Passive Voice Exercises (Active to Passive - Passive to active)

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Image: Passive Voice Versus Active Voice (image/png)	Instructions: Change the sentences from active to passive. Include the "by phrase" only if necessary.
Alexander Fleming invented Penicillin. Image: Gty Penicillin Ml 141107 16x9 992 (image/jpeg)	Penicillin was invented by Alexander Fleming. Image: Gty Penicillin Ml 141107 16x9 992 (image/jpeg)
Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. Image: 300 106890351 Mark Zuckerberg (image/jpeg)	Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg. Image: 300 106890351 Mark Zuckerberg (image/jpeg)
People grow coffee in Colombia. Image: D09e096657b7eb8ada39642d29ae10d1 (image/jpeg)	Coffee is grown in Colombia. Image: D09e096657b7eb8ada39642d29ae10d1 (image/jpeg)
People speak Hebrew only in Israel. Image: 36c310f79222b115e2c1237bfed1d8ab (image/png)	Hebrew is spoken only In Israel. Image: 36c310f79222b115e2c1237bfed1d8ab (image/png)
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded Bogota. Image: Bogota Bird Eye View, 1893 (image/jpeg)	Bogota was founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Image: Bogota Bird Eye View, 1893 (image/jpeg)
Obama´s mother raised Barack Obama in Hawaii. Image: 220px President Barack Obama (image/jpeg)	Barack Obama was raised in Hawaii. Image: 220px President Barack Obama (image/jpeg)
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Image: Alexander Graham Bell (image/jpeg)	The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Image: Alexander Graham Bell (image/jpeg)
Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalysis. Image: Depositphotos 19645125 Stock Photo Psychoanalysis Word Dictionary (image/jpeg)	Psychoanalysis was founded by Sigmund. Image: Depositphotos 19645125 Stock Photo Psychoanalysis Word Dictionary (image/jpeg)
Someone established the Red Cross in 1864. Image: Red Cross (image/jpeg)	The Red Cross was established in 1864. Image: Red Cross (image/jpeg)
Somebody collects the garbage twice a week. Image: Maxresdefault (image/jpeg)	The garbage is collected twice a week. Image: Maxresdefault (image/jpeg)
Image: Active Vs Passive Investments (image/png)	Instructions: Change the sentences from passive to active.
The window was broken by my brother.	My brother broke the window.
Did the news surprise you?	Were you surprised by the news?
The jogger was bitten by the dog.	The dog bit the jogger.
The report was not written by Lesley.	Lesley did not write the report.
The car car was not driven by anyone.	Nobody drove the car.
Were you called by the Police?	Did the police call you?
How much were you paid by the company?	How much did the company pay you?
The store will not be opened by Sandy today.	Sandy will not open the store today.
Smart phones are not produced by the company.	The company does no produce smart phones.
The car was sold last year.	Someone sold the car last year.

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Passive Voice Exercises (Active to Passive - Passive to active)

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	Created by Jorge Cardoza over 7 years ago