Active and Passive practice from Quorapedia

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Active and Passive practice from Quorapedia
Active and Passive practice from Quorapedia

PART I

Certainly! Here are 30 active sentences in different types along with their corresponding passive sentences:

 

1. Simple Sentence:

   Active: The cat chased the mouse.

   Passive: The mouse was chased by the cat.

 

2. Compound Sentence:

   Active: Sarah loves to dance, and she sings beautifully.

   Passive: Dancing is loved by Sarah, and beautiful singing is done by her.

 

3. Complex Sentence:

   Active: After the rain stopped, the children played outside.

   Passive: After the rain stopped, outside was played by the children.

 

4. Imperative Sentence:

   Active: Close the door, please.

   Passive: Let the door be closed, please.

 

5. Interrogative Sentence:

   Active: Where did you go last night?

   Passive: Where was last night gone by you?

 

6. Exclamatory Sentence:

   Active: What a beautiful sunset!

   Passive: How beautiful the sunset is!

 

7. Declarative Sentence:

   Active: The sun rises in the east.

   Passive: In the east, the sun rises.

 

8. Elliptical Sentence:

   Active: He can play the guitar; she, the piano.

   Passive: The guitar can be played by him; the piano, by her.

 

9. Conditional Sentence:

   Active: If you study hard, you will pass the exam.

   Passive: If hard is studied by you, the exam will be passed.

 

10. Complex-Compound Sentence:

    Active: She studied hard, but she still failed the test because she didn't understand the material.

    Passive: Hard studying was done by her, but still, the test was failed by her because the material wasn't understood.

 

11. Appositive Sentence:

    Active: My friend, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural.

    Passive: A beautiful mural was painted by my friend, a talented artist.

 

12. Coordinative Sentence:

    Active: You can walk or take the bus to get there.

    Passive: To get there, walking or taking the bus can be done by you.

 

13. Gerund Phrase Sentence:

    Active: Swimming helps me relax.

    Passive: Relaxing is helped by swimming.

 

14. Infinitive Phrase Sentence:

    Active: She wants to learn to play the guitar.

    Passive: Learning to play the guitar is wanted by her.

 

15. Participial Phrase Sentence:

    Active: Running late, he missed the bus.

    Passive: Late running, the bus was missed by him.

 

16. Adjective Clause Sentence:

    Active: The woman who lives next door is a doctor.

    Passive: A doctor is the woman who lives next door.

 

17. Adverbial Clause Sentence:

    Active: When the sun sets, it gets cooler outside.

    Passive: When the sun sets, outside gets cooler.

 

18. Noun Clause Sentence:

    Active: What she said surprised everyone.

    Passive: Everyone was surprised by what she said.

 

19. Absolute Phrase Sentence:

    Active: The storm having passed, we ventured outside.

    Passive: Having passed, outside was ventured by us.

 

20. Prepositional Phrase Sentence:

    Active: He walked along the beach.

    Passive: Along the beach, he walked.

 

21. Adverb Clause Sentence:

    Active: Because he studied hard, he passed the exam.

    Passive: Because hard studying was done by him, the exam was passed.

 

22. Direct Address Sentence:

    Active: John, please pass the salt.

    Passive: John, let the salt be passed, please.

 

23. Emphatic Sentence:

    Active: I will finish this project!

    Passive: This project will be finished by me!

 

24. Conditional Perfect Sentence:

    Active: If I had known, I would have helped.

    Passive: If known, help would have been given by me.

 

25. Expletive Sentence:

    Active: It is raining heavily.

    Passive: Heavily raining is happening.

 

26. Cleft Sentence:

    Active: It was John who broke the vase.

    Passive: It was the vase that was broken by John.

 

27. Negative Interrogative Sentence:

    Active: Haven't you finished your homework yet?

    Passive: Hasn't your homework been finished yet?

 

28. Tag Question Sentence:

    Active: You like ice cream, don't you?

    Passive: Ice cream is liked by you, isn't it?

 

29. Direct Speech Sentence:

    Active: "I love you," he whispered.

    Passive: "You are loved," he whispered.

 

30. Indirect Speech Sentence:

    Active: She said, "I will come tomorrow."

    Passive: She said that she would come the next day.

Part II

Of course! Here are 20 sentences in different types:

 

1. Simple Sentence:

   Active: The sun shines brightly.

   Passive: Brightly shines the sun.

 

2. Compound Sentence:

   Active: She likes to read novels, and he prefers watching movies.

   Passive: Reading novels is liked by her, and watching movies is preferred by him.

 

3. Complex Sentence:

   Active: While I was studying, my brother was playing video games.

   Passive: While studying was done by me, video games were played by my brother.

 

4. Imperative Sentence:

   Active: Clean your room before dinner.

   Passive: Let your room be cleaned before dinner.

 

5. Interrogative Sentence:

   Active: Why did you choose this restaurant?

   Passive: Why was this restaurant chosen by you?

 

6. Exclamatory Sentence:

   Active: What a beautiful flower garden!

   Passive: How beautiful the flower garden is!

 

7. Declarative Sentence:

   Active: The cat sleeps on the windowsill.

   Passive: On the windowsill, the cat sleeps.

 

8. Elliptical Sentence:

   Active: He can cook; she, bake.

   Passive: Cooking can be done by him; baking, by her.

 

9. Conditional Sentence:

   Active: If it rains, we will cancel the picnic.

   Passive: If rain happens, the picnic will be canceled.

 

10. Complex-Compound Sentence:

    Active: She cooked dinner, and then she watched a movie because she was tired.

    Passive: Dinner was cooked by her, and then a movie was watched by her because she was tired.

 

11. Appositive Sentence:

    Active: My friend, an excellent musician, plays the piano.

    Passive: The piano is played by my friend, an excellent musician.

 

12. Coordinative Sentence:

    Active: You can go for a walk or stay home and relax.

    Passive: For relaxation, staying home or going for a walk can be chosen by you.

 

13. Gerund Phrase Sentence:

    Active: Singing brings her joy.

    Passive: Joy is brought to her by singing.

 

14. Infinitive Phrase Sentence:

    Active: She hopes to travel the world one day.

    Passive: Traveling the world one day is hoped for by her.

 

15. Participial Phrase Sentence:

    Active: Worn out from the long journey, they rested by the fire.

    Passive: From the long journey, worn out, resting was done by them by the fire.

 

16. Adjective Clause Sentence:

    Active: The car that is parked in front of the house belongs to my neighbor.

    Passive: Belonging to my neighbor, the car parked in front of the house.

 

17. Adverbial Clause Sentence:

    Active: Because it was raining heavily, we decided to stay indoors.

    Passive: Because heavy rain was happening, staying indoors was decided by us.

 

18. Noun Clause Sentence:

    Active: Whoever finishes first can have the last piece of cake.

    Passive: Having the last piece of cake can be done by whoever finishes first.

 

19. Absolute Phrase Sentence:

    Active: The sun having set, darkness enveloped the landscape.

    Passive: With the setting of the sun, the landscape was enveloped by darkness.

 

20. Prepositional Phrase Sentence:

    Active: He waited at the bus stop for thirty minutes.

    Passive: For thirty minutes, waiting was done by him at the bus stop.