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Active and passive voice exercise

August 21, 2013 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using appropriate active or passive verb forms. Choose your answers from the given options.

1. The problem …………………. to the children.

Correct! Wrong!

2. Those pyramids …………………. around 400 AD.

Correct! Wrong!

3. All the trouble ………………… .. by your mother.

Correct! Wrong!

4. The visitors …………………. a collection of old manuscripts.

Correct! Wrong!

5. I …………………. him ten thousand pounds last year.

Correct! Wrong!

6. She ………………… of spiders.

Correct! Wrong!

7. That picture …………………. by my grandmother.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I ………………….. by his attitude.

Correct! Wrong!

9. Excuse the mess. The house …………………

Correct! Wrong!

10. I knew why I ………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. The problem was explained to the children.

2. Those pyramids were built around 400 AD.

3. All the trouble was caused by your mother.

4. The visitors were shown a collection of old manuscripts.

5. I lent him ten thousand pounds last year.

6. She is frightened of spiders.

7. That picture was painted by my grandmother.

8. I was shocked by his attitude.

9. Excuse the mess. The house is being painted.

10. I knew why I had been chosen.

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