Active and Passive Voice 1 Part 1

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   A mistake was made in using too much passive voice.
   

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2. 
   UFOs were reported by farmers who had seen a strange sight.
   

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   The game was won when a touchdown was scored by the quarterback.
   

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   Columbus discovered America in 1492.
   

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5. 
   We were drenched.
   

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   Questions were asked by the students before the test was taken.
   

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   The Watergate affair was investigated by Congress.
   

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   The architect remodeled the deserted warehouse as an office building.
   

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9. 
   A tree was crashed into by a car going ninety miles an hour.
   

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10. 
    The tired professor walked into the lecture hall.
    

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(1) The senior class recently took a trip to New York and saw many different sights. (2) The first thing the students was the Statue of Liberty when Manhattan Island was toured. (3) When several students went to see the Empire State Building, others stayed and did some shopping. (4) Later, the United Nations was visited, and the class saw many people from foreign countries all over the world. (5) The next day several bridges were seen by those who went to Brooklyn and the Bronx. (6) Some even went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art where they saw many famous printings. (7) Another cultural excursion occurred when the New York Philharmonic was heard by the students who went to the Lincoln Center. (8) The senior class found their trip very exciting and have expressed the hope that New York City could be experienced by other students.

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Part 4: Rewrite each of the following sentences to avoid passive voice.

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   Maria was congratulated on her record-breaking basketball game.
   

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2. 
   She was driven to insanity by her husband.
   

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3. 
   Three of the tests were given by the teacher.
   

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4. 
   They drove all night and by the next day their destination had been reached.
   

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5. 
   By dinner all of my algebra problems had been solved.
   

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6. 
   The policeman came quickly to the intersection and very quickly the accident was cleared away.
   

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7. 
   The boat was built in such a way that it was unsinkable.
   

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8. 
   The hurtled was jumped by the horse.
   

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9. 
   The bow was pulled taut, the arrow was released, and a bull’s eye was scored by the archer.
   

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10. 
    After the bed was made, a walk was decided upon.
    

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Part 5: Change any verb that is in passive voice in the following paragraph.

(1) The last game of the year proved to be very exciting. (2) For the first eight innings, both teams were shut out. (3) It was only in the bottom of the ninth that runs were scored by our team. (4) The first batter hit a ball that was dropped by the shortstop, and the pitcher walked the next batter. (5) Even though Mike, the third batter, struck out, it was only our first out. (6) After Mike fame Frankie who singled and the bases were loaded. (7) Our catcher, batting next, was out put when the pitcher caught a pop fly. (8) Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the crowd cheered in the stands. (9) James received the first pitch, a fast ball, which was thrown for a strike. (10) Three pitches followed, all balls, before one was struck at and fouled away. (11) The last pitch of the game was bit by James over the center field fence. (12) The game was won by our team, and James was acclaimed our hero.

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