Passive Voice

​Actor Didi Petet dies aged 58

​Veteran actor Didi Widiatmoko, popularly known as Didi Petet, died at the age of 58 at his residence in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang, on Friday morning.

Didi’s niece Muthia Kautsar said that Didi, who starred in a number of comedy and drama films in the 1980s and 1990s, collapsed and lost consciousness when attending an expo in Milan, Italy, recently.

“He just arrived home on May 10 after attending the exhibition. In that city, he collapsed and lost consciousness and returned home in a wheelchair,” she said.

​On Tuesday, Didi was taken to Bandung for treatment. Muthia said no diseases were detected but he died on Friday. Didi’s body is laid out in his residence on Jl. Bambu Apus in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang. It has yet to be decided when and where he will be buried.

​Which sentences below are in Passive Form?

​1. a. Liana is allowed to wash the car by her father.

b. Liana's father allows her to wash the car.

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​2. a. My mother made this cake last night.

​ b. This cake was made by my mother last night.

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​3. a. He is being haunted by bad dreams.

b. Bad dreams are haunting him

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4. a. Those Pizzas are going to be delivered soon.

b. Someone is going to deliver those pizzas soon

​5. a. The building has been renovated by the developers.

b. The developers have renovated the building.

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​6. a. The unclear regulation that was announced on campus confused us

b. We were confused by the unclear regulation that was announced on campus.

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7. a. Will my office mate be placed in another city?

​b. Will he place my office mate in another city?

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​8. a. Did your friends throw you to the pool?

​b. Were you thrown to the pool by your friends?

Exercise 01

Read the Active voice sentences and turn them into Passive voice.

Open Ended

01. People celebrate Christmas in December.

Open Ended

02. In Peru, people do not celebrate Thanksgiving day.

Open Ended

03. Do peruvian stores import cars?

Open Ended

04. Congressmen propose and approve the laws.

Open Ended

05. Do workers mine gold in Toquepala?

Exercise 02

Listen to the sentences. Are they Active or Passive?

Multiple Choice

Listen and check if it is Active or Passive.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Listen and check if it is Active or Passive.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Listen and check if it is Active or Passive.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Listen and check if it is Active or Passive.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Listen and check if it is Active or Passive.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Listen and check if it is Active or Passive.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

• Over half of the graduating class went to college in the fall.

• The committee is considering a public transportation proposal.

• The state exam was passed by over half of the students who took it.

• The researchers will publish their findings in a report.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?

• Wuthering Heights is being read by all ninth graders this year.

• By then, the secrets will have been revealed to the public.

• Our mayor is being considered as a potential candidate for the governor's race.

• The director and his advisors have written new guidelines.

Multiple Choice

Change into passive: "You must fasten the seat belt."

• a. The seat belt needs fasting by you .

• b. The seat belt must be fasten (by you).

• b. The seat belt must fasten (by you).

• d. The seat belt must have fasten by you.

Multiple Choice

Use passive or active.

The police just _____(1)_______ (announce) that the Portnoy's Bank _____(2)_______ (rob) yesterday

• (1) announced

  (2) was robbed

• (1) was announced

  (2) robbed

• (1) was announced

  (2) was robbed

• (1) announced

  (2) robbed

Multiple Choice

Use passive or active.

An hour later, a car _________(1)_________ (arrive) and the Mayor ______(2)____________ (take) to his next appointment.

• (1) arrived

  (2) was taken

• (1) was arrived

  (2) took

• (1) arrived

  (2) took

• (1) was arrived

  (2) was taken