Passive Voice

The Choking Dog: Exercise on Passive Voice

1. Change this active sentence to the passive:
A client delayed Joanne when she was leaving the office.

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2. Change this active sentence to the passive:
The tennis club was holding a meeting at 6.30.

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3. Change this passive sentence to active:
The doorway was blocked by Sheba, the dog.

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4. Change this active sentence to passive:
Joanne had to take Sheba to the vet.

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5. Change this active sentence to passive:
Her condition worried the vet.

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6. Change this passive sentence to active:
The dog was treated by the vet while Joanne went home.

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7. Change this active sentence to passive:
The vet told Joanne to get out of the house.

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8. Change this active sentence to passive:
The telephone call confused Joanne.

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9. Change this active sentence to passive:
The police captured the burglar.

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10. Change this active sentence to passive:
The dog had bitten off his fingers.

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