Question
Change the following sentence from Active voice to Passive voice:
1. The teacher shouted at the learners when thy did not do their homework.
2. The thief stole a watch from the shop.
3. The soccer player dribbled the ball.
1. The teacher shouted at the learners when thy did not do their homework.
2. The thief stole a watch from the shop.
3. The soccer player dribbled the ball.
Answers
Writeacher
All these sentences are in active voice because the subject is DOING the action:
teacher shouted
thief stole
player dribbled
To make them passive, you have to turn the sentence around, in a way. Here are a couple of pairs of active/passive sentences so you can see the difference:
John ate the hamburger. (active)
The hamburger was eaten by John. (passive)
Lily hit the softball. (active)
The softball was hit by Lily. (passive)
What do you think?
teacher shouted
thief stole
player dribbled
To make them passive, you have to turn the sentence around, in a way. Here are a couple of pairs of active/passive sentences so you can see the difference:
John ate the hamburger. (active)
The hamburger was eaten by John. (passive)
Lily hit the softball. (active)
The softball was hit by Lily. (passive)
What do you think?