Passive Voice Worksheet

Change the following active sentences into the passive voice. 1. The government will announce new economic policies next week. (Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice.)

• New economic policies will be announced by the government next week.

• The government will be announced by new economic policies next week.

• New economic policies announce the government next week.

• Next week, the government is announced by new economic policies.

Change the following active sentences into the passive voice. 2. Scientists have discovered a new species of insect in the Amazon. (Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice.)

• A new species of insect has been discovered in the Amazon by scientists.

• Scientists have been discovered by a new species of insect in the Amazon.

• A new species of insect discovered scientists in the Amazon.

• In the Amazon, a new species of insect was discovering scientists.

Change the following active sentences into the passive voice. 3. The company is developing innovative software for data analysis. (Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice.)

• Innovative software for data analysis is being developed by the company.

• The company is being developed by innovative software for data analysis.

• Innovative software for data analysis develops the company.

• Innovative software for data analysis was developed by the company.

Change the following active sentences into the passive voice.

The committee reviewed all the applications carefully. (Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice.)

• All the applications were reviewed carefully by the committee.

• The committee was reviewed by all the applications carefully.

• All the applications carefully reviewed the committee.

• Carefully, the committee reviewed by all the applications.

Change the following active sentences into the passive voice. 5. They are planning a major renovation of the historical building. (Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice.)

• A major renovation of the historical building is being planned.

• They are being planned a major renovation of the historical building.

• A major renovation is planned by the historical building.

• A major renovation of the historical building was being planned.

1. The documents ____________________ (send) to all departments yesterday.

• were sent

• was sent

• are sent

• is sent

2. The new library ____________________ (open) next month by the mayor.

• will be opened

• is opened

• was opened

• has been opened

Exercise 2: 3. The issue ____________________ (discuss) at the last board meeting.

• was discussed

• is discussed

• were discussed

• has discussed

These products ____________________ in China.

• are manufactured

• is manufactured

• were manufactured

• was manufactured

5. The suspect ____________________ (arrest) by the police last night.

• was arrested

• is arrested

• were arrested

• has arrested