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    Erick Rizal
    This document contains information about Erik Rizali, a student with student ID 502206100066 studying in class 14 of the Management department. It then provides examples of changing sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa, with explanations and corrections.

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    Nama : Erik Rizali

    NIM : 502206100066
    Kelas : 14 Manajemen

    PASSIVE VERB FORMS

    Change the verb to the active voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to
    keep the same tense. In some cases, it will be necessary to supply a subject
    (see the second example).
    1. The books were taken by John. John took the books.
    2. The boxes were mailed today. He mailed the boxes today.
    3. The two packages were opened by my secretary. My secretary
    opened the two packages.
    4. Our homework is corrected by our teacher. Our teacher corrects our
    homework.
    5. Two buildings have been constructed by that company. That
    company had constructed two buildings.
    6. That room wasn't cleaned carefully yesterday. He didn’t clean that
    room carefully yesterday.
    7. The truck is being loaded by the men now. The men are loading the
    truck now.
    8. Was that machine checked by the inspector? Did the inspector check
    that machine?
    9. Will that report be written by the same committee? Will the same
    committee write that report?
    10. Has the news been announced by the president yet? Has the
    president announced the news yet?
    11. The mail is delivered to this office twice a day. This office receives the
    mail twice a day.
    12. All of us were surprised by his frank attitude. His frank attitude
    surprised all of us.
    13. Was the repair work done by that mechanic? Did the mechanic do the
    repair work?
    14. He wasn't very much respected by the employees. The employees
    didn’t respect him very much.
    15. Are many courses in English given during the summer? Are they
    giving many courses in English during the summer?
    USING PASSIVE VERBS

    Change the verb to the passive voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to
    keep the same tense.
    1. He signed the letter. The letter was signed by him.
    2. The secretary opens the mail every morning. The mails is opened by
    the secretary every morning.
    3. The committee is considering that proposal right now. That proposal
    is being considered by the committee right now.
    4. The army will complete that project next year. That project will be
    completed by the army next year.
    5. His boss has transferred him to another department. He has been
    transferred to another department by his boss.
    6. Will the company distribute the announcements? Will the
    announcements be distributed by the company?
    7. An artist wrote that interesting article about Paris. That interesting
    article about Paris was written by an artist.
    8. Today a large number of people speak English. English is spoken by a
    large number of people today.
    9. Didn't they return those books to the library? Were those books not
    return by them to the library?
    10. The government fur hot changed that regulation yet. That regulation
    has not been changed by the government yet.
    11. Someone stole all her valuable jewelry last night. All her valuable
    jewelry were stolen by someone last night.
    12. Miss Peters wrote all of the reports for Mr. Johnson. All of the reports
    were written my Miss Peters for Mr. Johnson.
    13. Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami. Flight 202 from
    Miami has been delayed due to bad weather.
    14. Did the court divide the money among the children? Were the money
    divided by the court among the children?
    15. Many scholars have translated that famous Greek epic. That famous
    Greek epic has been translated by many scholars.

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