6. Active and Passive

Question 1

How To

Answer 1

1. Identify S, V, O
2. Identify Tense
3. Swop the S and O
4. Add correct form of verb + ‘to be’
5. Change verb to 3rd column verb

Question 3

What is the passive voice version of ‘He writes letters’?

Answer 3

Letters are written by him

Question 4

What is the passive voice version of ‘My friend enjoyed Karate’?

Answer 4

Karate was enjoyed by my friend

Question 5

What is the passive voice version of ‘I will write letters to you’?

Answer 5

Letters will be written to you by me

Question 6

What is the passive voice version of ‘Anne ate two chocolates the other day’?

Answer 6

Two chocolates were eaten by Anne the other day

Question 7

What is the passive voice version of ‘I will play rugby after school tomorrow’?

Answer 7

Rugby will be played by me after school tomorrow

Question 8

What is the passive voice version of ‘He left his car at home’?

Answer 8

His car was left at home by him

Question 9

What is the passive voice version of ‘Peter has represented his country’?

Answer 9

His country has been represented by Peter

Question 10

What is the passive voice version of ‘His first series A goal has saved his chances of representing his country’?

Answer 10

His chances of representing his country have been saved by his first series A goal

Question 11

What is the passive voice version of ‘Pete had scored a goal’?

Answer 11

A goal had been scored by Pete

Question 12

What is the passive voice version of ‘Pete will have represented his country in two years’ time’?

Answer 12

His country will have been represented by Pete in two years’ time

Question 13

What is the passive voice version of ‘The child eats chocolates’?

Answer 13

Chocolates are eaten by the child

Question 14

What is the passive voice version of ‘The men are buying a house’?

Answer 14

A house is being bought by the men

Question 15

What is the passive voice version of ‘We will pass grade nine’?

Answer 15

Grade nine will be passed by us

Question 16

What is the passive voice version of ‘She will be attending a wedding night at seven o’clock’?

Answer 16

A wedding night will be attended by her at seven o’clock

Question 17

What is the passive voice version of ‘The woman plays the piano every day’?

Answer 17

The piano is played by the woman every day

Question 18

What is the passive voice version of ‘They seldom blame me’?

Answer 18

I am seldom blamed by them

Question 19

What is the passive voice version of ‘Mary usually eats the cake’?

Answer 19

The cake is usually eaten by Mary

Question 20

What is the passive voice version of ‘I wrote a message last month’?

Answer 20

A message was written by me last month

Question 21

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: The explorer broke the record in 1908.

Answer 21

The record was broken by the explorer in 1908.

Question 22

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: He was planning a new expedition.

Answer 22

A new expedition was being planned by him.

Question 23

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: He was planning new expeditions.

Answer 23

New expeditions were being planned by him.

Question 24

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: Scott had lost the race.

Answer 24

The race had been lost by Scott.

Question 25

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: Do we have to transport everything?

Answer 25

Does everything have to be transported by us?

Question 26

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: They crossed the dangerous mountain in a week.

Answer 26

The dangerous mountain was crossed by them in a week.

Question 27

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: He was employing a dog driver.

Answer 27

A dog driver was being employed by him.

Question 28

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: At that stage he was looking for dogs in Siberia.

Answer 28

Dogs were being looked for in Siberia by him at that stage.

Question 29

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: They laid the injured dogs on the ship's deck.

Answer 29

The injured dogs were laid on the ship's deck by them.

Question 30

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: Captain Scott found the letters addressed to him.

Answer 30

The letters addressed to him were found by Captain Scott.

Question 31

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: One finds penguins in the Antarctic.

Answer 31

Penguins are found in the Antarctic.

Question 32

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: They hunted penguins ruthlessly in the nineteenth century.

Answer 32

Penguins were hunted ruthlessly by them in the nineteenth century.

Question 33

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: Scientists are studying the penguins' breeding habits.

Answer 33

The penguins' breeding habits are being studied by scientists.

Question 34

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: They have discovered amazing fossils in the rocks.

Answer 34

Amazing fossils have been discovered in the rocks by them.

Question 35

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: Do leopard seals catch penguins?

Answer 35

Are penguins caught by leopard seals?

Question 36

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: Ross seals hunt squid and fish.

Answer 36

Squid and fish are hunted by Ross seals.

Question 37

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: The killer whale prefers warm-blooded prey.

Answer 37

Warm-blooded prey is preferred by the killer whale.

Question 38

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: A new team will replace the group of scientists in December.

Answer 38

The group of scientists will be replaced by a new team in December.

Question 39

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: At present the men are decorating the dining room of the SANAE base.

Answer 39

The dining room of the SANAE base is being decorated by the men at present.

Question 40

Change the following sentence into the passive voice: By the end of the year they will have made countless new friends.

Answer 40

Countless new friends will have been made by them by the end of the year.