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Directions......... Active-Passive

This document provides examples of sentences written in both active and passive voice. It contains 4 exercises with 10 sentences each that demonstrate how to rewrite sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa by changing the subject and verb form. The focus is on changing who or what performs the action and who or what receives the action when transforming between active and passive sentences.

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Directions......... Active-Passive

This document provides examples of sentences written in both active and passive voice. It contains 4 exercises with 10 sentences each that demonstrate how to rewrite sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa by changing the subject and verb form. The focus is on changing who or what performs the action and who or what receives the action when transforming between active and passive sentences.

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DIRECTIONS: In the following exercises, sentences are shown in both 

active and passive.
Fill in the blanks in the sentences with whatever is needed to complete the sentences.

EXERCISE G1

ACTIVE PASSIVE
1 He writes many letters Many letters are written by him
2 He wrote many letters Many letters were written by him
3 He has written many letters Many letters have been written by him
4 He had written many letters Many letters had been written by him
5 He would write many letters Many letters would be written by him
6 He would have written many letters Many letters would have been written by him
7 He is writing many letters Many letters are been written by him
8 He was writing many letters Many letters were being written by him
9 He will write many letters Many letters will be written by him
1 He will have written many letters Many letters will have been written by him
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1 He is going to write many letters Many letters are going to be written by him
1
1 He should write many letters Many letters should be written by him
2

EXERCISE G2
ACTIVE PASSIVE
1 Soon the armies will fight the battle. The battle will be fought by the armies soon.
2 The company is going to buy the The equipment is going to be bought by the
equipment. company.
3 Someone was digging a hole in the yard. A hole was being dug in the yard.
4 The referee had already blown the The whistle had already been blown by the referee.
whistle.
5 Parents should teach their children good Children should be taught good values by parents.
values.
6 She keeps her valuable jewelry in the Her valuable jewelry is kept in the safe.
safe.
7 The enemy’s torpedoes sank the ship. The ship was sunk by the enemy’s torpedoes.
8 What you said hurt me. I was hurt by what you said.
9 Someone is feeding the children now. The children are being fed now.
1 You should not have said it so strongly. It should not have been said by you so strongly.
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EXERCISE G3

ACTIVE PASSIVE
1 The club will hold elections next month. Elections will be held next month by the club.
2 The team won the game in the final The game was won by the team in the final seconds.
seconds.
3 Someone is taking photographs of the Photographs of the wedding are being taken by
wedding. someone.
4 Someone had already stolen the The passport had already been stolen.
passport.
5 She reads the incoming mail daily. The incoming mail is read by her daily.
6 You should not have shut off the The electricity should not have been shut off.
electricity.
7 People had bet a lot of money on the A lot of money had been bet by people on the
game. game.
8 No one has driven the car in several The car has not been driven in several weeks.
weeks.
9 She would spend many hours on the Many hours would be spent by her on the project.
project.
1 They could have sold the house at a The house could have been sold at a large profit.
0 large profit.

EXERCISE G4

ACTIVE PASSIVE
1 The guards were bringing the prisoner The prisoner was being brought by the guards into
into court. court.
2 The agent is going to meet the tourists. The tourists are going to be met by the agent.
3 She had already worn the dress several That dress had already been worn several times.
times.
4 Someone tore his clothing during the His clothing was torn by someone during the fight.
fight.
5 We are doing everything we can think Everything we can think of is being done.
of.
6 No one will ever find the money. The money will not ever be found.
7 He would have told me what happened. I would have been told by he what happened.
8 Someone should not have ridden the The horse should not have been ridden so much.
horse so much.
9 A fisherman caught a shark close to A shark was caught by a fisherman close to shore.
shore.
1 No one knows what he really did. What he really did is not known.
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