Active vs. Passive Voice 1

The chef bakes fresh bread every morning.

• Fresh bread is baked every morning by the chef.

• Fresh bread was baked every morning by the chef.

• The chef is baking fresh bread every morning.

• Every morning fresh bread bakes by the chef.

Our dog chased the squirrel across the yard.

• The squirrel is chased across the yard by our dog.

• The squirrel was chased across the yard by our dog.

• Our dog is chasing the squirrel across the yard.

• The yard was crossed by the squirrel being chased.

The storm damaged several houses in our neighborhood.

• Several houses are damaged by the storm in our neighborhood.

• Several houses were damaged by the storm in our neighborhood.

• The storm was damaging several houses.

• Houses in our neighborhood damage from the storm.

Scientists discovered a new species of butterfly.

• A new species of butterfly is discovered by scientists.

• A new species of butterfly was discovered by scientists.

• Scientists were discovering a new butterfly species.

• The butterfly species discovered the scientists.

The construction crew completed the bridge ahead of schedule.

• The bridge is completed ahead of schedule by the construction crew.

• The bridge was completed ahead of schedule by the construction crew.

• The construction crew was completing the bridge.

• Ahead of schedule completed the bridge.

My sister wrote an amazing story for the contest.

• An amazing story is written by my sister for the contest.

• An amazing story was written by my sister for the contest.

• My sister was writing an amazing story.

• The contest wrote my sister's story.

The local newspaper published my letter.

• My letter is published by the local newspaper.

• My letter was published by the local newspaper.

• The local newspaper was publishing my letter.

• The letter published itself in the newspaper.

The museum displays ancient Egyptian artifacts.

• Ancient Egyptian artifacts are displayed by the museum.

• Ancient Egyptian artifacts were displayed by the museum.

• The museum is displaying artifacts.

• The artifacts display in the museum.

The teacher grades homework every weekend.

• Homework is graded by the teacher every weekend.

• Homework was graded by the teacher every weekend.

• The teacher is grading homework.

• Every weekend grades the homework.

The cleaning staff mopped all the floors.

• All the floors are mopped by the cleaning staff.

• All the floors were mopped by the cleaning staff.

• The cleaning staff is mopping the floors.

• The floors mopped themselves.