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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice

Directions:​ Determine whether the following sentences are written in the active or
passive voice then indicate who the “doer” is in each sentence.

1. Jensen ate all of his Skittles before lunch. ______/______

2. The Skittles were eaten by Jensen. ______/______
3. My family went to the beach without me. ______/______
4. A building collapsed during an earthquake this afternoon. ______/______
5. The dog was featured in the local newspaper. ______/______
6. An infant was rescued from a fire this morning. ______/______
7. The building was being cleaned by its owner. ______/______
8. An orangutan escaped from the zoo today. ______/______
9. Thomas feeds his dog. ______/______
10. The dog is fed by Thomas. ______/______

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

Passive:​ A crowd of Brooklyn protestors were struck by a police vehicle
Active:
Passive: ​A statue of a Confederate general was torn down by protestors this afternoon.
Active:

Direction: ​Rewrite the active voice sentences as passive voice sentences.

​ fficers arrested protestors today during the demonstration
Active: O
Passive:
​ olice officers shot protestors with tear gas this evening.
Active: P