PASSIVE VOIVE Q&A


PASSIVE VERBS FORMS
Change the verb to the active voice and  rewrite the sentence. Bes sure to keep the same tense. In cases, it will be necessary to supply a subject (see the second examples).

1.      The books were taken by John.
John took the books

2.      The boxes were mailed today.
He mailed the boxes today

3.      The two packages were opened by my secretary.
My secretary opened the two packages.

4.      Our homework is corrected by our teacher
Our teacher is corrects our homework

5.      Two buildings have been constructed by that company
That company have been constructed two building

6.      That room wasn’t cleaned carefully yesterday
She didn’t carefully clean that room yesterday

7.      The truck is being loaded by the men now
The men is loading the truck now

8.      Was that machine checked by the inspector ?
Did the inspector checked that machine ?

9.      Will that report be written by the same committee ?
Will the same committee write that report ?

10.  Has the news been announced by the president yet ?
Has The President been announced the news yet ?

11.  The mail is delivered to this office twice a day
He delivers the mail to this office twice a day

12.  All of us were surprised by his frank attitude
He surprises all of us with his frank attitude

13.  Was the repair work done by that mechanic ?
Did that mechanic do the repair work ?

14.  He wasn’t very much respected by the employees
The employees didn’t very much respect him

15.  Are many courses in English given during the summer ?
Is the teacher give many courses during the summer ?

Change the verb to the passive voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to keep the same tense.
1.      He signed the letter
The letter as signed by him

2.      The secretary opens the mail every morning
The mail is opened by the secretary every morning

3.      The committee is considering that proposal right now
That proposal is being considered by the committee right now

4.      The army will complete that project next year
That project will be completed by the army next year

5.      His boss has transferred him to another department
He has been transferred by his boss to another department

6.      Will the company distribute the announcements ?
Will the announcement be distributed by the company ?

7.      An artist wrote that interesting article about Paris
That interesting article about Paris was written by the Artist


8.      Today a large number of people speak English
English is spoke by a large number of people

9.      Didn’t they return those books to the library ?
Wasn’t those books returned by them to the library ?

10.  The government has not changed that regulation yet
That regulation has not been changed by the government yet

11.  Someone stole all her valuable jewelry last night
All her valuable jewelry was stolen by someone last night

12.  Miss Peters wrote all of the reports for Mr. Johnson
All of the reports for Mr. Johnson was written by Miss Peters

13.  Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami
Flight 202 from Miami has been delayed because the bad weather

14.  Did the court divide the money among the children ?
Was the money divided among the children by the court ?

15.  Many scholars have translated that famous Greek epic

That famous Greek epic has been translated by many scholars
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