ACTIVE VOICE- PASSIVE VOICE REVIEW
This is the action word in a sentence that describes what is being done to what.
verb
Active or Passive? Ray was provided with snacks by Jenny.
Passive Voice.
Convert this sentence to Active Voice: Tennis is played by Roger.
Roger plays tennis.
Active or Passive? Football is played by the children.
The children play football.
Convert to Active Voice: The bridge can be built.
They say they can build the bridge.
This noun and part of a sentence comes after the verb in an active voice sentence
direct object
This part of the sentence does the action in active voice.
subject
This part of the sentence receives the action in a passive voice sentence.
subject
Active or Passive? Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? All the students in the classroom elected Johnathan as class president.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Charles painted the house the color of the sea.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Christopher Columbus, a famous explorer, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? I did not learn to swim until I was 15.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? I love learning about active and passive voice more than anything else in life.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? I miss going to school and seeing my friends.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? I played Fortnite with my friends all weekend.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? I strongly dislike the disgusting taste of broccoli.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Johnny photographed London from the air.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Juan interrupted Susan.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Juanita bought the tastiest cake for the party.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Marie sells coffee to the rude and sleepy customers
Active Voice
Active or Passive? My sister gave me a present.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Patrick uses the computer to complete his homework.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? People use the internet for research, recreation, and business.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Reggie criticized Sarah for her taste in music.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? Ron and Peggy founded the club for cute dolphins.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? The angry bear bit my finger.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? The broken electrical outlet shocked me.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? The man ordered a salad at McDonald's.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? The people elected the president.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? The students finished the project yesterday.
Active Voice
Active or Passive? You should watch where you are going!
Active Voice
Change to Active Voice: "This book was written by an Irishman."
An Irishman wrote this book.
Convert this sentence to Active Voice: A soda was being drunk by John.
John drank a soda.
Active or Passive? An ice cream sunday was devoured by Keisha.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? I was shocked by my cousin's terrible dancing at the wedding.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? My brother was outsmarted by an intelligent gorilla.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? Peter's car is washed every week.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? Rivers have been polluted by factories.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? Sandra was lectured by her father about cleaning her room each week.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The award-winning actor was honored by her peers.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The bag was packed by his mother.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The balloon was violently popped by Randy.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The bank was robbed by the Burrito Bandit.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The child was splashed by a passing car.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The fancy meal was prepared by famous chef Gordon Ramsay.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The medicine was prescribed by Dr. Rogers.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The movie was reviewed by the famous film critic.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The pictures were saved from the fire.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The pizza was eaten by Gerald.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The race was finished by Ricky.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The song was sung by my mother at the memorial service.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? The terrible service at the restaurant was complained about by Peter.
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? Were the pictures taken yesterday?
Passive Voice
Active or Passive? Which materials are used by the artist to make this sculpture?
Passive Voice
Words like is, was, were, are, be, being, am are all forms of what verb?
"to be"
