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Active And Passive Voice Exercise

February 21, 2021 - pdf

Sentences are given in the passive voice. Change them into active voice by supplying a suitable verb.

1. She was cheated by her friends. Her friends ……………………….. her.

Correct! Wrong!

Was cheated is the passive form of cheated.

2. The man was bitten by the dog. The dog ………………………. the man.

Correct! Wrong!

Was bitten is the passive form of bit.

3. She has been promoted. They …………………………….. her.

Correct! Wrong!

Has been promoted is the passive form of has/have promoted.

4. I was inspired by his speech. His speech …………………………. me.

Correct! Wrong!

Was inspired is the passive form of inspired.

5. The road is being repaired. They ………………………….. the road.

Correct! Wrong!

Is being repaired is the passive form of are/is repairing.

6. You will be punished for this. They ……………………………… you.

Correct! Wrong!

Will be punished is the passive form of will punish.

7. The flowers were being plucked by the child. The child ………………………….. the flowers.

Correct! Wrong!

Were being plucked is the passive form of were/was plucking.

8. He has been informed of the accident. We …………………………. him of the accident.

Correct! Wrong!

Has been informed is the passive form of has/have informed.

9. The suspected are being questioned by the police. The police ……………………………… the suspected.

Correct! Wrong!

Are being questioned is the passive form of is/are questioning.

10. Tables and chairs are made by carpenters. Carpenters ………………………. tables and chairs.

Correct! Wrong!

11. The injured were being treated by the doctors. The doctors ………………………… the injured.

Correct! Wrong!

12. The letter was posted in the morning. I …………………………… the letter in the morning.

Correct! Wrong!

Was posted is the passive form of posted.

Answers

  1. She was cheated by her friends. Her friends cheated her.
  2. The man was bitten by the dog. The dog bit the man.
  3. She has been promoted. They have promoted her.
  4. I was inspired by his speech. His speech inspired me.
  5. The road is being repaired. They are repairing the road.
  6. You will be punished for this. They will punish you.
  7. The flowers were being plucked by the child. The child was plucking the flowers.
  8. He has been informed of the accident. We have informed him of the accident.
  9. The suspected are being questioned by the police. The police are questioning the suspected.
  10. Tables and chairs are made by carpenters. Carpenters made tables and chairs.
  11. The injured were being treated by the doctors. The doctors were treating the injured.
  12. The letter was posted in the morning. I posted the letter in the morning.
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