Mastering Passive Voice

Convert to passive: The chef cooked a delicious meal.

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

• A meal was cooked deliciously by the chef.

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

Convert to passive: The students completed the project.

• The project completed the students.

• The students are completing the project.

• The project was completed.

• The project was completed by the students.

Convert to passive: The teacher praised the students.

• The teacher was praised by the students.

• The students were praised by the teacher.

• The students praised the teacher.

• The students are praised by the teacher.

Convert to passive: The dog chased the cat.

• The dog was chased by the cat.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The dog is chasing the cat.

• The cat chased the dog.

Convert to passive: The artist painted a beautiful mural.

• A beautiful mural painted the artist.

• The artist was painting a beautiful mural.

• The mural was beautifully painted by the artist.

• A beautiful mural was painted by the artist.

Convert to passive: The company launched a new product.

• The new product was launched by the company.

• A new product was launched by the company.

• A new product is being launched by the company.

• The company has launched a new product.

Convert to passive: The scientist discovered a new species.

• A new species discovered the scientist.

• A new species was discovered by the scientist.

• The scientist was discovered by a new species.

• A new species is discovered by the scientist.

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 manager approved the budget.

• The budget was approved by the manager.

• The manager was approved by the budget.

• The budget is approved by the manager.

• The budget approved the manager.

Convert to passive: The author wrote the novel.

• The novel was written by the author.

• The novel was written by someone else.

• The author wrote the book.

• The novel is written by the author.