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WorksheetsPassive voice check
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
With the "European Recovery Program”, known as the Marshall Plan, billions of dollars ___ allocated to European nations.
was
were
been
being
This development ___ viewed by the Soviet Union as a capitalist plot to draw the nations of Eastern European into the American sphere of influence.
been
were
was
has
In 1946, a message later known as the "long telegram" ___ sent to Washington by a Russian-based U.S. foreign service officer, George Kennan
had
has
is
was
Under the Marshall Plan, economic assistance was _____ to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.
provides
providing
provided
provide
By 1948, left-wing governments had ____ installed in the countries of eastern Europe by the Soviets.
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ACTIVE: This event affected the reputation of the USSR.
PASSIVE: The reputation of the USSR is affected by this event.
PASSIVE: The reputation of the USSR was affected by this event.
PASSIVE: The reputation of the USSR were affected by this event.
PASSIVE: The reputation of the USSR was being affected by this event.
ACTIVE: Some government-established training programmes even excluded Black Americans.
PASSIVE: Black Americans had even excluded by some government-established training programmes.
PASSIVE: Black Americans been even excluded by some government-established training programmes.
PASSIVE: Black Americans even excluded some government-established training programmes.
PASSIVE: Black Americans were even excluded by some government-established training programmes.
PASSIVE: Protests were led by students and workers, initially against the
government's education and labour policies.
ACTIVE: Students and workers led protests, initially against the
government's education and labour policies.
ACTIVE: Students and workers lead protests, initially against the
government's education and labour policies.
ACTIVE: Students and workers were leading protests, initially against the
government's education and labour policies.
ACTIVE: Students and workers leaded protests, initially against the
government's education and labour policies.
PASSIVE: American foreign policy and political ideology have been shaped by the Cold War.
ACTIVE: The Cold War has been shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.
ACTIVE: The Cold War was shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.
ACTIVE: The Cold War has shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.
ACTIVE: The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.
The protests also showed that people in the
West could criticize their own governments and that things could be changed.
In this sentence there is one passive verb form.
In this sentence there are no passive verb forms.
In this sentence there are two passive verb forms.
In this sentence there are three passive verb forms.
Rewrite this sentence using the passive voice: 'A combination of factors provoked this conflict.'
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Rewrite this sentence using the active voice: 'The space race was seen (by people) as a way to demonstrate
national pride'.
(a)
Rewrite this sentence using the active voice: 'Citizens weren't being treated equally by the US'.
(a)
Rewrite this sentence using the passive voice: 'The rejection of mainstream values characterised the Hippy Movement'.
(a)
Rewrite this sentence using the passive voice: 'Students who did not want capitalism created this movement'.
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