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Change to passive voice

10 sentences · All kinds, 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.

  1. Example 1Start with the thing that gets the action.

    The worker painted the fence.

    The fence was painted by the worker.

1 / 10 T11Start with the thing that gets the action.

The monkey climbed the tree.

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Active and passive: Change to passive voice

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Example · Start with the thing that gets the action.The worker painted the fence.The fence was painted by the worker.

Start with the thing that gets the action.

  1. The monkey climbed the tree.
  2. The sailor read the map.
  3. The girl watched the owls.
  4. The kittens chased the balls.
  5. The girl held the chicks.
  6. The kings read the books.
  7. The child found the starfish.
  8. The girl dried the puppy.
  9. The raccoons climbed the trees.
  10. The vet checked the dog.
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Active and passive: Change to passive voice · answer key

  1. The tree was climbed by the monkey.
  2. The map was read by the sailor.
  3. The owls were watched by the girl.
  4. The balls were chased by the kittens.
  5. The chicks were held by the girl.
  6. The books are read by the kings.
  7. The starfish was found by the child.
  8. The puppy was dried by the girl.
  9. The trees were climbed by the raccoons.
  10. The dog was checked by the vet.
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