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Mahasarakham University

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grammar passive voice active voice english language

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This document is a practice exercise for grammar, focusing on active and passive voice. It includes examples and exercises for understanding and applying passive voice in sentences.

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Identify the following statements Active voice or Passive voice. 1. Kelly ate the pizza. Active voice / Passive voice. 2. My air pod was broken. Active voice / Passive voice. 3. The dog chased the cat. Active voice / Passive voice. 4. The luxury car was stolen. Active voice / Passive voice. 5. I...

Identify the following statements Active voice or Passive voice. 1. Kelly ate the pizza. Active voice / Passive voice. 2. My air pod was broken. Active voice / Passive voice. 3. The dog chased the cat. Active voice / Passive voice. 4. The luxury car was stolen. Active voice / Passive voice. 5. I broke the plate. Active voice / Passive voice. 6. The 3-pound cake was eaten. Active voice / Passive voice. 7. Kevin drew a picture of a mouse. Active voice / Passive voice. 8. Whales were hunted. Active voice / Passive voice. 9. Stuart stole my bicycle. Active voice / Passive voice. 10. The outstanding artwork was created by M4 students. Active voice / Passive voice. Sentence structures Active voice : Passive voice : When to Use the Passive When the noun performing the action is not important. For example, "The problem was solved". (It doesn’t matter who solved the problem.) If a person does not know who performed the action. For example, “My purse was stolen.” (We do not know who stole the purse.) Practice Make the following active voice sentences to passive voice sentences. 1. Yesterday's earthquake shook the whole town. 2. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. 3. My mom baked a cake for my birthday. 4. Our mail carrier brought the mail to the front door. 5. The librarian always recommends great books. 6. Janie plays cards with a full deck. 7. They include appetizers at that restaurant. 8. The company chose me to present the project. 9. Nobody helped him. 10. They never sent me the bill. 11. Elmer entertained the guests. 12. Dennis Beckham scored the goal of the year. 13. The students converted each sentence to passive. 14. Three men robbed the local bank. 15. The company executive promoted John. Two sisters and the cat Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Smith are sisters. Mrs. Wilson lives in a house in Duncan and Mrs. Smith lives in a condominium in Victoria. One day Mrs. Wilson visited her sister. When her sister answered the door, Mrs. Wilson saw tears in her eyes. "What's the matter?" she asked. Mrs. Smith said "My cat Sammy died last night and I have no place to bury him". She began to cry again. Mrs. Wilson was very sad because she knew her sister loved the cat very much. Suddenly Mrs. Wilson said "I can bury your cat in my garden in Duncan and you can come and visit him sometimes." Mrs. Smith stopped crying and the two sisters had tea together and a nice visit. It was now five o'clock and Mrs. Wilson said it was time for her to go home. She put on her hat, coat and gloves and Mrs. Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping bag. Mrs. Wilson took the shopping bag and walked to the bus stop. She waited a long time for the bus so she bought a newspaper. When the bus arrived, she got on the bus, sat down and put the shopping bag on the floor beside her feet. She then began to read the newspaper. When the bus arrived at her bus stop, she got off the bus and walked for about two minutes. Suddenly she remembered she had left the shopping bag on the bus.

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