Active and Passive Sentences

A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of the sentence performs the action in the sentence. e.g. The man was washing the dog.

A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of the sentence has an action done to it by someone or something else. e.g. The dog was being washed by the man.

Task One

Copy out each of these sentences and then write whether it is in

active or passive voice. (Hint: In these sentences look for the

person who is carrying out the action).

1. Marry was eating an apple.

2. The picture was painted by Burhan.

3. Tisa opened the present.

4. The phone was being used by Mrs Tina.

5. The card was made by Ferry.

6. Jono hit the two with his stick.

7. The girl jumped off the step.

8. Danny was watching the tigers.

Task Two

Copy out each of these sentences and then write whether it is in

active or passive voice.

1. The key was used to open the cage.

2. The crisp packet was thrown away.

3. Jono couldn’t see the girl.

4. The girl picked up the coin.

5. The egg was laid by the bird.

6. Sussy found her car keys.

7. The policeman chased after Ferry.

8. The bike was fixed.

9. The pencil had been lost.

10. Mark was given a warning.

Task Three

These are all written in passive voice. Change each sentence

into active voice.

1. The football was kicked by Lukman.

2. The knife was left on the table by Jennifer.

3. The milk had been knocked over by a dog.

4. The car had been driven into a wall by a naughty child.

5. The windows had been washed.

Task Four

These are all written in active voice. Change each sentence

into passive voice.

1. The actors had performed the play by Shakespeare.

2. A ball smashed the window.

3. The girl pushed the tree over.

4. Jono climbed the ladder.

5. Samuel baked a big cake.

6. Ferry told Jono a lie. 

Example of article which contains passive sentences (underline sentences)

Computer technology

A computer is a programmable machine has been designed to automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem. An important class of computer operations on some computing platforms is the accepting of input from human operators and the output of results formatted for human consumption. The interface between the computer and the human operator is known as the user interface.

Conventionally a computer consists of some form of memory, at least one element that carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit must be change the order of operations based on the information that is stored. Peripheral devices allow information to be entered from an external source, and allow the results of operations to be sent out.

A computer's processing unit executes series of instructions that make it read, manipulate and then store data. Conditional instructions change the sequence of instructions as a function of the current state of the machine or its environment.

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