From Active to Passive Voice

Change the sentence from active to passive: "The students worked on their papers all night."

• The papers were worked on by the students all night.

• The students were working on their papers all night.

• All night, the students worked on their papers.

• The papers were being worked on by the students all night.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "The wind was making the tree sway."

• The tree was swaying because of the wind.

• The tree was being made to sway by the wind.

• The wind made the tree sway.

• The tree swayed due to the wind.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "Kana has been holding her hand up to answer the question."

• Her hand has been held up by Kana to answer the question.

• The question was answered by Kana holding her hand up.

• Kana's hand was up to answer the question.

• The question was being answered by Kana holding her hand up.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "The earth continually spins on its axis."

• The axis is continually spun by the earth.

• The earth's axis is continually spun.

• The earth is continually spun on its axis.

• The axis continually spins the earth.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "Nathaniel gave his speech flawlessly."

• The speech was given flawlessly by Nathaniel.

• Nathaniel's speech was flawless.

• The speech was flawless when given by Nathaniel.

• Flawlessly, Nathaniel gave his speech.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "Café Moka closed early, so Danielle brewed her own pot of coffee."

• Danielle's own pot of coffee was brewed because Café Moka closed early.

• Café Moka was closed early, so Danielle brewed her own pot of coffee.

• A pot of coffee was brewed by Danielle because Café Moka closed early.

• Danielle brewed her own pot of coffee as Café Moka closed early.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "Griff explained the importance of proofreading one’s sentences."

• The importance of proofreading one’s sentences was explained by Griff.

• Proofreading one’s sentences was important, as explained by Griff.

• Griff's explanation was about the importance of proofreading.

• The importance of proofreading was explained by Griff.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "The coffee was still boiling after it was served."

• After being served, the coffee was still boiling.

• The coffee was served while still boiling.

• The coffee, after being served, was still boiling.

• It was served, and the coffee was still boiling.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "The three dogs were being walked."

• The dogs were walked by three people.

• Walking was being done by the three dogs.

• The three dogs were walked.

• The three dogs were being walked by someone.

Change the sentence from active to passive: "The professor and her aid passed out the exam, and it was taken by the students."

• The exam was passed out by the professor and her aid, and the students took it.

• The exam was taken by the students after being passed out by the professor and her aid.

• The students took the exam after it was passed out by the professor and her aid.

• The exam was passed out and taken by the students.