Passive Voice Exercises and Answers
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Selvi Lusiana Alfiani- Exercises on Passive Voice
- Explanation: Passive Voice
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Powered by AIThe active sentence is 'They were watching a horror film at the cinema'. It is in the Past Continuous Tense, thus requiring the passive structure 'was/were + being + V3'. 'A horror film' becomes the subject, and the active 'were watching' changes to 'was being watched', creating the passive construction: 'A horror film was being watched by them at the cinema' .
For the sentence 'We will be visiting our grandmother next holiday', the passive voice is 'Our grandmother will be being visited by us next week'. The active sentence is in the Future Continuous Tense, requiring 'will be being + V3' in passive construction. This advanced tense form accounts for the ongoing action planned for the future, thus justifying 'will be being visited' as appropriate .
The active sentence implied here is 'In the 1930’s, they manufactured this TV'. Using the Simple Past Tense structure "was/were + V3" for passive voice due to the past indication '1930’s', the verb 'was manufactured' is formed. Hence, 'In the 1930’s, this TV was manufactured' correctly reflects the passive voice transformation .
The correct passive voice of 'My brother repaired the motorcycle yesterday' is 'The motorcycle was repaired by my brother yesterday.' This conversion follows the rule for Simple Past Tense, which uses the structure "to be (was/were) + V3." Since the active voice has 'repaired' in the past tense, 'was repaired' is used in the passive construction .
The sentence 'Johan has taken an English course' is in the Present Perfect Tense, which requires the passive structure "has/have been + V3". In this structure, the object 'an English course' becomes the new subject, and 'has taken' changes to 'has been taken'. Therefore, the correct passive voice is 'An English course has been taken by Johan' .
The sentence 'Her first book will be launched tomorrow morning' uses the Simple Future Tense, indicated by the future event 'tomorrow morning'. The passive structure 'will be + V3' is used, with the object 'her first book' as the subject and 'launch' changing to its participle form 'launched'. This justifies the use of 'will be launched' in the sentence .
The sentence 'Daddy drinks a cup of coffee every day' is in the Simple Present Tense. To convert it into passive voice, the structure used is "To Be (is/am/are) + V3". The subject 'Daddy' is replaced by 'a cup of coffee', and "drinks" (V1) is changed to "is drunk" (V3) to form the passive voice. Hence, the correct transformation is 'A cup of coffee is drunk by daddy every day' .
To convert 'Mr. Joko is teaching English at Junior High School' to its passive voice, the structure "is/am/are + being + V3" is used because the sentence is in the Present Continuous Tense. The active verb 'is teaching' becomes 'is being taught', resulting in the transformation: 'English is being taught by Mr. Joko at Junior High School' .
The sentence 'A plate of fried rice is cooked every Sunday morning by my mother' is constructed in the Simple Present Tense, which denotes regular activities. The present passive structure is 'is/am/are + V3', where 'is cooked' appropriately matches the singular subject 'A plate of fried rice.' Hence, the regular occurrence on 'every Sunday morning' guides the use of the present tense passive voice .
The sentence 'He has been invited to my wedding party' is the correct passive form because it uses the Present Perfect Tense structure "has been + V3". The subject 'He' dictates the use of 'has', and 'invited' is the past participle, making it fit the passive voice pattern for the tense described .
