. |
24. Bob plays the piano and the guitar is played by him also. |
Passive Voice
Ex-6
1. F, I ate steak last night. | 15.T |
2. ? | 16.? |
3.T | 17. F, I turned on the light as I entered my bedroom. |
4. T | 18. F, That electronics company is expanding and developing many new products. |
5. F, The road was built in two years at a cost of five million dollars, | 19. F, The Battle of Hastings was fougth in 1066. |
6.F, The people loved their leader and forgave his mistakes. | 20. F, Jane put on her earrings before she went to the party. |
7. F, John answered the phone on the first ring. | 21.T |
8. T | 22. F, Claire painted the living room and laid a new carpet. |
9. T | 23. F, Jack works hard during the week and spends his free time sailing his new boat. |
10.T | 24.F, Bob plays the piano and the guitar. |
11.T | |
12. F, As we neared the house, we could see a small dog sitting on the porch. | |
13. F, A lot of crimes were committed in this neighborhood last month. | |
14. F, If you studied more, you could easily pass your tests. |
Active And Passive Sentences
Active And Passive Sentences |