Mastering Active and Passive Voice

Convert to passive: The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The cat was chased by the mouse.

• The mouse chased the cat.

• The cat is chasing the mouse.

Convert to passive: The teacher praised the student.

• The student was praised by the teacher.

• The student is praised by the teacher.

• The student praised the teacher.

• The teacher was praised by the student.

Convert to passive: The chef cooked a delicious meal.

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

• A meal was cooked deliciously by the chef.

Convert to passive: The children played the game.

• The game was played by the children.

• The game played the children.

• The children were playing the game.

• The game is played by the children.

Convert to passive: The artist painted a beautiful picture.

• A beautiful picture was painted by the artist.

• The artist was painted by a beautiful picture.

• The picture was beautifully painted by the artist.

• A beautiful picture painted the artist.

Convert to passive: The dog barked at the stranger.

• The stranger was barked at by the dog.

• The dog barks at the stranger.

• The stranger barked at the dog.

• The dog was barked at by the stranger.

Convert to passive: The scientist discovered a new element.

• A new element was discovered by the scientist.

• The scientist was discovered by a new element.

• A new element discovered the scientist.

• The new element was discovered by the scientist.

Convert to passive: The manager approved the project.

• The project is approved by the manager.

• The project was approved by the manager.

• The project has been approved by the manager.

• The manager was approved by the project.

Convert to passive: The gardener planted the flowers.

• The flowers are being planted by the gardener.

• The gardener was planted by the flowers.

• The flowers had been planted by the gardener.

• The flowers were planted by the gardener.

Convert to passive: The author wrote an exciting novel.

• The author wrote a boring novel.

• An exciting novel is being written by the author.

• The exciting novel was written by the author.

• An exciting novel was written by the author.