Passive Voice Grade 11 English

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When do we use a PASSIVE voice?
When we want to emphasize on the RECEIVER of an action.
When the DOER of an action is NOT KNOWN/NECESSARY to mention.

How do we create (change an ACTIVE voice into) a PASSIVE voice?

Step 1: What is the tense? (present/past/future?)
Step 2: Object → Subject
Study this example with a Simple Present.

ACTIVE voice: The fishermen find thousands of dead fish every day. → This RECEIVER (OBJECT) will be
(DOER/subject) (RECEIVER/object) the new SUBJECT.

PASSIVE voice: Thousands of dead fish are found (by the fishermen) every day.
(new Subject) be+V3

Now, your turn!

(S) (V) (O)
Tense:
1. ACTIVE: Somebody has set the school on fire.

PASSIVE: __________________ ________________ on fire.

(new subject)

(S) (V) (O)

Tense:
2. ACTIVE: The famous chef is setting the main course on our table.

PASSIVE: ________________________ ______________________ by ___________________ on our table.

(new subject)

(S) (V) (O)

Tense:
3. ACTIVE voice: Where did they make the first chocolate?

PASSIVE voice: Where _______ _______________________ ___________ ?

(new subject)

(S) (V) (O)

Tense:
4. ACTIVE voice: When will they release the next episode?

PASSIVE voice: When _______ ___________________ ____________________ ?

(new subject)

(S) (V) (O)

Tense:
5. ACTIVE voice: Someone should open the windows.

PASSIVE voice: ______________________ _________________________________ .

(new subject)

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Passive Voice Grade 11 English

Let’s practice!
Change the following into passive voice, when possible.

Active Voice Verb Object of Verb Passive Sentences

1 Anne will pay the bill. will pay the bill The bill will be paid by Anne.

2 Tom will come tomorrow. will come Ø Ø

3 The stores sell groceries.

4 Accidents happen every day.
5 Everyone noticed my mistakes.
6 The plane landed at three.
7 They landed the plane safely.
8 Someone stole my bike.
9 The sun wasn’t shining.
10 Someone has bought a cake.
11 Do ghosts exist?
12 Birds fly in the sky.
13 They should make these beds.
14 Mr. Dye died last year.
15 They have launched a new coin.
16 Sue cried loudly.
17 People have prepared this party.
18 Paul was trimming the trees.
19 They were planting a tree there.
20 Someone had killed the dog.

Active to Passive, and vice versa.

No ACTIVE PASSIVE
1 Miriam has designed several public buildings.
2 His trick won’t fool me.
3 The cook has prepared various menus for dinner.
4 A special committee is going to settle the dispute.
5 Did someone give you a parcel on that day?
6 You will be notified by my secretary in a week.
7 Was the first plane invented by Jim Carrey?
8 He was being taken to the hospital when I got there.
9 This car should be repaired soon.
10 The computers have already been shipped.
11 They must fill in the form.
12 People could not read his writing.
13 People will sing our anthem in the event.
14 They can draw creative murals on this wall.
15 Mathematicians have used phi for many centuries.

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