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Active to Passive Voice Practice Sentences
To change a sentence from active voice to passive voice, follow these steps:
1. Identify the subject and object of the sentence.
2. Put the object of the sentence in the subject position.
3. Add the auxiliary verb "to be" in the appropriate tense.
4. Use the past participle of the main verb.
5. If necessary, include the preposition "by" followed by the agent (the person or thing doing the action).
For example, let's take the following sentence in active voice:
"John ate the pizza."
To change it to passive voice, we would follow the steps above:
1. Subject: John, Object: pizza
2. Pizza becomes the subject
3. Add "was" (in the same tense as the main verb, which is past simple) after the new subject
4. Use the past participle of the main verb, which is "eaten"
5. Optional: add the agent "by John"
The resulting sentence in passive voice would be:
"The pizza was eaten by John."
Practice Sentences: change the following sentences from passive to active tense.
1. Active: The teacher corrected the student's mistake.
2. Active: The police arrested the suspect.
3. Active: The company awarded the contract to the highest bidder.
4. Active: The doctor prescribed a new medication for the patient.
5. Active: The chef cooked the meal.
6. Active: The storm destroyed the entire town.
7. Active: The orchestra played Mozart's Symphony No. 40.
8. Active: The director approved the budget proposal.
9. Active: The company developed a new product.
10. Active: The committee rejected the proposal.
11. Active: The team won the championship.
12. Active: The artist painted a beautiful landscape.
13. Active: The company launched a new advertising campaign.
14. Active: The students wrote an essay.
15. Active: The construction crew built the new bridge.
16. Active: The company hired a new CEO.
17. Active: The coach trained the team for the upcoming game.
18. Active: The writer wrote a best-selling novel.
19. Active: The committee appointed a new chairman.
20. Active: The company sold a record number of products last quarter.
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