Week 4: Lesson 10. Common mistakes: from active voice to passive voice
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The company will launch a new product next month.

  • A new product will be launched by the company next month. (correct)
  • A new product will launch by the company next month.
  • A new product is being launched by the company next month.
  • A new product is launching by the company next month.

Sarah has written three books.

  • Three books were written by Sarah.
  • Three books have been written by Sarah. (correct)
  • Three books write by Sarah.
  • Three books are written by Sarah.

Tom painted the entire house last weekend.

  • The entire house had been painted last weekend.
  • The entire house painted by Tom last weekend.
  • The entire house was painted by Tom last weekend. (correct)
  • The entire house was being painted by Tom last weekend.

Which sentence cannot be changed into passive voice?

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Which sentence cannot be changed into passive voice?

<p>The children played in the park. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Choose the passive voice sentence which correctly represents the sentence "The baker cut the bread with a knife."

<p>The bread was cut with a knife. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Passive Voice

A grammatical voice where the subject of the sentence receives the action.

Active Voice

A sentence in which the subject performs the action.

Active to Passive Voice

Changing an active voice sentence to passive voice involves making the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence.

Intransitive Verbs

Sentences with intransitive verbs cannot be changed to the passive voice.

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Subject

The action is performed by the subject.

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Object

The receiver of the action.

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