Passive and Active Voice
Which sentence written in the active voice? The damage was caused by the hurricane. The cubs were protected by the lioness. The sports car was driven by the world champion. Joseph practiced his headers before the cub final.
Joseph practiced his headers before the cub final.
Rewrite the sentence below so that it is written in the passive voice. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly. The lazy man ignored the alarm clock.
The alarm clock was ignored by the lazy man.
Changing verbs from active to passive voice: Present Simple Am, Is, Are + P.P "Past Participle" of the verb
The car is fixed by the mechanic.
Change the sentence from active to passive: The mother cooked the food. subject : the mother verb: cooked object: the food
The food was cooked by the mother.
It was stolen
The subject is it - a pronoun verb was stolen
passive voice
The subject of the sentence receives the action.
The motorcycle was ridden.
The subject the motorcycle the verb was done to the subject but we don't by whom
Changing verbs from active to passive voice: Past Simple: Was, Were + P.P "Past Participle" of the verb
The test was answered by the students
Underline the objects in these active sentences: Isabelle threw a ball into the air. In the playground, the boy chased the girl. I carefully carried the eggs.
ball girl egg
In the active voice, the subject
performs the action of the verb
The bunny appeared from the hat. subject verb object
subject : the bunny verb : appeared object : the hat
The plane was boarded by the family.
the plane the subject receiving the action verb: was boarded
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? Everyone attending the concert enjoyed the show.
Active Voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? Investigators combed the area for more clues.
Active Voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? Emily and Stephen entered the dance contest.
Active voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? Kenny's mother helps him with his homework.
Active voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? Sandra questioned the senator about his decision.
Active voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? The survivors appeared on The Today Show.
Active voice
The boy ate the broccoli.
Active voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? Hundreds of lollipops were bought by those attending the fair.
Passive voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? Jason was recognized by everyone in town.
Passive voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? One of the kittens was adopted by our neighbor.
Passive voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? The decision to proceed with our plans is made by Dr. Jones.
Passive voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? The invitations will be mailed by the bride on Saturday.
Passive voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? The package was delivered on time.
Passive voice
Is it an Active voice or passive voice sentence? The students are tutored by the volunteers.
Passive voice
Change the following sentences to the passive voice: Rachel gave you some advice. I sent him a letter. The police officer was showing us the way. Our neighbor gave me a lift. They are writing her a postcard.
Some advice was given to us by Rachel. A letter was sent to him. The way was being shown to us by the police officer. A lift was given to me by our neighbor. A postcard was being written.
Changing verbs from active to passive voice: Present Continuous: Am, is, are + being + P.P. of the verb
The match is being watched by the fans.
Changing verbs from active to passive voice: Past Continuous: Was, were + being + P.P. of the verb
The match was being watched by the fans.
