ACTIVE VOICE EXERCISE I 

EXERCISE 

First, mark the passive voice constructions with a P. Mark the active voice constructions with an A. If the sentence is passive, then rewrite the sentence to make it active. 

 

1. _____The small dog was carried by its owner. 

 

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2. _____The class was taught by the teacher. 

 

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3. _____The desk was made by the carpenter. 

 

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4. _____The clock was broken by Dennis. 

 

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

 

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6. _____The car was driven by Jerry. 

 

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7. _____Perfumes were purchased by Shelby at the store. 

 

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8. _____The snow had been falling on the ground 

 

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9. _____Put the candle back. 

 

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10. _____An apricot was consumed by Charlotte. 

 

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

 

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12. _____Josh and Kelly were married by Maggie. 

 

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

 

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14. _____Mike drove his new car. 

 

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15. _____Having children has been horrible for Sully.  

 

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16. _____Many extra artifacts had been found by Jane. 

 

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17. _____The chocolate was prepared by Lucy. 

 

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18. _____The penny jars were buried by Vernon. 

 

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19. _____The ship was repaired by Vincent.  

 

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

 

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