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- Active Voice: Subject → Verb → Object
(Who does the action?)
- Passive Voice: Object → Verb (past participle) → Subject
(What is being acted upon?)
- In passive voice:
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject.
- The verb changes to be + past participle.
- The original subject becomes the agent (introduced with "by").
- Do not use "being" unless the active sentence is in the progressive tense.
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## ✔ Section A: Rewrite in Passive Voice
We convert active sentences into passive voice.
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- Active:
Subject: The grade 6 learners
Verb: write
Object: an English test
- Passive:
Object → Subject → be + past participle → by subject
→ An English test is written by the grade 6 learners.
✔ Answer: *An English test is written by the grade 6 learners.*
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- Active:
Subject: the English teacher
Verb: makes
Object: funny jokes
- Passive:
→ Funny jokes are made by the English teacher sometimes.
> Note: "Sometimes" can go at the end or beginning — both are acceptable.
✔ Answer: *Funny jokes are made by the English teacher sometimes.*
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- Active:
Subject: Our principal, Mr. Watson
Verb: makes
Object: an impressive speech
- Passive:
→ An impressive speech is made by our principal, Mr. Watson.
✔ Answer: *An impressive speech is made by our principal, Mr. Watson.*
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- This sentence has a complex verb phrase ("plays rugby") and includes another person (his best friend). But note: "with his best friend" is not the object — it’s a prepositional phrase.
- The object is rugby (the game played).
- So:
- Subject: Jonathan
- Verb: plays
- Object: rugby
- Passive:
→ Rugby is played by Jonathan with his best friend.
> We keep "with his best friend" as a prepositional phrase for context.
✔ Answer: *Rugby is played by Jonathan with his best friend.*
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- Active:
Subject: Samantha
Verb: opens
Object: her birthday present
- Passive:
→ Her birthday present is opened by Samantha.
✔ Answer: *Her birthday present is opened by Samantha.*
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## ✔ Section B: Rewrite in Active Voice
Now we reverse the process — turn passive sentences into active ones.
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- Passive:
Subject: The book, Charlotte's Web
Verb: is read
Agent: by the learners
- Active:
→ The learners read the book, Charlotte's Web.
✔ Answer: *The learners read the book, Charlotte's Web.*
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- Passive:
Subject: A chocolate milkshake
Verb: is drunk
Agent: by Mrs. Coetzee
- Active:
→ Mrs. Coetzee drinks a chocolate milkshake.
> Note: "drunk" is the past participle of "drink", so the base verb is "drink".
✔ Answer: *Mrs. Coetzee drinks a chocolate milkshake.*
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- Passive:
Subject: A beautiful song
Verb: is sung
Agent: by the new girl in the school
- Active:
→ The new girl in the school sings a beautiful song.
✔ Answer: *The new girl in the school sings a beautiful song.*
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- Passive:
Subject: A fantastic book
Verb: is written
Agent: by the author
- Active:
→ The author writes a fantastic book.
✔ Answer: *The author writes a fantastic book.*
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## ✔ Final Answers:
1. An English test is written by the grade 6 learners.
2. Funny jokes are made by the English teacher sometimes.
3. An impressive speech is made by our principal, Mr. Watson.
4. Rugby is played by Jonathan with his best friend.
5. Her birthday present is opened by Samantha.
1. The learners read the book, Charlotte's Web.
2. Mrs. Coetzee drinks a chocolate milkshake.
3. The new girl in the school sings a beautiful song.
4. The author writes a fantastic book.
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🔹 Key Rules Recap:
- Active Voice: Subject → Verb → Object
(Who does the action?)
- Passive Voice: Object → Verb (past participle) → Subject
(What is being acted upon?)
- In passive voice:
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject.
- The verb changes to be + past participle.
- The original subject becomes the agent (introduced with "by").
- Do not use "being" unless the active sentence is in the progressive tense.
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## ✔ Section A: Rewrite in Passive Voice
We convert active sentences into passive voice.
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1. The grade 6 learners write an English test.
- Active:
Subject: The grade 6 learners
Verb: write
Object: an English test
- Passive:
Object → Subject → be + past participle → by subject
→ An English test is written by the grade 6 learners.
✔ Answer: *An English test is written by the grade 6 learners.*
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2. Sometimes the English teacher makes funny jokes.
- Active:
Subject: the English teacher
Verb: makes
Object: funny jokes
- Passive:
→ Funny jokes are made by the English teacher sometimes.
> Note: "Sometimes" can go at the end or beginning — both are acceptable.
✔ Answer: *Funny jokes are made by the English teacher sometimes.*
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3. Our principal, Mr. Watson, makes an impressive speech.
- Active:
Subject: Our principal, Mr. Watson
Verb: makes
Object: an impressive speech
- Passive:
→ An impressive speech is made by our principal, Mr. Watson.
✔ Answer: *An impressive speech is made by our principal, Mr. Watson.*
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4. Jonathan plays rugby with his best friend.
- This sentence has a complex verb phrase ("plays rugby") and includes another person (his best friend). But note: "with his best friend" is not the object — it’s a prepositional phrase.
- The object is rugby (the game played).
- So:
- Subject: Jonathan
- Verb: plays
- Object: rugby
- Passive:
→ Rugby is played by Jonathan with his best friend.
> We keep "with his best friend" as a prepositional phrase for context.
✔ Answer: *Rugby is played by Jonathan with his best friend.*
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5. Samantha opens her birthday present.
- Active:
Subject: Samantha
Verb: opens
Object: her birthday present
- Passive:
→ Her birthday present is opened by Samantha.
✔ Answer: *Her birthday present is opened by Samantha.*
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## ✔ Section B: Rewrite in Active Voice
Now we reverse the process — turn passive sentences into active ones.
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1. The book, Charlotte's Web, is read by the learners.
- Passive:
Subject: The book, Charlotte's Web
Verb: is read
Agent: by the learners
- Active:
→ The learners read the book, Charlotte's Web.
✔ Answer: *The learners read the book, Charlotte's Web.*
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2. A chocolate milkshake is drunk by Mrs. Coetzee.
- Passive:
Subject: A chocolate milkshake
Verb: is drunk
Agent: by Mrs. Coetzee
- Active:
→ Mrs. Coetzee drinks a chocolate milkshake.
> Note: "drunk" is the past participle of "drink", so the base verb is "drink".
✔ Answer: *Mrs. Coetzee drinks a chocolate milkshake.*
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3. A beautiful song is sung by the new girl in the school.
- Passive:
Subject: A beautiful song
Verb: is sung
Agent: by the new girl in the school
- Active:
→ The new girl in the school sings a beautiful song.
✔ Answer: *The new girl in the school sings a beautiful song.*
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4. A fantastic book is written by the author.
- Passive:
Subject: A fantastic book
Verb: is written
Agent: by the author
- Active:
→ The author writes a fantastic book.
✔ Answer: *The author writes a fantastic book.*
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## ✔ Final Answers:
Section A: Passive Voice
1. An English test is written by the grade 6 learners.
2. Funny jokes are made by the English teacher sometimes.
3. An impressive speech is made by our principal, Mr. Watson.
4. Rugby is played by Jonathan with his best friend.
5. Her birthday present is opened by Samantha.
Section B: Active Voice
1. The learners read the book, Charlotte's Web.
2. Mrs. Coetzee drinks a chocolate milkshake.
3. The new girl in the school sings a beautiful song.
4. The author writes a fantastic book.
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