THE PASSIVE

Newspaper Headlines - Active or Passive?

Decide if the headlines are active or passive. If a sentence is
passive, add the be verb where required. Also, please add
punctuation and articles (a/an/the).

Toronto named most youthful

city in the world.
Torontowas/has beennamed themost
youthful city intheworld.(Passive)
 Taylor Swift wins top prize at
American Music Awards
Taylor Swift winsthetop prize

attheAmerican Music
Awards.(Active)
 Worlds Biggest Bookstore sold to
developer
Theworlds biggest

bookstorewas/has beensold
toadeveloper.(Passive)
 Two baby baboons on display at
Brooklyn zoo
Two baby baboonsareon display

attheBrooklyn zoo. (Passive)

 Scottish government reveals
independence plan
TheScottish government

revealsan/theirindependence
plan.(Active)
 World's first electric helicopter
takes flight in Germany
Theworlds first electric helicopter takes
flight in Germany. (Active)
 Donald Trump elected president
Donald Trumpwas/has beenelected
president.(Passive)
 2000 workers laid off by Ford
motor company last month
2000 workerswerelaid off by (the) Ford
motor company last month.(Passive)
 Mothers asked nearly 300
questions a day, study finds
Mothersareasked nearly 300 questions a
day.(Passive)