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Passive voice exercise

August 26, 2015 - pdf

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive.

1. I wrote an essay today. / An essay .......................... by me.

Correct! Wrong!

2. She gave the beggar a coin. / The beggar ........................ a coin.

Correct! Wrong!

3. You need sodium bicarbonate for this experiment. / Sodium bicarbonate ....................... for this experiment.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Bad people hurt good people. / Good people ....................... by bad people.

Correct! Wrong!

5. Supriya took her mother to the hospital. / Supriya's mother ..................... to the hospital.

Correct! Wrong!

6. She threw stones at the dog. / Stones ............................ at the dog.

Correct! Wrong!

7. The masons are building the house. / The house ....................... by the masons.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I am writing a novel. / A novel .............................. by me.

Correct! Wrong!

9. She helped the boy. / The boy ............................... by her.

Correct! Wrong!

10. She showed me the photograph. / I ........................... the photograph.

Correct! Wrong!

11. Cats chase mice. / Mice ......................... by cats.

Correct! Wrong!

12. The pigeon does not make nests. / Nests ............................ by the pigeon.

Correct! Wrong!

13. I don’t know Michael. / Michael ............................ to me.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. An essay was written by me.

2. The beggar was given a coin.

3. Sodium bicarbonate is needed for this experiment.

4. Good people are hurt by bad people.

5. Supriya’s mother was taken to the hospital.

6. Stones were thrown at the dog.

7. The house is being built by the masons.

8. A novel is being written by her.

9. The boy was helped by her.

10. I was shown the photograph. / The photograph was shown to me.

11. Mice are chased by cats.

12. Nests are not made by the pigeon.

13. Michael is not known to me.

 

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