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Practice 2: Choosing Active or Passive Voice
Choose the correct form for each of the sentences below. Pay close attention to decide whether they are passive or active voice sentences.

This activity contains 8 questions.

Question 1
1 Yesterday, the boy _______ to the movies with his friends.
 
went
was gone
End of Question 1


Question 2
2 Electricity ________________ by Ben Franklin.
 
discovered
was discovered
End of Question 2


Question 3
3 The new classroom building will ____________ next year.
 
be constructed
construct
End of Question 3


Question 4
4 The team has too many members, so it __________ into two groups.
 
will divide
will be divided
End of Question 4


Question 5
5 The cook __________ all the menu items for that large group.
 
will be prepared
will prepare
End of Question 5


Question 6
6 The accident ________________ at 3 a.m.
 
happened
is happened
End of Question 6


Question 7
7 All the witnesses ____________ by the police.
 
interviewed
were interviewed
End of Question 7


Question 8
8 I _________ a large raise.
 
was offered
offered
End of Question 8






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