Mastering Passive Voice

Convert to passive: The chef cooked a delicious meal.

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• A meal was cooked deliciously by the chef.

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

Convert to passive: The students completed the project.

• The project was completed.

• The project completed the students.

• The project was completed by the students.

• The students are completing the project.

Convert to passive: The teacher praised the students.

• The teacher was praised by the students.

• The students praised the teacher.

• The students are praised by the teacher.

• The students were praised by the teacher.

Convert to passive: The dog chased the cat.

• The dog was chased by the cat.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The dog is chasing the cat.

• The cat chased the dog.

Convert to passive: The artist painted a beautiful mural.

• A beautiful mural painted the artist.

• The artist was painting a beautiful mural.

• A beautiful mural was painted by the artist.

• The mural was beautifully painted by the artist.

Convert to passive: The committee approved the new policy.

• The new policy was approved by the committee.

• The new policy is approved by the committee.

• The new policy approved the committee.

• The committee was approved by the new policy.

Convert to passive: The scientist discovered a new species.

• The new species was discovered by a scientist.

• The scientist was discovering a new species.

• A new species was discovered by the scientist.

• A new species discovered the scientist.

Convert to passive: The children played the game.

• The game was played by the children.

• The children were playing the game.

• The game played the children.

• The game is played by the children.

Convert to passive: The manager organized the event.

• The manager was organized by the event.

• The event organized the manager.

• The event is organized by the manager.

• The event was organized by the manager.

Convert to passive: The author wrote a bestselling novel.

• A novel was written by the bestselling author.

• The bestselling novel was written by an author.

• The author writes a bestselling novel.

• A bestselling novel was written by the author.