Active and Passive Voice

Change into active voice: Becky is helped by Sean.

We use _____ when it is more important to focus on the recipient of an action than on who performed the action. (active or passive)

Tina opened the presents. (active voice or passive voice)

A big cake will be baked by me. (active voice or passive voice)

Change in to passive voice: The enemy has entered the war zone.

Active: Reywell will take a photograph. Passive: A photographed (is being taken, will be taken) by Reywell.

Change in to passive voice: They teach Physics in school.

The card was made by Fred. (active voice or passive voice)

Active: The people were helping the wounded woman. Passive: The wounded woman (was being helped, is helping) by the people.

We use ______ to create direct, clear and concise sentences when writing about actions of people. (active or passive)

Julia left the knife on the table. ( active voice or passive voice)

Change in to active voice: The bridge is being built over the river by them.

When a sentence is in the _____ voice, the subject of the sentence is the one doing the action expressed by the verb. (active or passive)

I was not given the keys. (active voice or passive voice)

He does not cook food. (active or passive)

Has apartment been left by them? (active or passive)

Milan was eating an apple. (active voice or passive voice)

Passive: This portrait has been drawn by my sister. Active: My sister (has drawn, is drawing) this portrait.)

The Active and Passive Voice (is explained, was explained) by our teacher yesterday.

It tells what is done to someone or something. (active or passive)

Change in to passive voice: She teaches me.