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Active vs. Passive Voice

 In active voice, the subject does the action.
 In passive voice, the subject receives the action.
Directions: Determine if each sentence is written in active or passive voice. Underline
the “doer” in each sentence. Remember, the “doer” may not be the subject of the
sentence.
Example: The policeman arrested the criminal. Active/passive
1. The surgeon removed the diseased tissue. active / passive
2. The offer of more pay was welcomed by the employees. active / passive
3. The brave fireman entered the burning building. active / passive
4. The display will be judged by the mayor and his wife. active / passive
5. The new flat screen TVs were hung by the maintenance men. active / passive

Directions: Rewrite the passive voice sentences as active voice sentences.

6. Sixty questions were written by the members of the test committee.
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7. Our neighbor’s house was built by Jones Construction Company.
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Directions: Rewrite the active voice sentences as passive voice sentences.
8. The ants invaded the picnic basket before we had a chance to eat.
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9. Mary loved her new dress.
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10. Angela remembered the answers on the test.
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