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Passive Voice Examples With Answer Key

The document provides examples of sentences written in the passive voice with various verbs in different tenses. It gives 10 examples of sentences where the subject is acted upon by the verb, such as "TV was invented by Baird" and "Pyramids were built by Egyptians." It then gives 6 additional examples requiring the use of either the verb "be" or "get" in the passive form.

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Passive Voice Examples With Answer Key

The document provides examples of sentences written in the passive voice with various verbs in different tenses. It gives 10 examples of sentences where the subject is acted upon by the verb, such as "TV was invented by Baird" and "Pyramids were built by Egyptians." It then gives 6 additional examples requiring the use of either the verb "be" or "get" in the passive form.

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Passive Voice Examples - Answer Key

Form passive voice in appropriate tenses for the following exercise.

1.(TV / invent / Baird)


TV was invented by Baird.

2.(Pyramids / build / Egyptians)


Pyramids were built by Egyptians.

3.(milk / produce / cows)


Milk is produced by cows.

4.(coffee / grow / in Brazil)


Coffee is grown in Brazil.

5.(chopsticks / use / in China)


Chopstics are used in China.

6.(plants / water / everyday)


Plants are watered everyday.

7.(the robber / arrest / the police / yesterday)


The robber was arrested by the police yesterday.

8.(injured marines / take to a hospital / now)


Injured marines are being taken to a hospital now.

9.(the truck / repair / tomorrow)


The truck will be repaired tomorrow.

10.(the letters / deliver / last week)


The letters were delivered last week.

B) Complete the exercise with 'be' or 'get' passive forms and the indicated verbs. Use
'be' unless 'get' specified.

was the missing child found


1. Where   ? (the missing child / find)

was discovered
She   (discover) walking barefoot along the beach.
2. How do you think the team is going to do this year?

get beaten
Pretty well, except that I'm sure they'll   (get / beat) by Central
University.

3. What happened to your car?

got hit
It   (get / hit) by a truck.

we have been getting overcharged


4. Jim,   (we / getting / overcharge) six months.

have the company investigated


I think we ought to  . (have / the company / investigate) I've heard
the same complaint from the neighbors.

Aren't they cleaned


5. Why are these floors so dirty?   (they / not / clean) every day?

didn't get done


Normally, yes, but somehow the cleaning   (not / get / do) this morning.

are fed
6. Please don't give food to the animals. They   (feed)

    on a special diet.

getting fed
OK. Will we be able to see the animals   (getting /

    feed) while we're here at the zoo?

They will be fed


Yes.   (they / will / feed) at five o'clock today.

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