Passive or Active voice

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

The maid is sweeping the broken pieces of glass. The police have solved most of the crimes this year. Only a few of us attended the spiritual talk. The gardener sweeps and mops the hall once a week. Mrs Lim is boiling the sweet potatoes at the moment. The authorities will launch a cleanliness campaign in the park. We will work out the details of the agreement within a week. No one responded to the call to donate blood. The good Samaritan helped the blind man cross the road. The salesman is driving Danny's new car out of the garage.

In the blank space at the left, mark A (active sentence) or P (passive sentence). 1. ____ The criminal was taken directly to jail. 2. ____ Lt. Jones has been serving in the Navy for two years. 3. ____ Dinner can be cooked in very little time with a microwave. 4. ____ In over two years of war, not a single prisoner has been taken. 5. ____ I will be talking to the commandant next week. 6. ____ For many years now, John F. Kennedy has been seen as our most attractive president. 7. ____ Susan is eating at the table by the lake. 8. ____ Computers are often used in schools and businesses.

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II. Change each active sentence into a passive sentence that means the same thing. 9. I will eat bread tomorrow. 10. John is buying a pair of pants. 11. A smart man usually avoids trouble. 12. A wrench tightens nuts and bolts. 13. Gail wrote several letters to her sister.

III. Change the following sentences from active voice to passive. 14. The secretary will read the minutes of the last meeting. 15. The postman brought the mail early today 16. Fred planted this oak tree five years ago. 17. Our club holds meetings once a month. 18. The messenger will deliver the package right away. 19. The Clays have invited the Bakers to dinner. 20. He will answer your letter soon. 21. Frank Lloyd Wright designed this building. 22. The pianist played the concerto very well. 23. Did the plumber repair the faucet in the kitchen? 24. Mozart composed the music for Don Giovanni. 25. John gave me these records. 26. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. 27. We took our guests for a drive yesterday. 28. Ernest Hemingway wrote A Farewell to Arms. 29. I am going to buy a new car. 30. Somebody took my sisters wallet. 31. The player kicked the ball into the goal. 32. I think they are going to pass a new law. 33. Someone had eaten all the ice cream before I got to the party.