Passive Voice: The Voice (The Grammatical Relation

Passive Voice
Passive voice: the voice (the grammatical relation

between subject of a verb and the action that the verb
denotes) which is used to indicate that the subject of a
verb is the receiver of the action denoted by the verb.
The Pattern of the Passive:
S + be + Past Participle (verb 3)
Example:
Active: The factories pollute the river
everyday.
Passive:The river is polluted by the factories
everyday.
However, intransitive verbs (verbs that take no object)
cannot be usd in the passsive.The intransitive verbs
such as walk, happen, sleep, come, seem, bleed, spear,
arrive, go, etc, in the Passive.
Example:
A ctive: The explosion happened.
Passive: (none)
No More examplesActive
Tenses& of passive voice Passive
Modalities
1 Present Tense Rhima drinks a glass of ice tea Aglass of ice tea
is drunk by
Rhima
2 Past Tense The smoke polluted the cities The cities were
last week polluted by the
smoke last week
3 Present Rina has sent the letter The letter has
Perfect tense been sent by
Rina
4 P.Continuous They are reading the book The book is
Tense being read by
them
5 Simple Future The Mayor will hold the The meeting will
Tense meeting tomorrow be held
tomorrow
6 Future with Amy is going to eat an apple An apple is
going to going to be
eaten by Amy
Example of Passive voice using Modal/Auxiliaries
Active: The government should carry out good

policies.
Passive: Good policies should be carried out
by the government.
Active : The students must obey the school
regulation.
Passive: The school re gulation must be
obeyed by the students.
Exercises ! Change the following sentences from
passive into active form !
1. The composition is written by John.
2. Our house was built in 1980.
3. The news program is always watched by my mother.
4. “report text” was taught in class x yesterday.
5. Many houses were destroyed by the tsunami.
6. My purse was stolen yesterday.
7. The museum was visited by some tourist.
8. The drama can be performed well by the actors and
actresses.
9. Susan is invited to the party.
Exercises ! Change the following sentences from active
into passive form !
1. Vito visits his grandma every weekend.

2. People built the road in 1889.
3. The seller will sell the VCD next month.
4. Students did the test last week.
5. Bears always eat meat.
6. We can hear the sound of birds singing in the morning.
7. We usually do the experiment on monday.
8. Your brother may operate the computer.
9. We can see the planet “morning star” in the morning.
complete these sentences using verbs in the correct
form!
1. many accidents .... (cause) by dangerous driving.
2. cheese ..... (make) from milk.
3. the roof of the building .... (damage) in a storm a few days ago.
4. roni's parents ....(die) when he was very young. he and his sister (bring) up by their
grandparents.
5. water ... (cover) most of the earth's surface.
6. the park gates .... (lock) at 6.30 p.m every evening.
7. why .... (Jim, sack) from his job? what did he do wrong?
8. I saw an accidents last night. somebody ....(call) an ambulance but nobody ....
(injure) so the ambulance..... (not, need).
9. I was born in London but I .... (grow) up in Indonesia.
10. while I was on holiday, my camera .... (steal) from my hotel.
rewrite these sentences using passive or active forms!
1. I was accused of stealing money.

2. five hundreds people are employed by the factory there.
3. they are building a new ring road around the city.
4. the concert has been postponed
5. the computer is being used at the moment.
6. I didn't realize that somebody was recording our conversation.
7. when we got to the stadium, we found that the game had been cancelled.
8. they have built a new hospital near the airport.
9. the music was very loud and it could be heard from a long way away.
10. there's somebody walking behind us. I think we are being followed.
11.they asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
12.they didn't give me the money.
13.have they shown the new machine?
14.how much will they pay you?
15.I remember somebody gave a toy drum on my fifth birtday.
16.the room looked nice. it had been cleaned.
17.this road is in very bad condition,. it should be made a long time ago.
18. Tom gets a higher salary for his job now.
19. A new supermarket is going to be built next year.
20. I am surprised ,Ann was offered the job.
1. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
2. Water surrounds an island.
3. A plumber is going to fix the leaky faucet.
4. A large number of people speak Spanish.
5. A doctor has examined the sick child.
6. Helicopters fascinate children.
7. Did a cat kill the bird?
8. Do a large number of people speak French?
9. Will a maid clean our hotel room?
10.Does the hotel provide clean towels?
11.Is the janitor going to fix the window?
1. My suitcase was inspected by a customs officer.
2. Love and understanding are needed by all
children.
3. Were you taught to read by your parents?
4. I was taught to read by my parents.
5. Was the riot stopped by the police?
6. Have the plans for the new hospital already
been drawn by the architect?
7. The report is going to be written by Ani.
8. That company employs many people.
9. Bob has signed the petition.
10.Did the Koreans invent gunpowder?

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Active: The government should carry out good

1. Vito visits his grandma every weekend.

1. I was accused of stealing money.

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