10 sentencesof voices
Answers
Answer:
Active Voice Passive Voice
Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.
Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah. The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.
Sue changed the flat tire. The flat tire was changed by Sue.
We are going to watch a movie tonight. A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.
I ran the obstacle course in record time. The obstacle course was run by me in record time.
The crew paved the entire stretch of highway. The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew.
Mom read the novel in one day. The novel was read by Mom in one day.
I will clean the house every Saturday. The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.
The staff is required to watch a safety video every year. A safety video will be watched by the staff every year.
Tom painted the entire house. The entire house was painted by Tom.
The teacher always answers the students' questions. The students' questions are always answered by the teacher.
The choir really enjoys that piece. That piece is really enjoyed by the choir.
The forest fire destroyed the whole suburb. The whole suburb was destroyed by the forest fire.
The two kings are signing the treaty. The treaty is being signed by the two kings.
The cleaning crew vacuums and dusts the office every night. Every night, the office is vacuumed and dusted by the cleaning crew.
Larry generously donated money to the homeless shelter. Money was generously donated to the homeless shelter by Larry.
The wedding planner is making all the reservations. All the reservations are being made by the wedding planner.
Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale. For the bake sale, two dozen cookies will be baked by Susan.
The science class viewed the comet. The comet was viewed by the science class.
Explanation:
Active and passive voice 1
Active and passive voice 2
Active and passive voice 3
Level: intermediate
The passive infinitive is made up of to be with a past participle:
The doors are going to be locked at ten o'clock.
You shouldn't have done that. You ought to be punished.
We sometimes use the verb get with a past participle to form the passive:
Be careful with that glass. It might get broken.
Peter got hurt in a crash.
We can use the indirect object as the subject of a passive verb:
active passive
I gave him a book for his birthday. > He was given a book for his birthday.
Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros. >
She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros.
We can use phrasal verbs in the passive:
active passive
They called off the meeting. > The meeting was called off.
His grandmother looked after him. > He was looked after by his grandmother.
They will send him away to school. > He will be sent away to school.