Fundamentals Of English Grammar

EXERCISE 6. Active vs. passive. (Charts 10-1 and 10-2)

Directim: Change the - passive sentences to active. Keep the same tense. Some of the

sentences are questions.

1. Was the riot stopped by the police?

+ Did the police srqp the riot?

2. My suitcase was inspected by a customs officer.


3. Love and understanding are needed by all children.


4. Were you taught to read by your parents?
   5. I was taughqto read by my parents.


5. Are we going to be met at the train station by your cousin?


6. Have the plans for the new hospital already been drawn by
   ,.I 'It the architect?


7. The bear was chased up a tree by a dog.

(a) TRAN~~~

8

Bob

Mr. Lee

A cat

Co) -s-

S

An accident

Kate

I

v 0

maikd the lemr.

signed the check.

killed the bird.

v

happened.

came to our house.

slept well last night.

A rranritive verb is a verb that is followed by an object.

An object is a noun or a pronoun.

An innansiriw verb is a verb that is not followed by an

object.

agree die happen rise stand

appear exist lawh seem StqY

arrive fan live sit talk

become flm occur sleep wait

come go min sneeze walk

(c) TRANsmVERBs

ACTIVE: Bob mailed the letter.

PASSIVE: The lener was maU by Bob.

(d) INTRANSrnEVBBsS

ACTIVE: An accident happened.

PAS^: (nor possible)

(e) INCORRBCT: An accident was happened.

Only aansitive verbs can be used in the passive.

An intransitive verb is NOT used in the passive.

'To find out if a verb is transitive or inuansitiw, look in you dictionary. The usual abbrcviationa are v.t. (mnsitive) and v.i.

(intransitive). Some verbs have both rrmitive and inrransitive uaes. For example:

rransitive: Sncdmu smdy bwh.

inrransitive: Studsnn rmdy.

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