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Active and passive
10 sentences · Change to passive voice, Change to active voice, Fix the verb after the helping verb
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In the passive, the thing the action happens to comes first: The cow is fed by the farmer.
Example 1Start with the thing that gets the action.
The farmer led the horses.
The horses were led by the farmer.
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Example · Start with the thing that gets the action.The farmer led the horses.The horses were led by the farmer.
Example · Fix the verb that goes with "are".Worms are ate by birds.Worms are eaten by birds.
- Start with the thing that gets the action.The lions chased the zebra.
- Start with the thing that gets the action.The pirate sailed the ship.
- Start with the thing that gets the action.The knights found the gold.
- Start with the thing that gets the action.The seal caught the fish.
- Start with the one doing the action.The presents were unwrapped by the boys.
- Start with the one doing the action.The card was brought by the guest.
- Start with the one doing the action.The egg was fried by the chef.
- Fix the verb that goes with "are".Eggs are cook by chefs.
- Fix the verb that goes with "are".Cherries are sell by farmers.
- Fix the verb that goes with "are".Fish are ate by cats.
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- The zebra was chased by the lions.
- The ship was sailed by the pirate.
- The gold was found by the knights.
- The fish was caught by the seal.
- The boys unwrapped the presents.
- The guest brought the card.
- The chef fried the egg.
- Eggs are cooked by chefs.
After are here, use the past participle: cooked.
- Cherries are sold by farmers.
After are here, use the past participle: sold.
- Fish are eaten by cats.
After are here, use the past participle: eaten.
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