QUIZ

Name: MICHAEL MORALES - _4-731-219 _ Date: MONDAY 27th, 2022

_______EYNER E. ORTIZ – 4-739-1372 _

Directions: Decide whether the following sentences are written in the active or passive voice. Then
write the doer of the action on the line to the right. If the doer is unknown, write a
question |mark (?). (20 PTS)
EXAMPLE: We saw the game at the stadium. active / passive _ We

1) Thomas feeds his dog. active / passive Thomas

2) The dog is fed by Thomas. active / passive - Thomas

3) The family went to the beach. active / passive T

4) The letter was written by Marshall. active / passive - Marshall

5 ) The game had been won by the blue team. active / passive The blue team
6) The problem was solved. active / passive ?

7) The stunt man risked his life. active / passive The stunt man

8) The fire was extinguished. active / passive - the fire

9) The car was being cleaned by its owner. active / passive The owner

10) It gets cold here during the winter. active / passive ?

Directions: Rewrite the passive voice sentences as active voice sentences. (20 pts)

Passive: The dog was hit by the car. Active: _The car hit the dog._

Passive: The house will be built by the construction crew in five months.
Active: _The construction crew will built the house in five months

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

Active: Julie answered the question. Passive: The question was answered by Julie
Active: The dolphins have learned many tricks. Passive: many tricks have been learned by the
dolphins.
Directions: Change the sentences from active to passive. Use by if it is necessary.
1- People grow rice in many places. Many places were grown by many people.
2- Someone cleaned the entire house. The house was cleaned by someone
3- My father is getting a new job. A new job was gotten by my father.
4- People speak English in Australia_ In Australia English is spoken by people.
5- They did not do the homework_ The Homework was not done by them.
6- I bought a new car yesterday - A new was bought by me yesterday.