Practice 2: Choosing Active or Passive Voice

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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.

Yesterday, the boy _______ to the movies with his friends.

went was gone

Electricity ________________ by Ben Franklin.

discovered was discovered

The new classroom building will ____________ next year.

be constructed construct

The team has too many members, so it __________ into two groups.

will divide will be divided

The cook __________ all the menu items for that large group.

will be prepared will prepare

The accident ________________ at 3 a.m.

happened is happened

All the witnesses ____________ by the police.

interviewed were interviewed

I _________ a large raise.

was offered offered

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