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Quarter 1 – Module 3:
Use the Passive and Active Voice
Meaningfully in Varied Contexts

Self-Learning Kit
English– Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 3: Voices of Verbs
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 1 – Module 3:
Use the Passive and Active Voice
Meaningfully in Varied Contexts
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the English Grade 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on

Voices of Verbs!

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 This module is crafted and
designed for you to enjoy and learn
more about your knowledge and skills
in communication especially
about the voices of verbs.

Do verbs have voice? It is just a part of speech. Literally, it does not talk…
What does it mean? Why do we have to understand and learn about voices of verbs?
Since we know that English is the universal language, it is but very necessary
to know the proper usage of the part of speech in a sentence to be well-understood.
In fact, the voices of verbs are very important in focusing the object than that of the
one doing the action.

This module is divided into three lessons; they are:

• Lesson 1- The Voices of Verbs

• Lesson 2 -The Passive Voice
• Lesson 3- Converting Active to Passive Voice

As stated above, after reading and doing all the tasks in this module, you
should:

1. identify the voices of verbs;

2. convert active to passive voice; and

3. use active/passive voice meaningfully in various contexts: dialogue,

sentence, and many others.

Are you now

excited?
Let’s start…

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A. Instructions. Read and answer
the following items. Write the letter of your
chosen answer on your English notebook.

1. What is the property of a verb that shows whether the subject is performing or
the DOER of the action?

A. active voice B. passive voice C. tenses of verbs D. voices of verbs

2. Which of the choices below fits to the given underlined statement?

The verb in the active voice expresses the action in the sentence, the subject
performs the action, and the object is the receiver of the action.

A. true B. false C. partly false D. partly true

3. Which of the following is the sentence pattern of an active voice?

A. object-verb-subject C. subject-verb-object

B. object-LV-past participle-by-subject D. LV-past participle-subject

4. Which of the following is a linking verb?

A. are B. make C. shake D. talk

5. What form of verb is used after the linking verb in a passive voice?

A. base B. past C. past participle D. present participle

6. What part of the sentence becomes the doer of the action in an active voice?

A. object B. predicate C. subject D. transitive

7. Which part of the sentence becomes the receiver of the action in the passive

voice? A. transitive B. subject C. predicate D. object

8. Which of the prepositions below gives a clue that the sentence is in the passive
voice?

A. at B. by C. for D. to

9. Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?

A. I wake up early and do the exercise.

B. Filipinos are given assistance from other countries.

C. The children are instructed by their parents to stay at home.

D. People are asked to boost their immune system to fight against the virus.

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10. Which sentence is in the passive voice?

A. The front liners protect us all.

B. All people are affected by the virus.

C. Our family prays the rosary every day.

D. People work together to live a new normal life.

11. Which of the following sentences has a DIFFERENT voice of verb?

A. The government protects the people.

B. People wear face masks to protect themselves.

C. Holy masses are celebrated in the people’s homes.

C. Teddy and Cecil just watch TV everyday during the quarantine.

12. Which of the sentences below is in the passive voice?

A. Many people help one another.

B. The virus teaches people to live simply.

C. The vaccine is much awaited by everyone to end the virus.

D. The people now bring the church in their respective homes.

13. What is the correct passive form transformation of the sentence below?

The virus teaches the people to live simply.

A. The simple life is lived now.

B. To live simply is important now.

C. The people are taught by the virus.

D. The people are taught by the virus to live simply

14. What is the best active voice transformation of the sentence below?

The world is comforted by the front liners.

A. The front liners love the world.

B. The front liners comfort the world.

C. The front liners give comfort to the world.

D. The world is thankful because of the front liners.

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15. Which of the following sentences has a DIFFERENT voice of verbs?

A. We will be saved from the pandemic when the vaccine comes out.

B. Aids from the government were distributed to the people.

C. People suffered because of disobeying the protocols.

D. I am protected by the virus because I stay at home.

Let’s see if
you have answered
all correctly. To
know this, please
go to page 31 to see
the answer key and
compare your
answers.

If you get all

here correct, you
may skip this
module and don’t
feel bad when not.
Just go on with
this and learn
more.

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 Let’s review the parts of the sentence…

We know that a SENTENCE has two parts, the SUBJECT and the
PREDICATE as illustrated in the sentence below:

My family prays the rosary every night.

My family prays the rosary every night.

+
Subject (Verb) Predicate
(Noun)

People stayed at home to stay safe.

People stayed at home to stay safe.

Subject (Verb) Predicate

(Noun)
Activity 1

Instructions. Inside the school, are group of words, pick out and write
on your activity notebook, the group of words that are considered

sentences.

Wash hands They use alcohol

Children study online social distancing

No face to face learning People hide and stay home

Life is beautiful No work, no pay

Front liners miss their family

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 Did you get it
right? Check your
answers and refer
to the Answer on
page 31 .

Activity 2
Instructions. On your activity notebook, write A if the underlined word is a

verb/predicate and B if the underlined word is a noun/subject.

______ 1. Trees are killed by pollution.

______ 2. The denuded forest will be replanted by the loggers.

______ 3. The “Kaingin” system has rapidly eroded rich soil.

______ 4. A scientific work requires patience, hard work, and a

never-give up attitude.

______ 5. People always forget their responsibility towards their

fellowmen.

Congratulations!
If you get all correct
answers as found on
page 31. You’re good in
remembering your past
lessons and don’t worry
if you miss some, just
review and proceed
to the next page.

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 Lesson Voices of Verbs

Do verbs have voice? It is just a part of speech. Literally, it does not talk…
What does it mean? Why do we have to understand and learn about voices of
verbs?

Since we know that English is the universal language, it is very necessary to

know the proper usage of the part of speech in a sentence to be well-understood. In
fact, the voices of verbs are very important in focusing the object than that of the one
doing the action.

Do you want to
learn more?
Here it goes…

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 Lesson I The Voices of Verbs

Voice is the property of a verb that shows whether the subject is performing
or the DOER of the action. If the subject performs the action on a receiver, the verb
is ACTIVE; if the subject receives or the RECEIVER of the action, the verb is
PASSIVE.
How to know if the verb is the doer or the receiver of the action?

Let us have this example sentence:

God has blessed the Philippines with rich natural resources.

S V

Let us identify the voice of the verb of the sentence above through these steps:

Step1. Identify the subject of the sentence.

Example : God = subject

Notes from the Teacher

Subject is the focus of the sentence.

This can be a pronoun or a noun.

Step 2. Identify the action or the verb.

Example: has blessed = Verb

Step 3. Ask this question: Who does the action?

If the subject like in our example in which is the word, GOD does the action,
then the voice in this sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE.

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 Notice that in the sentence, the word God is the one who has blessed the
Philippines with rich natural resources. Hence, the voice of the verb is in the active
voice.

Step 4. Check whether the subject does not do the action. If the subject does
not do the action then it is in the passive voice.
Example: Life is supported by nature.

In the above, example sentence, the word LIFE which is the subject is not doing
the action SUPPORTED that is why, in this sentence, the verb is in the PASSIVE
VOICE because the word NATURE is the one doing the action SUPPORT to life.

Is it clear now?
Let us do this

together…

Example Sentence
We should develop and conserve our natural resources.

Step 1. Identify the subject of the sentence.

_________ = subject

• The subject is the word or pronoun, WE

Step 2. Identify the action or the verb.

_________ = verb

• The verbs are the words DEVELOP and CONSERVE.

Step 3. Ask this question. Who does the action in the sentence?

• The word or the subject, WE do the action should DEVELOP

AND CONSERVE the natural resources. Hence, the verb of the
sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE.
Step 4. Check if the subject does not do the action. If the subject does
not do the action, then it is in the passive voice.

• The subject in the example sentence is the pronoun, WE. The

word, WE does the action to develop and conserve the natural
resources. The subject is the one doing the action, thus, the
voice of the verb is not in the passive but in the active voice

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 Do you get it now?

Try to do it yourself
here on the next
activity.

Here, you practice some more…

Sentence: Trees are killed by pollution .

Step 1. Identify the subject of the sentence.

_________ = subject

Step 2. Identify the action or the verb.

_________ = verb
Step 3. Ask this question. Who does the action in the sentence?
Step 4. Check if the subject does not do the action. If the subject does
not do the action, then it is in the passive voice

You are doing great.

Let’s have some

more…

Sentence: All his good works are remembered.

Step 1. Identify the subject of the sentence.

_________ = subject

Step 2. Identify the action or the verb.

_________ = verb

Step 3. Ask this question. Who does the action in the sentence?
Step 4. Check if the subject does not do the action. If the subject does not do the
action, then it is in the passive voice

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TheLesson 2
Voices of Verbs
The Passive Voice

A verb is in the passive voice, when the subject is the “receiver” of the
action. There are situations when the use of the passive voice helps state and
idea more convincingly, because the more important idea is mentioned first.
A passive voice is used to point out the receiver of an action whenever
the performer is not important or not known.
The verb pattern in a passive voice is the following:

Passive Voice = be verb + past participle

Be verb + past participle

Example: The steam engine was built by James Watt.

Note: Examples of be verbs = is, are, was, were, has, have,

had, and modals with be such as will be, would be,
may be, might be, can be, could be, shall be, should be, etc.

Let’s see how to identify if the voice of the verb in a sentence is in the passive
voice. Here are the easy steps.

Example Sentence
Fruits and vegetables are recommended for healthy diet.

Step 1. Identify the subject of the sentence.

Fruits and vegetables = subject

Step 2. Identify the action or the verb.

Are recommended = verb

Step 3. Check the verb pattern in the sentence. Does it follow the be
verb + past participle?

are recommended = Yes

are = be verb; recommended = past participle

• So, the verb is in passive voice

Step 4. Ask this question. Who does the action in the sentence?

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 Who recommended to eat fruits and vegetables?

The subject, fruits and vegetables cannot answer the

question. There is no word that can answer the question.

• Thus, the verb in the example sentence is in passive voice.

Based on the steps,

is it clear to you now?
How to identify if it is
in the passive voice?
Let us answer the next
activity together.

Let’s do this…

Example Sentence: English is spoken all over the world.

Step 1. Identify the subject of the sentence.

English = subject

Step 2. Identify the action or the verb.

is spoken = verb

Step 3. Check the verb pattern in the sentence. Does it follow the be

verb + past participle?

is spoken = Yes

is = be verb; spoken = past participle

• So, the verb is in passive voice

Step 4. Ask this question. Who does the action in the sentence?
Who spoke English all over the world?

The subject, English cannot answer the

question.

• Thus, the verb in the example sentence is in passive voice.

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 You’re doing
great.

Try to answer
the next activity
by yourself.

Example Sentence: All people are affected by the virus.

Step 1. Identify the subject of the sentence.

___________= subject
Step 2. Identify the action or the verb.

____________ = verb

Step 3. Check the verb pattern in the sentence. Does it follow the be
verb + past participle?

____________ = Yes or No?

______= be verb; ________= past participle
Step 4. Ask this question. Who does the action in the sentence?

Wow! You did it

well. Keep it up and we
continue learning more
about active and
passive voice in the
next lesson.

Note:
In the passive voice, the receiver is more important than the
doer of the action. Thus, the subject is more important than the one
doing the action.
The verb pattern in a passive voice is following:

Be verb + past participle

Sometimes, the sentence in a passive voice follows the pattern:

Subject (receiver of the action) + be verb + past participle + by + doer

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 Lesson 3
Converting Active to Passive Voice

There are instances that active voice needs to be converted to passive voice
when the receiver is more important than the doer of the action. In other words, the
subject is more important than the one doing the action.

This situation in our English language use happens when we are presenting
a procedure, process or steps. In making reports for experimentations or in
reporting that the receiver is more important than the doer of the action.

So, how do we convert sentences whose verbs are in the active voice to
passive voice?
Are you interested?

Here are the steps:

Step 1. Make the object in the active voice as the subject
of the sentence in the passive voice.

Example Sentence in the Active Voice:

COVID-19 affected many people .

Subject verb object

Note:

How do we know that it is the object? It is the word

in the sentence that receives the action. It answers the question
who receives the action or what/which receives the action if it is
an object, thing, place or animal.

Going back to the example sentence in the active voice,

the phrase, many people, answers the question: Who are affected?
Hence, many people is the object of the sentence. So, to convert it to passive voice,
the phrase, many people becomes the subject of the sentence.

Step 2. Decide the tense of the verb in the active voice.

Affected = past tense

Step 3. Study the new subject, decide for its number. Is it singular or plural?

Many people = plural

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Step 4. Make the verb of the sentence in the active voice following
the pattern: be verb + past participle.

In the sample sentence, the verb, affected will follow the pattern: be verb
+ past participle. Since, the tense is in the past, the be verb will be were which is
also in the plural form since the subject, many people is plural.
Hence, the verb becomes = were affected, since affected is also in the past
participle form.

Step 5. Check if in the sentence in the active voice there is a doer

of the action. If there is a doer add the preposition by.

Example: COVID-19 affected many people .

What is the doer of the action affected?

Answer = COVID-19

Hence, we will add the preposition by after the

be verb + past participle.

So, it looks like this way now,

Many people were affected by ________.

Step 6. Write the doer of the sentence in the active voice.

In the example, COVID 19 is the doer of the sentence.

So the converted sentence from active to passive voice becomes:

Many people were affected by COVID-19.

Subject + be verb + past participle +by + doer

Have you followed

the steps in
converting active to
passive voice?
Let’s have a
practice together.

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 Example Sentence:

The government gives food assistance.

Step 1. Make the object in the active voice as the subject

of the sentence in the passive voice.

In the example sentence in the active voice, the phrase, food assistance,
answers the question: What does the government give?
Hence, Food assistance is the object of the sentence. So, to convert it to passive
voice, the phrase, Food assistance becomes the subject of the sentence.

Step 2. Decide the tense of the verb in the active voice.

gives = present tense

Step 3. Study the new subject, decide for its number. Is it singular
or plural?

Food assistance = singular

Step 4. Make the verb of the sentence in the active voice following
the pattern: be verb + past participle.

In the sample sentence, the verb, gives will follow the pattern: be verb +
past participle. Since, the tense is in the present, the be verb will be is which is in
singular form since the subject, food assistance is singular.
Hence, the verb becomes = is given, because the past participle of gives is
given.

Step 5. Check if in the sentence in the active voice, there is a doer

of the action. If there is a doer add the preposition by.

Example: The government gives food assistance.

Who is the doer of the action gives?

Answer = The government

Hence, we will add the preposition by after the

be verb + past participle.
So, it looks like this way now,

Food assistance is given by ________.

Step 6. Write the doer of the sentence in the active voice.

In the example, The government is the doer of the sentence.

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So the converted sentence from active to passive voice becomes:
Food assistance is given by the government.

Subject + be verb + past participle +by + doer

You’re doing well, I know you

get it right now.
Now, do the next activity
by yourself.

Instructions. Change the sentence below to passive voice.

Sentence: Our group danced the ‘Tinikling.”

Step 1. Make the object in the active voice as the subject
of the sentence in the passive voice.

In the example sentence in the active voice, the phrase, ____________, answers
the question: What does the group dance?
Hence, ______________ is the object of the sentence. So, to convert it to passive voice,
the phrase, ___________ becomes the subject of the sentence.

Step 2. Decide the tense of the verb in the active voice.

_________ = ________ tense
Step 3. Study the new subject, decide for its number. Is it singular
or plural?
_____________ = ___________
Step 4. Make the verb of the sentence in the active voice following
the pattern: be verb + past participle.

In the sample sentence, the verb, _______ will follow the pattern: be verb +
past participle. Since, the tense is in the _______, the be verb will be ____ which is
in ________ form since the subject, ______________ is _________.
Hence, the verb becomes = __________, because the past participle of
_________ is ________.

Step 5. Check if in the sentence in the active voice, there is a doer

of the action. If there is a doer add the preposition by.

Who is the doer of the action gives?

Answer = _____________________

Hence, we will add the preposition by after the be verb + past participle.
So, it looks like this way now,
___________________________ by ________.

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Step 6. Write the doer of the sentence in the active voice.
In the example, ____________ is the doer of the sentence.

So the converted sentence from active to passive voice becomes:

_________________________________.

Subject + be verb + past participle +by + doer

Now, let’s do some more activities about

active and passive voice.

Activity 3

Instructions. Write YES in your activity notebook, if the sentence is in the active
voice and NO if the sentence is in the passive voice.
_____ 1. Magellan’s group was entertained by native dancers.

_____ 2. They hold the feast in honor of the Sto. Niño.

_____ 3. “Ati-atihan” participants put charcoal on their faces.

_____ 4. People of Kalibo, Aklan celebrate Ati-atihan on the third

Sunday of January.
_____ 5. “Ati-atihan” festival was observed by the Atis long before

the Spaniards came.

Activity 4
Instructions. Write the letter in your activity notebook, that has the correct
transformation of the active voice to passive voice.

______6. She poured the hot water in the cup.

A. The cup is poured by her.

B. The hot water is in the cup.

C. She is made to make coffee.

D. The hot water in the cup was poured by her.

______ 7. Mary mixes all the ingredients.

A. The ingredients are mixed.

B. The ingredients were mixed.

C. The ingredients are mixed by Mary

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 D. All the ingredients were mixed by Mary.

______ 8. Chef Lito poured the melted chocolates in the pan.

A. The melted chocolates are poured in the pan.

B. The melted chocolates were poured in the pan.

C. The melted chocolates in the pan are poured by Chef Lito.

D. The melted chocolates in the pan were poured by Chef Lito.

_____ 9. His assistant allowed the chocolates to harden.

A. The chocolates are allowed to harden.

B. The chocolates were allowed to harden.

C. The chocolates are allowed to harden by his assistant.

D. The chocolates were allowed to harden by his assistant.
_____10. The cook grinds the cacao to melt and form chocolates.

A. The cacao is grounded to melt and form chocolates.

B. The cacao was grounded to melt and form chocolates.

C. The cacao are grounded to melt and form chocolates.

D. The cacao were grounded to melt and form chocolates.

Now, let us try to see if you get

all correct on page 31, don’t
worry if you still miss some, just
go back to the parts in the “What
Is It “ and Lessons to get the
idea and right answers.

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 In the three lessons from
the previous pages, we have
learned the following:
1. The voices of verbs are very important in
focusing the object than that of the

one doing the action especially in the passive voice.

2. Voice is the property of a verb that shows whether the subject is performing
or the DOER of the action. If the subject performs the action on a receiver, the verb
is ACTIVE; if the subject receives or the RECEIVER of the action, the verb is
PASSIVE.

3. Here are the steps in identifying the voice of the verb in a sentence:

Step 1. Identify the subject of the sentence.

Step 2. Identify the action or the verb.

Step 3. Ask this question. Who does the action in the sentence?

Step 4. Check if the subject does not do the action. If the

subject does not do the action, then it is in
the passive voice.

4. A verb is in the passive voice, when the subject is the “receiver”

of the action.

5. To change sentence in the active voice to passive voice, the

following are the steps:

Step 1. Make the object in the active voice as the subject

of the sentence in the passive voice.

Step 2. Decide the tense of the verb in the active voice.

Step 3. Study the new subject, decide for its number. Is it singular
or plural?

Step 4. Make the verb of the sentence in the active voice

following the pattern: be verb + past participle.

Step 5. Check if in the sentence in the active voice, there is a

doer of the action. If there is a doer add the preposition by.

Step 6. Write the doer of the sentence in the active voice.

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 In the passive voice, the receiver is more important than the doer of the action.
Thus, the subject is more important than the one doing the action.
The verb pattern in a passive voice is following:
Be verb + past participle
Sometimes, the sentence in a passive voice follows the pattern:
Subject (receiver of the action) + be verb + past participle + by + doer

Have you familiarized the

steps? I know, you are, if
you need to review just go
back to the previous
pages. Let’s see, how far
you have learned
by answering the next
activity.

Activity 5

Instructions. Write the letter of your answer on your activity notebook that bears
the correct form of the verb applying what you have learned about active and passive
voice.

Water is found on earth in these stages: solid ice, liquid water and water vapor.
When water 1. (A. heat B. is heated C. was heated D. heats), the
molecules 2. ( A. breaks B. break C. is broken D. are broken) away from the
surface to form water vapor. The change from liquid water to water vapor 3.
(A. is called B. call C. calls D. was called) evaporation. Water vapor molecules
in air 4. (A. stay B. stays C. stayed D. is stayed) much farther apart than

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molecules in liquid water and ice. When a large amount of them 5. (A.
concentrated B. concentrates C. is concentrated D. concentrate) in a
small space, cohesion 6. (A. occurs B. occur C. occurred D.
has occurred) and liquid water 7. (A. forms B. formed C. is formed D.
are formed) once again. The change from water vapor to liquid water 8. (A. is called
B. are called C. was called D. called) condensation.

Instructions. Read and answer the items very carefully, then write

the letter of your answer in your activity notebook.

In numbers, 1-3, which of the choices is in the active voice?

1. A. It is marked by a fluvial procession.

B. They observe the festival by dancing and shaking through the streets.

C. The female dancers were accompanied by their young men neighbors.

D. The annual Peñafranca festival of Naga City is celebrated on the third

Saturday of September.

2. A. Each festival queen dances gracefully holding the Sto. Niño.

B. A holy mass is celebrated every hour at the Sto. Niño church.

C. People were given choices to enjoy the Sinulog festivities.

D. The dances were offered in honor to the Sto. Niño.

3. A. The bride is given a silver peso during the wedding dance.

B. Parents of the couple were honored during the occasion.

C. They were blessed by their relatives and friends.

D. Invited guests enjoy the wedding celebration.

For numbers 4-5, which sentence is in the passive voice?

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4. A. Other people also help those who are in need.

B. Many OFWs waited to go home to their provinces.

C. The government officials give assistance to the people during ECQ.

D. Enchanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) is imposed to places with high

COVID-19 cases.

5. A. The front liners sacrifice themselves to help those who are affected.
B. People with close contact were placed in quarantine facilities.

C. Many plant at their own homes during the lockdown.

D. People cooperate by staying at home.

Choose the letter that bears the right sentence observing the correct voice

of verbs.
____ 6. A. They done their best.
B. She was come to see you.

C. The story was happened in India.

D. The goods were delivered on time.

____ 7. A. The strong wind was howl.

B. We were taken pictures of the volcano.

C. We sat comfortably under the tree.

D. I was written to my favorite uncle.

____8. A. The newspaper was published a picture of the suspect.

B. He was hammered the nail on the wall.

C. The glass window was broken.

D. I was written to my uncle.

___ 9. A. After the wedding, the bride carried by the groom.

B. We were sat comfortably under the tree.

C. The goods delivered on time.

D. UST is located on España Street.

___10. A. UST located on España Street.

B. His bag was steal yesterday.

C. The glass window was shattered.

D. At last, the curtain was raise.
C. Select the best answer that has the correct passive form transformation.

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____ 11. God’s commandments guide human beings to do

good things.
A. Human beings are guided by God’s commandment to do good things.

B. God’s commandments are guided by human beings.

C. Human beings are guided to do good things.

D. Human beings are guided by God.

___ 12. People no longer do fishing in the river.

A. The river is not used for fishing.

B. Fishing is no longer done in the river.

C. Fishing was no longer done in the river.

D. Fishing in the river is no longer done by the people.

___ 13. Pollution destroys the environment.
A. Pollution has destroyed the environment.

B. The environment is destroyed by pollution.

C. The environment was destroyed by pollution.

D. The environment are destroyed by pollution.

D. What is the correct passive form of the process below?

___ 14. Processing the cassava roots (present tense)

A. The cassava roots is processed.

B. The cassava roots are processed.

C. The cassava roots was processed.

D. The cassava roots were processed.

___ 15. Drying of chips in the sun dryer (past tense)

A. The chips are dried in the sun dryer.

B. The chips were dried in the sun dryer.

C. The chips had dried in the sun dryer.

D. The chips was dried in the sun dryer.

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 Now, see if you have the
right answer on page 31.

Congratulations in
advance if you get perfect and
just review this module if you
need to catch up.

In your activity notebook, cut and paste a text/picture from a cooking

procedure. Change each step of the procedure into passive voice.
You may use the wrappers of noodles, spaghetti, canned goods that have
recipes, text in the magazines or newspapers.

Rubrics:
Neatness (cutting and pasting) - 30%

Correctness of passive voice transformation - 70%

Total - 100 %

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