Active and Passive Voice

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Active to Passive: Marilyn mailed the letter.

Back

The letter was mailed by Marilyn.

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Active to Passive: The crew paved the entire stretch of highway.

Back

The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew.

Front

Active to Passive: Mom read the novel in one day.

Back

The novel was read by Mom in one day.

Front

Active to Passive: I will clean the house every Saturday.

Back

The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.

Front

Active to Passive: Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.

Back

Six shrimp were eaten at dinner by Harry.

Front

Active to Passive: Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah.

Back

The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.

Front

Active to Passive: Sue changed the flat tire.

Back

The flat tire was changed by Sue.

Front

Active to Passive: We are going to watch a movie tonight.

Back

A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

Front

Active to Passive: I ran the obstacle course in record time.

Back

The obstacle course was run by me in record time.

Front

Active to Passive: Tom painted the entire house.

Back

The entire house was painted by Tom.