Fill in the blanks with the active or passive form of the verb.
The active verb is used when the subject is the doer of the action. The passive verb is used when something is done to the subject. Note that the object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb.
1. The culprits …………………………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the active verb when the subject is the doer of the action. Use the passive verb when something is done to the subject.
2. We ………………………….. anything from her yet.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. We …………………………… of the consequences.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I ……………………….. myself shaving this morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The cake ……………………… into two pieces.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The meeting ……………………………. until Monday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Somebody has postponed the meeting or the meeting has been postponed.
7. The students …………………………. a fantastic performance.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. This hotel …………………………… in the 19th century.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The police …………………………….. the suspects.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The judge ……………………….. the accused.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The minister ………………………… all the charges leveled against him.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. We …………………………….. by the news of his accident.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- The culprits have been arrested.
- We have not heard anything from her yet.
- We have been informed of the consequences.
- I cut myself shaving this morning.
- The cake was cut into two pieces.
- The meeting has been postponed until Monday.
- The students delivered a fantastic performance.
- This hotel was built in the 19th century.
- The police are interrogating the suspects.
- The judge acquitted the accused.
- The minister dismissed all the charges leveled against him.
- We were shocked by the news of his accident.
