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com/grammar/active-passive-voice-exercise-3/ Active and Passive Voice Exercise Rewrite the following sentences so that the verbs will be in the active voice. 1. We are taught grammar by Ms Sullivan. 2. He was praised by the teacher. 3. The injured were taken to the hospital by the firemen. 4. The town was destroyed by an earthquake. 5. The teacher was pleased with the boys work. 6. The building was damaged by the fire. 7. By whom were you taught French? 8. You will be given a ticket by the manager. 9. The streets were thronged with spectators. 10. We will be blamed by everyone. 11. The trees were blown down by the wind. 12. The thieves were caught by the police. 13. The letter was posted by Alice. 14. We were received by the hostess. 15. The snake was killed with a stick. 16. The minister was welcomed by the people. 17. He was found guilty of murder. 18. This house was built by John Mathews in 1991. Answers 1. Ms Sullivan teaches us grammar. 2. The teacher praised him. 3. The firemen took the injured to the hospital. 4. An earthquake destroyed the town. 5. The boys work pleased the teacher. 6. The fire damaged the building. 7. Who taught you French? 8. The manager will give you a ticket. 9. Spectators thronged the streets. 10. Everyone will blame us. 11. The wind blew down the trees. 12. The police caught the thieves. 13. Alice posted the letter. 14. The hostess received us. 15. They/somebody killed the snake with a stick. 16. The people welcomed the minister. 17. They found him guilty of murder. 18. John Mathews built this house in 1991 Exercises with answers: Turn these sentences into the passive Voice : Simple present 1. Lawyers study law 2. Doctors cure diseases 3. Scientists investigate nature 4. Important actors conduct talk shows. 5. A king rules this country Answers 1. Lawyers study law. - LAW IS STUDIED BY LAWYERS. 2. Doctors cure diseases. - DISEASES ARE CURED BY DOCTORS. 3. Scientists investigate nature. - NATURE IS INVESTIGATED BY SCIENTISTS. 4. Important actors conduct talk shows. - TALK SHOWS ARE CONDUCTED BY IMPORTANT ACTORS.

5. A king rules this country -THIS COUNTRY IS RULED BY A KING. Simple past 1. Spielberg directed Jurassic Park 2. M.Crichton wrote Jurassic Park 3. Michellangelo painted the Sixtine Chapel 4. Picasso painted many pictures 5. Beethoven composed many symphonies Answers 1. Spielberg directed Jurassic Park JURASSIC PARK WAS DIRECTED BY SPIELBERG. 2. M.Crichton wrote Jurassic Park - J.P. WAS WRITTEN BY M. CRICHTON. 3. Michellangelo painted the Sixtine Chapel - THE SIXTINE C. WAS PAINTED BY MICHEL.. 4. Picasso painted many pictures - MANY PICTURES WERE PAINTED BY PICASSO. Future 1. The guitar player will compose the songs 2. The band will record the songs in a recording studio 3. The singer will sing the songs 4. Two male and two female singers will add backing vocals 5. K.J. Jones will produce the record Answers 1. The guitar player will compose the songs. - THE SONGS WILL BE COMPOSED BY THE GUITAR PLAYER. 2. The band will record the songs in a recording studio. - THE SONGS WILL BE RECORDED BY THE BAND IN A RECORDING STUDIO. 3. The singer will sing the songs - THE SONGS WILL BE SUNG BY THE SINGER. 4. Two male and two female singers will add backing vocals - BACKING VOCALS WILL BE ADDED BY TWO MALE AND FEMALE SINGERS. 5. K.J. Jones will produce the record - THE RECORD WILL BE PRODUCED BY K.J. JONES.

All tenses 1. They are building a new house 2. King George built that castle 3. People drink tea in England 4. Too much drinking causes accidents 5. A millionaire has bought this island 6. Two actors will give the diplomas 7. People eat hamburgers in America 8. They make sport shoes in Tai wan 9. We can see the lake from our window 10. The police must find the criminal. Answers 1. They are building a new house - A NEW HOUSE IS BEING BUILT. 2. King George built that castle - THAT CASTLE WAS BUILT BY KING GEORGE. 3. People drink tea in England - TEA IS DRUNK BY PEOPLE IN ENGLAND. 4. Too much drinking causes accidents - ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY TOO MUCH DRIN.. 5. A millionaire has bought this island - THIS ISLAND HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY A MILLION.. 6. Two actors will give the diplomas - THE DIPLOMAS WILL BE GIVEN BY 2 ACTORS. 7. People eat hamburgers in America - HAMBURGERS ARE EATEN BY PEOPLE IN AMERI. 8. They make sport shoes in Tai wan - SPORTS SHOES ARE MADE IN TAIWAN. 9. We can see the lake from our window - THE LAKE CAN BE SEEN FROM OUR WINDOW. 10. The police must find the criminal.- THE CRIMINAL MUST BE FOUND BY THE POLICE.

http://www.englishdaily626.com/passive_voice.php?004 Change the following sentences into the active voice. 1. Our neighbor's car had been vandalized by thugs. 2. Kamala was told the bad news as soon as she arrived. 3. A Shakespearean play will be staged by Plus One Productions in a month's time. 4. They were shown to the table by the restaurant manager himself. 5. She is thought of as the most popular actress nowadays. 6. The boy was asked to carry twenty kilograms of rice. 7. The painting would have been stolen if he hadn't helped. 8. Ravind was ordered out of the classroom for disrupting the class. 9. He was caught for littering in the streets and fined. 10. Many types of fish were being sold at the market every day. 11. The book is to be given to my sister after this. 12. Please see that the room is swept and mopped before I return. Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Thugs vandalized our neighbor's car. Someone told Kamala the bad news as soon as she arrived. Plus One Productions will stage a Shakespearean play in a month's time. The restaurant manager showed them to the table himself. People think she is the most popular actress nowadays. Someone asked the boy to carry twenty kilograms of rice. Someone would have stolen the painting if he hadn't helped. The teacher ordered Ravind out of the classroom for disrupting the class. The police caught him littering in the streets and fined him. They sell many types of fish at the market every day. You are to give the book to my sister after this. Please see that somebody sweeps and mops the room before I return