This grammar exercise tests your ability to change active voice sentences in the simple present tense to passive voice.
1. She feeds the poor. / The poor …………………… by her.
Wrong!
Expressions like the poor and the rich are plural and require a plural verb. In the simple present tense, we make the passive verb forms with is/am/are + past participle form of the verb.
2. Doctors prescribe medicines. / Medicines …………………… by doctors.
Wrong!
3. Nurses dress wounds. / Wounds …………………….. by nurses.
Wrong!
4. Mothers cradle their babies. / Babies ……………………… by mothers.
Wrong!
5. I respect your privacy. / Your privacy ………………………. by me.
Wrong!
6. She writes poems. / Poems ……………………… by her.
Wrong!
7. I knit sweaters. / Sweaters ……………………… by me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The past participle of knit can knit or knitted.
8. Social activists serve the society. / The society ……………………. by social activists.
Wrong!
9. I still remember his face. / His face …………………………. by me.
Wrong!
10. You make me angry. / I ……………………….. angry by you.
Wrong!
11. He quickly learns his lessons. / His lessons …………………….. by him.
Wrong!
12. I hate liars. / Liars …………………… by me.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She feeds the poor. / The poor are fed by her.
- Doctors prescribe medicines. / Medicines are prescribed by doctors.
- Nurses dress wounds. / Wounds are dressed by nurses.
- Mothers cradle their babies. / Babies are cradled by mothers.
- I respect your privacy. / Your privacy is respected by me.
- She writes poems. / Poems are written by her.
- I knit sweaters. / Sweaters are knit / knitted by me.
- Social activists serve the society. / The society is served by social activists.
- I still remember his face. / His face is still remembered by me.
- You make me angry. / I am made angry by you.
- He quickly learns his lessons. / His lessons are quickly learnt by him.
- I hate liars. / Liars are hated by me.
