ACTIVE VOICE EXERCISE I 

1. _____The small dog was carried by its owner. P 

THE OWNER CARRIED THE SMALL DOG. 

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2. _____The class was taught by the teacher. P 

THE TEACHER TAUGHT THE CLASS. 

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3. _____The desk was made by the carpenter. P 

THE CARPENTER MADE THE DESK. 

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4. _____The clock was broken by Dennis. P 

DENNIS BROKE THE CLOCK.  

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5. _____The garage door might have been broken by Anne. P 

ANNE MIGHT HAVE BROKEN THE GARAGE DOOR. 

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6. _____The car was driven by Jerry. P 

JERRY DROVE THE CAR. 

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7. _____Perfumes were purchased by Shelby at the store. 

P SHELBY PURCHASED THE PERFUMES AT THE STORE. 

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8. _____The snow had been falling on the ground.  A 

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9. _____Put the candle back.  A 

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10. _____An apricot was consumed by Charlotte. P 

CHARLOTTE CONSUMED THE APRICOTS. 

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11. _____The man was reported to have seen a ghost ship.   A 

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12. _____Josh and Kelly were married by Maggie.  P 

MAGGIE MARRIED JOSH AND KELLY. 

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13. _____The Buddhist shrine was destroyed by the careless crane operator.   P 

THE CARELESS CRANE OPERATOR DESTROYED THE BUDDHIST SHRINE. 

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14. _____Mike drove his new car. A  

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15. _____Having children has been horrible for Sully.  A 

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16. _____Many extra artifacts had been found by Jane. P 

JANE FOUND MANY EXTRA ARTIFACTS. 

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17. _____The chocolate was prepared by Lucy. P 

LUCY PREPARED THE CHOCOLATE. 

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18. _____The penny jars were buried by Vernon. P 

VERNON BURIED THE PENNY JARS. 

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19. _____The ship was repaired by Vincent.  P 

VINCENT REPAIRED THE SHIP. 

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20. _____Many people were spared from having heat stroke by the cool rain.      P 

THE COOL RAIN SPARED MANY PEOPLE FROM HAVING HEAT STROKE. 

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