Active and Passive

Voice
Active voice means that a
sentence has a subject that
acts upon its verb (the
subject does the action).
Passive voice means that a
subject is the recipient of a
 Examples (Active to Passive)
. The boy hit the ball. The ball was hit by the boy.

The villagers watched Xena. Xena was watched

by the villagers.

The service team collected the parts. The parts

were collected by the service team.
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Active to Passive Voice
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1. The professor teaches the students.
2. Sam repaired the car.
3. John washes the dishes.
4. Jerry used to pay the bill.
5. Sally is going to make a scrumptious
dinner tonight.
6. George had repaired many cars
before he received his mechanic’s
license .
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7. Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
8. That castle had been visited by many tourists.
9. Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
10. The customer was being helped by the
salesmen when the thief came into the store.
11.The work will be finished by someone at 5:00 p.m.

12. Harry ate six shrimps at dinner time.

13. Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah.
14. Sue changed the flat tire.
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15. We are going to watch a movie tonight.
16. I ran the obstacle course in record time.
17. The crew paved the entire stretch of
highway.
18. Mom read the novel in one day.
19. The critic wrote a scathing review.
20. I will clean the house every Saturday.
21. The staff is required to watch a safety
video every year.
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22. She faxed her application for a new job.
23. Tom painted the entire house.
24. The teacher always answers the
students’ questions.
25. The choir really enjoys that piece.
26. Who taught you to ski?
27. Thousands of tourists view the Grand
Canyon every day.
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1.Some people raise sugar cane in Hawaii.

2.The kangaroo carried her baby in her
pouch.
3.Colourful parrots live in the rainforests.
4.Cats eat fish.
5. Everybody drinks water.
6. I poured 20cc of acid into the beaker.
7. Professor Villa gave Jorge an A.
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8. James hit the ball.

9. Our neighbours invited us to attend
their party.
10.My grandmother painted that picture.
11. The loud noise frightened the baby.
12. My grandfather built this house.
13. The children ate the cookies.
14. Chef Jones had been preparing the
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restaurant’s fantastic dinners for two

years before he moved to Paris.
15.Thomas feeds his birds.
16.The letter had been written by Marshall.
17.The dolphins had learned many tricks.
18.The wedding planner is making all the

reservations.
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for the bake sale.

20.The science class viewed the comet.
21. Who ate the last cookie?
22. Alex posted the video on the internet.
23.The director will give you
instructions.
24. The homeowners remodeled the
house to help it sell.
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25. The team will celebrate their victory

tomorrow.
26.The saltwater eventually corroded the
metal beams.
27.The pilot flew the airplane to Bermuda.
28.The puppy ate the crackers and licked
the bowl.