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Active and Passive Voice Exercise

This document provides a 12 sentence active voice exercise and the corresponding passive voice answers. The exercise asks the reader to change sentences from active to passive voice. For each sentence, the original active voice version is provided along with the transformed passive voice answer. The document aims to teach the differences between active and passive voice constructions.

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Active and Passive Voice Exercise

This document provides a 12 sentence active voice exercise and the corresponding passive voice answers. The exercise asks the reader to change sentences from active to passive voice. For each sentence, the original active voice version is provided along with the transformed passive voice answer. The document aims to teach the differences between active and passive voice constructions.

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Active and passive voice exercise

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.

1. He teaches English. / English ................... by him.


taught
is taught
was taught

2. The child is eating bananas. / Bananas .................... by the child.


are eaten
are being eaten
have been eaten

3. She is writing a letter. / A letter ....................... by her.


is written
is being written
has been written

4. The master punished the servant. / The servant ......................... by the


master.
is punished
was punished
has punished

5. He was writing a book. / A book ....................... by him.


was written
had written
was being written

6. Who wrote this letter? / By whom ......................?


was this letter written

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was this letter being written


had this letter written

7. Somebody cooks meal every day. / Meal ...................... by someone


every day.
is cooked
has cooked
is cooking

8. He wore a blue shirt. / A blue shirt .................... by him.


wore
was wore
was worn

9. May God bless you with happiness! / ................... with happiness.


May you blessed
May you be blessed
May blessed you be

10. They are building a house. / A house ...................... by them.


is built
is being built
was built

11. I have finished the job. / The job .......................... by me.


has finished
has been finished
is finished

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12. I sent the report yesterday. / The report ................... yesterday.


is sent
was sent
had sent

PLAY AGAIN !
Answers
1. English is taught by him.

2. Bananas are being eaten by the child.

3. A letter is being written by her.

4. The servant was punished by the master.

5. A book was being written by him.

6. By whom was this letter written?

7. Meal is cooked by someone every day.

8. A blue shirt was worn by him.

9. May you be blessed with happiness!

10. A house is being built by them.

11. The job has been finished by me.

12. The report was sent yesterday.

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