The active and the passive

active subjectverbobject > Catseatfish.

passive subjectverbobject < Fish are eaten by cats.

subjectverbobject activeEverybodydrinkswater. passiveWateris drunkby everybody.

Active : Tim rides a bike. Passive : A bike is ridden by Tom.

Active : She plays tennis. Passive : Tennis is played by her.

Active : They play chess. Passive : Chess is played by them.

Active : He plays the violin. Passive :The violin is played by him. Active : She reads a book. Passive : A book is read by her.

Active : He cuts the carrots. Passive : The carrots are cut by him.

Active : They sing songs. Passive : Songs are sung by them. Active : She washes the dishes. Passive : The dishes are washed by her.

Active : Ümit Usta cooks the lunch. Passive : The lunch is cooked by Ümit Usta. Active :Does Ümit Usta cook the dinner? Passive : Is the dinner cooked by Ümit Usta?

Active : Mr.Taylan repairs the car. Passive : The car is repaired by Mr.Taylan. Active : Does Mr.Taylan repair the bike? Passive : Is the bike repaired by Mr.Taylan?

Active :Mr.Tan carries the boxes. Passive : The boxes are carried by Mr.Tan. Active:Mr.Tan doesn’t carry the boxes. Passive : The boxes aren’t carried by Mr.Tan.

Active :Mr.Güneş paints the wall. Passive : The wall is painted by Mr.Güneş.

Active: The artist paints the picture. Passive : The picture is painted by the artist. Active: The artist doesn’t paint the wall. Passive : The wall isn’t painted by the artist.

Active or Passive Quiz 1 I ate a piece of chocolate cake. 2 The librarian read the book to the students. 3 The money is stolen. 4 They are paid on Fridays. 5 The movie is made in Hollywood. 6 I wash my car three weeks ago. 7 His hair is cut by a professional. 8 I introduce you to my boss this week. 9 It would have been fixed on the weekend. 10 The national anthem is sung by Jason this time. ACTIVE PASSIVE

_______ the students taught by teacher? Are _______ the basketball played by him? Is

_______ the duck held by him? Is Yes, it is.

Is the letter _______ (write) by Ayşe? written

He drives a taxi. A taxi ______ (drive) by him. driven

Tea ____ grown in Rize. is Is the ball _____ (catch) by the man? caught

He lifts up the thing. The thing _______ (lift) by him. is lifted up

Does he eat the carrot? Yes, ____ is. he Is the carrot eaten by him? Yes, _____ is. it

Does Jack clean the windows? Yes, ____ is. Are the windows cleaned by Jack? Yes, ____ are. he they

Active : They exchange the money. Passive : The money is exchanged by them.

Active : Mary looks after the dog. Passive : The dog is looked after by Mary.

CONGRULATIONS ! YOU HAVE LEARNED THE SUBJECT. THE PASSIVE VOICE IS FINISHED. PREPARED BY: ARZU TAMGAÇ KÖRPEOĞLU