L4 Week 3-4 Passive Voice

Choose the best passive voice sentence for this statement:

Researchers released baby turtles into the ocean.

• Baby turtles were released into the ocean by researchers.
• Researchers were releasing baby turtles into the ocean.
• Baby turtles into the ocean were released by researchers.
• The researchers released baby turtles into the ocean.

Choose the best passive voice sentence for this statement:

Volunteers counted insects in their gardens.

• Insects were counted by volunteers.

• Volunteers were counted insects in their gardens.
• Insects counted volunteers in their gardens.
• Insects were counted by volunteers in their gardens.

Choose the best passive voice sentence for this statement:

Researchers sent a dog into space.

• Researchers were sent into space.

• A dog was sent into space by researchers.

• A dog was sending researchers into space.

• Researchers were sending a dog into space.

Choose the best passive voice sentence for this statement:

Storms damage many buildings.

• Storms many buildings are damaged

• Storms are damaged by many buildings.
• Many buildings damage storms.
• Many buildings are damaged by storms.

Choose the best passive voice sentence for this statement:

Countries launch more rockets each year.

• Countries are launched more rockets each year.

• More rockets are launched by countries each year.

• More each year, rockets are launched by countries.
• Each year, more rockets are being launched by countries.

Choose the best passive voice sentence for this statement:

Scientists are developing new treatments for cancer.

• New treatments for cancer are being developed by scientists.
• Scientists are being developed new treatments for cancer.
• New treatments for cancer is being developed by scientists.
• New treatments for cancer are developing by scientists.

Choose the best passive voice sentence for this statement:

The company sold hundreds of celebrity t-shirts.

• Hundreds of celebrity t-shirts was sold by the company.

• The company was sold hundreds of celebrity t-shirts.
• Hundreds of celebrity t-shirts were sold by the company.

• The company has sold hundreds of celebrity t-shirts.

Choose the best passive sentence for this statement:

The famous actor wrote an autobiography.

• An autobiography was written by the famous actor.
• The famous actor was written an autobiography.
• The autobiography was written the famous actor.
• The autobiography was written by an actor famous.