ACADEMIC SKILLS PROGRAM
STUDENT SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT
Passive
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I reached for my purse and realized I had left it at home.
The boy rode the bicylce down a muddy road.
The audience gave the basketball team a standing ovation.
Twenty children boarded the bus.
The fans gave the baseball team a standing ovation.
Fire destroyed the hotel.
Bright yellow paper covered the kitchen shelves.
Medical personnel must face the pressures of dealing with life and
death.
We all ate the vanilla pudding.
The caretakers opened the door to the auditorium at noon.
This sentence is in the active voice.
How far can he lead her in that direction?
Will you be able to finish that fence in time for the event?
This sentence is in the active voice.
The printer will set those templates for you.
Since January, librarians have added over 75 thousand items to the
collection.
This sentence is in the active voice.
Gerontologists have found that caring for a pet increases logevity in
senior citizens.
This sentence is in the active voice.
Will the owner allow the dogs in the house?
Any of the club members may invite guests on Saturdays.
We could hear her voice for miles.
Scientists will discuss the exact composition of the core of the earth.
Each student in the class will write a formal report.
Anyone can live life to its fullest.
Up to now, he has spent most of hjis time after classes in the gym.
I hung roses, baby’s breath and alyssum by their stems in the attic to
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Publishers print two-thirds of the 18 million books in 470 different
languages.
The dental practitioner often envies the money and status accorded the
medical doctor.
In the West African country of Fhana, a few wood carvers are creating
coffins that reflect their occupants’ special interests.
A farmer chose a coffin in the shape of a green onion!