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Active And Passive Voice Exercise

September 7, 2021 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate active or passive verb form.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... a nice hat for the picnic.
Wrong!
The active verb is used when the subject is the doer of the action.
2The poor dog ............... badly by the cruel master.
Wrong!
Use a passive verb when the subject is the receiver of the action.
3At school we ............... science, mathematics, grammar and history.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either learned or were taught is here.
4Who ............... the cuckoo to sing so sweetly?
Wrong!
5He ............... to take a break.
Wrong!
6All of my questions ...............
Wrong!
Use the passive verb form when the subject is not the doer of the action.
7She ............... abroad for higher studies.
Wrong!
The go cannot be used in the passive form.
8She ............... to a correction home to learn good manners.
Wrong!
Use the passive verb form when the subject is the receiver of the action.
9He ............... for twenty years.
Wrong!
10The injured man ............... to the hospital immediately.
Wrong!
11The stolen diamonds ............... by the police.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either have been recovered or were recovered is possible here. Both are in the passive form.
12He ............... of stealing the helmet.
Wrong!
They accused him of stealing the helmet. / He was accused of stealing the helmet.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. I bought a nice hat for the picnic.
  2. The poor dog was treated badly by the cruel master.
  3. At school we learned/were taught science, mathematics, grammar and history.
  4. Who taught the cuckoo to sing so sweetly?
  5. He was told to take a break.
  6. All of my questions have been answered
  7. She went abroad for higher studies.
  8. She was sent to a correction home to learn good manners.
  9. He was imprisoned for twenty years.
  10. The injured man was taken to the hospital immediately.
  11. The stolen diamonds have been recovered/were recovered by the police.
  12. He was accused of stealing the helmet.
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