Active vs. Passive Voice 03

The ceremony was opened by the principal.

• The principal opened the ceremony.
• The principal was opening the ceremony.
• The ceremony is opened by the principal.
• The ceremony opens by the principal.

The mural was designed by a group of local artists.

• A group of local artists designs the mural.
• The mural was designed by a group of local artists.
• A group of local artists designed the mural.
• Local artists were designing the mural.

The cookies were made by Grandma Lee.

• Grandma Lee was making the cookies.
• Grandma Lee made the cookies.
• The cookies are made by Grandma Lee.
• The cookies were made by Grandma Lee.

The award was handed to the winner by the mayor.

• The mayor handed the award to the winner.
• The mayor was handing the award to the winner.
• The award is handed to the winner by the mayor.
• The award was handed to the winner by the mayor.

The novel was written by J.K. Rowling.

• J.K. Rowling wrote the novel.
• J.K. Rowling was writing the novel.
• The novel is written by J.K. Rowling.
• The novel was written by J.K. Rowling.

The program was coded by the team of developers.

• The team of developers coded the program.
• The team of developers was coding the program.
• The program is coded by the team of developers.
• The program was coded by the team of developers.

The lesson was taught by Ms. Thompson to the class.

• Ms. Thompson taught the lesson to the class.
• The lesson was taught to the class by Ms. Thompson.
• The lesson is taught by Ms. Thompson to the class.
• Ms. Thompson was teaching the lesson to the class.

The garden was watered every morning by Mr. Kim.

• Mr. Kim waters the garden every morning.
• Mr. Kim watered the garden every morning.
• The garden is watered every morning by Mr. Kim.
• The garden was watered every morning by Mr. Kim.

The photos were uploaded to the cloud by Alice.

• Alice was uploading the photos to the cloud.
• Alice uploaded the photos to the cloud.
• The photos are uploaded to the cloud by Alice.
• The photos were uploaded to the cloud by Alice.

The documentary was narrated by Morgan Freeman.

• Morgan Freeman narrates the documentary.
• Morgan Freeman narrated the documentary.
• The documentary is narrated by Morgan Freeman.
• The documentary was narrated by Morgan Freeman.