Active or Passive voice | Exercises with answers (+PDF)

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The following sentences are in passive or active voice?

1. Sarah took all the money. →passive voiceactive voice
2. The house was built in 1862. →passive voiceactive voice
3. The letter was posted yesterday. →passive voiceactive voice
4. Many tourists have visited that monument. →passive voiceactive voice
5. Tina was offered a job by BMW. →passive voiceactive voice
6. John has put the bag in the car. →passive voiceactive voice
7. The house is cleaned every day. →passive voiceactive voice
8. We are waiting for the bus. →passive voiceactive voice
9. The hunter killed the bear with a knife. →passive voiceactive voice
10. Spielberg directed the movie ‘Jaws’. →passive voiceactive voice
11. He was looked after by his grandfather. →passive voiceactive voice
12. Robert is going to make a nice dinner for tonight. →passive voiceactive voice
13. J.K. Rowling created Harry Potter in 1997. →passive voiceactive voice
14. He was sent to prison. →passive voiceactive voice
15. All the cookies have been eaten. →passive voiceactive voice

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. active
2. passive
3. passive
4. active
5. passive
6. active
7. passive
8. active
9. active
10. active
11. passive
12. active
13. active
14. passive
15. passive

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