INSTRUCTIONS: In the space provided, write an A if the sentence uses the active voice, and write a P if it uses the passive voice. 1. _____ Suspect Smith was apprehended at 10:30 a.m. in front of his house.
2. _____ Lieutenant Malory apprehended suspect Myers in front of the suspect’s house at 10:30 a.m.
3. _____ The first fire truck arrived at exactly 10:00 p.m.
4. _____ The fire hydrant on the corner of Wilshire Dr. and North Shore Rd. was turned on at 10:10 p.m.
5. _____ The Cadillac Escalade crashed into the Toyota Corolla’s left rear bumper.
6. _____ The Toyota Corolla’s left rear bumper was hit by the Cadillac Escalade.
7. _____ The house was broken into at 11:35 p.m.
8. _____ An unknown suspect broke into the house at 11:35 p.m.
9. _____ The vehicle was searched by Officer Jones.
10. _____ Officer Mills apprehended the suspect in a field adjacent to 431 Old Market Rd.
WRITING IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE INSTRUCTIONS:
Rewrite the sentences from Exercise 1. If they are in the active voice change them to the passive voice, and if they are in the passive voice change them to the active voice.
1. ___P___ Suspect Smith was apprehended at 10:30 a.m. in front of his house.
2. ___A__ Lieutenant Malory apprehended suspect Myers in front of the suspect’s house at 10:30 a.m.
3. __A___ The first fire truck arrived at exactly 10:00 p.m.
4. __P___ The fire hydrant on the corner of Wilshire Dr. and North Shore Rd. was turned on at 10:10 p.m.
5. ___A__ The Cadillac Escalade crashed into the Toyota Corolla’s left rear bumper.
6. __P___ The Toyota Corolla’s left rear bumper was hit by the Cadillac Escalade.
7. __A___ The house was broken into at 11:35 p.m.
8. __P__ An unknown suspect broke into the house at 11:35 p.m.
9. ___P__ The vehicle was searched by Officer Jones.
10. __A__ Officer Mills apprehended the suspect in a field adjacent to 431 Old Market Rd.
INSTRUCTIONS: In the space provided, write an A if the sentence uses the active voice, and...