Transcript The Truncated Passive Voice

Passive to Active Voice
Part II, 1/25/12
Passive to Active Voice
Transform the following passive voice
sentences into the active voice.
Passive to Active Voice
Perfect Tenses
1. The pizza has been eaten by a mob of
students.
2. The car has been broken into by a thief.
3. The dogs have been fed by their master.
Passive to Active Voice
Perfect Tenses
1. The pizza has been eaten by a mob of
students.
Passive to Active Voice
Perfect Tenses
1. The pizza has been eaten by a mob of
students.
A mob of students has eaten the pizza.
Passive to Active Voice
Perfect Tenses
2. The car has been broken into by a thief.
Passive to Active Voice
Perfect Tenses
2. The car has been broken into by a thief.
A thief has broken into the car.
Passive to Active Voice
Perfect Tenses
3. The dogs have been fed by their master.
Passive to Active Voice
Perfect Tenses
3. The dogs have been fed by their master.
Their master has fed the dogs.
Passive to Active Voice
Perfect Tenses
3. The dogs have been fed by their master.
Their master has fed the dogs.
The dogs’ master has fed them.
Passive to Active Voice
Progressive Tenses
1. The food is being eaten by the students.
2. The cars are being fixed by the mechanic.
3. The tuition increases were being protested by
the college students.
Passive to Active Voice
Progressive Tenses
1. The food is being eaten by the students.
Passive to Active Voice
Progressive Tenses
1. The food is being eaten by the students.
The students are eating the food.
Passive to Active Voice
Progressive Tenses
2. The cars are being fixed by the mechanic.
Passive to Active Voice
Progressive Tenses
2. The cars are being fixed by the mechanic.
The mechanic is fixing the cars.
Passive to Active Voice
Progressive Tenses
3. The tuition increases were being protested by
the college students.
Passive to Active Voice
Progressive Tenses
3. The tuition increases were being protested by
the college students.
The college students were protesting the
tuition increases.
The Truncated Passive Voice
Final Review 1/25/12
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
John walked my dog.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
John walked my dog.
My dog was walked by John.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
John walked my dog.
My dog was walked by John.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
John walked my dog.
My dog was walked.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
1. Max reads the newspaper every day.
2. Fairfax won the city championship.
3. Josue completed the art project.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
1. Max reads the newspaper every day.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
1. Max reads the newspaper every day.
The newspaper is read by Max every day.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
1. Max reads the newspaper every day.
The newspaper is read by Max every day.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
1. Max reads the newspaper every day.
The newspaper is read every day.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
2. Fairfax won the city championship.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
2. Fairfax won the city championship.
The city championship was won.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
3. Josue completed the art project.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
3. Josue completed the art project.
The art project was completed.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
4. The parents’ organization raises money for
Fairfax.
5. Teachers submitted grades.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
4. The parents’ organization raises money for
Fairfax.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
4. The parents’ organization raises money for
Fairfax.
Money is raised for Fairfax.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
5. Teachers submitted grades.
The Truncated Passive
Transform the following active voice sentences
into truncated passive voice sentences.
5. Teachers submitted grades.
Grades were submitted.