ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?

Read the following sentences and mark active or passive.

1. People are watching TV. _______________________

2. Susan was given a beautiful dress for her birthday. __________________

3. Mary reads the newspaper everyday. _____________________________

4. The newspaper is being written at this moment. ____________________

5. A postman delivers letters. ________________________

6. The trees have been cut down. _____________________

7. The door is being painted. ________________________

8. They are building a new road. _____________________

9. The bridge was built last year. _____________________

10. The teacher is explaining the passive voice. ____________________

11. The students aren’t listening to the teacher. ____________________

12. Mary and John were arrested last week. _______________________

13. The police put criminals in prison. ___________________________

14. The flowers will be watered by grandma. _____________________

15. Toyotas are made in Japan. ________________________________

16. Cows don’t eat meat. _____________________________________

17. Peter had been promised a job. _____________________________

18. Good students are praised by their teachers. ________________

19. Mary’s sister has been writing a new novel. ___________________

20. Shakespeare wrote many plays. _____________________________

21. India was discovered by Vasco da Gama. _____________________

22. Grammar is rejected by the students. _________________________

23. I was hurt by my best friend. _______________________________

24. The glasses were broken by Mary. ___________________________

25. Parents punish their children. _______________________________

Read the following sentences and mark active or passive.

1. People are watching TV. Active

2. Susan was given a beautiful dress for her birthday. Passive

3. Mary reads the newspaper everyday. Active

4. The newspaper is being written at this moment. Passive

5. A postman delivers letters. Active

6. The trees have been cut down. Passive

7. The door is being painted. Passive

8. They are building a new road. Active

9. The bridge was built last year. Passive

10. The teacher is explaining the passive voice. Active

11. The students aren’t listening to the teacher. Active

12. Mary and John were arrested last week. Passive

13. The police put criminals in prison. Active

14. The flowers will be watered by grandma. Passive

15. Toyotas are made in Japan. Passive

16. Cows don’t eat meat. Active

17. Peter had been promised a job. Passive

18. Good students are praised by their teachers. Passive

19. Mary’s sister has been writing a new novel. Active

20. Shakespeare wrote many plays. Active

21. India was discovered by Vasco da Gama. Passive

22. Grammar is rejected by the students. Passive

23. I was hurt by my best friend. Passive

24. The glasses were broken by Mary. Passive

25. Parents punish their children. Active