Understanding Passive Voice

Convert to passive: The cat chased the mouse.

• The cat chases the mouse.

• The mouse chased the cat.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The cat was chased by the mouse.

Convert to passive: The teacher reads the book.

• The book was read by the teacher.

• The teacher reads books.

• The book is read by the teacher.

• The teacher is reading the book.

Is this sentence passive? The book was read by the student.

• Yes, the sentence is passive.

• The book was read by the teacher.

• The student read the book actively.

• No, the sentence is not passive.

Identify the passive voice: The cake was baked by her.

• She baked the cake.

• The cake was baked by her.

• Her baking the cake.

• The cake is baking by her.

Change to passive: The dog bit the man.

• The dog was bitten by the man.

• The man bites the dog.

• The dog bit the woman.

• The man was bitten by the dog.

Use passive voice: The flowers were watered by him.

• The flowers were watered by him.

• He is watering the flowers.

• The flowers are watered by him.

• He watered the flowers.

Convert to passive: The kids played the game.

• The kids were playing the game.

• The game was played by the kids.

• The game is played by the kids.

• The kids play the game.

Recognize passive voice: The song was sung by the choir.

• The choir will sing the song.

• The song is sung by the choir.

• The choir sang the song.

• The song was sung by the choir.

Formulate in passive: The chef cooked the meal.

• The meal was cooked by the chef.

• The chef was cooking the meal.

• The meal is cooked by the chef.

• The meal has been cooked by the chef.

Is this sentence in passive voice? The ball was thrown by John.

• Yes, but it is not a complete sentence.

• Yes

• No, the sentence is in active voice.

• No, it is a question not a statement.