This grammar exercise tests your ability to change active voice sentences in the simple present tense to passive voice.
1She 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.
2Doctors prescribe medicines. / Medicines ............... by doctors.
Wrong!
3Nurses dress wounds. / Wounds ............... by nurses.
Wrong!
4Mothers cradle their babies. / Babies ............... by mothers.
Wrong!
5I respect your privacy. / Your privacy ............... by me.
Wrong!
6She writes poems. / Poems ............... by her.
Wrong!
7I knit sweaters. / Sweaters ............... by me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The past participle of knit can knit or knitted.
8Social activists serve the society. / The society ............... by social activists.
Wrong!
9I still remember his face. / His face ............... by me.
Wrong!
10You make me angry. / I ............... angry by you.
Wrong!
11He quickly learns his lessons. / His lessons ............... by him.
Wrong!
12I 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 knitted/are knit 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 learned by him.
- I hate liars. / Liars are hated by me.
