Active vs.
Passive Exercise
Fill in the blanks.
1. The matter ................................. during the
meeting.
will discuss
will be discussed
2. She ............................ because she had missed
yet another deadline.
was fired
has fired
fired
3. They ........................... fun of me.
were made
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made
are made
4. The prizes ............................ by the chief guest.
gave away
given away
were given away
5. The boy .............................. for misbehaving in
the class.
has reprimanded
was reprimanded
was reprimanding
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6. He ............................... the invite.
has accepted
was accepted
has been accepted
7. The winners ................................ by all.
have congratulated
were congratulated
were congratulating
8. They ............................ the dispute amicably.
resolved
were resolved
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was resolved
9. We .............................. the photos.
were showed
shown
were shown
10. Although he died many years ago, people still
................................. him fondly.
remember
is remembered
has remembered
11. He .................................. by his wife and
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children.
survives
is survived
survived
12. He ..................................... fondly
.............................. by his family.
has, remembered
is, remembered
is, remembering
Answers
The matter will be discussed during the meeting.
She was fired because she had missed yet another deadline.
They made fun of me.
The prizes were given away by the chief guest.
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The boy was reprimanded for misbehaving in the class.
He has accepted the invite.
The winners were congratulated by all.
They resolved the dispute amicably.
We were shown the photos.
Although he died many years ago, people still remember him fondly.
He is survived by his wife and children.
He is fondly remembered by his family.
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