Active and Passive
A verb is said to be in active voice when the action is performed by the subject of the sentence.
My father drives our car. Subject
A verb is said to be in passive voice when the action is being done to the subject in the sentence.
Our car is driven by my father. Subject
Exercise A. Underline the verb in each sentence. Write A in the space next to the sentence if it is active and P if it is passive.
1. The dog barked at the stranger. A
2. She is making sandwiches. A
3. The report is sent to the teacher. A
4. The movie is directed by Elena Parker. P
5. Roald Dahl wrote Matilda. A
6. The old man was bitten by a snake. P
7. Mother bought groceries at the store. A
8. The thief was sent to prison. P
9. The ordered coffee at the restaurant. A
10. He was awarded the first prize. A
B. Change the verbs from active to passive and rewrite the sentences.
1. My teacher praised my painting. My painting was praised by my teacher.
2. Frank owns the bakery. The bakery is owned by Frank.
3. My sister cooked this dish. This dish was cooked by my sister.
4. Jenny took the baby to the hospital. The baby was taken to the hospital by Jenny.
5. Everyone admired the artist. The artist was admired by everyone.
6. I took these photos. These photos were taken by me.
7. He was the first to spot the white tiger. The white tiger was the first to spotted by him.
C. Change the verbs from passive to active and rewrite the sentences.
1. All the questions were answered by Jake. Jake answered all the questions.
2. The money was paid by the customer.The customer paid the money.
3. A book on whales has been written by Jacques Cousteau.Jacques Cousteau has wrote a book on whales.
4. Carol was asked to clean the room by her mother.Her mother asked Carol to clean the room.
5. Rose seeds were planted by the gardener.The gardener planted rose seeds.
D. Complete the sentences with the passive forms.
1. James Cameron made the movie The Terminator.
The movie, The Terminator was made by James Cameron.
2. J K Rowling has written the Harry Potter series.
The Harry Potter series has been written by J K Rowling.
3. The new television channel interviewed Maradona.
Marodona was interviewed by the new television channel.
4. A.R. Rahman scored the music for Slumdog Millionaire.
The music for Slumdog Millionaire was scored by A.R. Rahman.
5. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The book,The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
E. Change these sentences from the passive voice to the active voice. Make appropriate changes.
1. The ball was caught by the goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper caught the ball.
2. The leader was cheered by a huge crowd at the airport.
A huge crowd at the airport cheered the leader.
3. The film The King's Speech has been reviewed positively by several critics on television and other media. Several critics has reviewed the film The King's Speech positively on television and other media.
4. The last game was won by the new player.
The new player won the last game.
5. The children were frightened by the horror film.
The horror film was frightened the children.
6. The land was ploughed by the farmer in preparation for sowing.
The farmer ploughed the land in preparation for sowing.
7. This costume was designed by my grandmother last year.
My grandmother designed this costume last year
8. Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
On line exercise about Active and Passive Voice.
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_passive1.htm
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