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Passive Voice Sentence Examples
- 1. Letters to voters are sent at election time.
- 2. The housework has been done.
- 3. This car can't be parked here.
- 4. Lots of workers were made redundant last year.
- 5. Will dinner be ready by 9:30?
- 6. The computer was being fixed when I arrived.
- 7. This museum was recorded in 2002.
- 8. The report must be finished by Monday.
- 9. Has your TV been repaired yet?
- 10. Nothing has been said about the millionaire kidnapping.
- 11. Lots of money has been given to the Third World every year.
Convert Sentences to Passive Voice
- 1. The pencils I needed weren't bought by my mother.
- 2. Really nice essays have been written by some students.
- 3. A new law on education has been passed by Congress.
- 4. His glasses have been lost again.
- 5. Yesterday's earthquake was reported by CNN.
- 6. Tons of grapes are harvested by vine growers in Italy.
- 7. The criminals were caught last week.
- 8. A new album will be released by ABC in December.
- 9. Mary has been helped with her homework.
- 10. What I said wasn't believed.
Rewrite Tenses into Passive Voice
- 1. I was given a nice sweater by Tom for my birthday. / A nice sweater was given to me by Tom for my birthday.
- 2. Paul has been sent some nice postcards by Mary. / Some nice postcards have been sent to Paul by Mary.
- 3. We were told a very funny story by Carol. / A very funny story was told to us by Carol.
- 4. Paul has had the holiday arrangements made by the travel agent. / The holiday arrangements have been made for Paul by the travel agent.
- 5. Sue is going to be lent some money by Mel. / Some money is going to be lent to Sue by Mel.
Correcting Passive Voice Sentences
- 1. Lunch was being made by him when we got there.
- 3. Will the housework have been done by 11 am?
- 6. The letter hasn't been received yet.
- 7. Is the dog going to be taken to the vet?
- 9. Last night we were called by Peter.
- 10. Nobody has explained how the work is done.
