1. Escuela de Educación Continua
Repaso para la Prueba de Evaluación
y Admisión Universitaria
(College Board)
INGLÉS
Sentence Structure
Passive and Active Voice
Preparado por
Prof. Carmen Cembalest, Enero 1994
Revisado por
Prof. Thelvenitsie Hernández, Junio 2006

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Escuela de Educación Continua de UMET, enero 2012

3. III. Passive and Active Voice:
A verb is in the active voice when the subject of a sentence performs the action of the
verb.
When the subject of a sentence receives the action of the verb, the verb is then in the
passive voice.
Example:
Lola ate the vanilla pudding. (active)
The vanilla pudding was eaten by Lola. (passive)
D. Practice Exercise: Identify the following sentences as passive of active voice.
1. The surprise party was organized by Charles. ____________________________
2. The crowd gave the baseball team a standing ovation. _____________________
3. Four men loaded the huge morning van. ________________________________
4. Many people were offended by the comedian. ___________________________
5. A bomb was found in the suitcase by airport security staff. ________________