Passive Voice and Computers

Identify the passive voice: 'The software is installed by the technician.'

• The technician installs the software.

• The technician is installing the software.

• The software was installed by the technician.

• The software is installed by the technician.

Convert to passive voice: 'The programmer writes the code.'

• The programmer is writing the code.

• The code writes the programmer.

• The code was written by the programmer.

• The code is written by the programmer.

Formulate a passive sentence: 'The computer ___ (repair) by the technician.'

• The computer is repaired by the technician.

• The technician repairs the computer.

• The computer was repaired by the technician.

• The technician is repairing the computer.

Recognize the subject and object: 'The data is analyzed by the scientist.'

• Subject: The data; Object: analysis

• Subject: The data; Object: the scientist

• Subject: the scientist; Object: The data

• Subject: analyzed; Object: the scientist

Identify the passive voice: 'The files are saved by the user.'

• The user is saving the files.

• The user saves the files.

• The files are saved by the user.

• The files were saved by the user.

Convert to passive voice: 'The engineer designs the system.'

• The engineer is designing the system.

• The system was designed by the engineer.

• The engineer designs a system.

• The system is designed by the engineer.

Formulate a passive sentence: 'The virus ___ (detect) by the antivirus software.'

• The antivirus software is detecting the virus.

• The virus is detected by the antivirus software.

• The virus was detected by the antivirus software.

• The antivirus software detects the virus.

Recognize the subject and object: 'The updates are installed by the IT team.'

• Subject: updates; Object: by the IT team

• Subject: IT team; Object: are installed

• Subject: the IT team; Object: The updates

• Subject: The updates; Object: the IT team

Identify the passive voice: 'The documents are printed by the printer.'

• The printer is printing the documents.

• The documents were printed by the printer.

• The printer prints the documents.

• The documents are printed by the printer.

Convert to passive voice: 'The student completes the assignment.'

• The student is completing the assignment.

• The assignment is completed by the student.

• The assignment has been completed by the student.

• The assignment was completed by the student.