Passive Voice Exercise II

8. If expansion is not accomplished, then two less-efficient alternatives must be acted upon: either the book sales will have to be in separate quarters or else the whole enterprise will have to be moved to a new location. [Try "we."]
9. Trees on average sites are expected to be about twenty inches in diameter when they are eighty years old if they are managed properly since youth. [Start "Managed properly."]
10. Any amended declaration should be filed with the Internal Revenue Office with whom the original declaration was filed   even if you move to another district.


8. We will have to choose between selling the books in separate quarters or moving the store to a new location, if we can't expand the shop.
9. Managed properly, eighty year old trees grow twenty inches in diameter. 
10. The Internal Revenue Office must file any amended declaration, even if you move to another district. 

Passive Voice

1.      Children cannot open these bottles easily.

The bottles cannot be easily opened by children.

2.      The government built a road right outside her front door.

A road was built right outside her front door by the government.

3.      Mr. Ross broke the antique vase as he walked through the store.

The antique vase was broken by Mr. Ross as he walked through the store.

4.      When she arrived, the changes amazed her.

She was amazed by the changes when she arrived.

5.      The construction workers are making street repairs all month long.

Street repairs are being made by construction workers all month long.

6.      The party will celebrate his retirement.

His retirement will be celebrated at the party.

7.      His professors were discussing his oral exam right in front of him.

His oral exam was being discussed by his professors, right in front of him.

8.      My son ate all the homemade cookies.

All the homemade cookies were eaten by my son.

9.      Corrosion had damaged the hull of the ship.

The hull of the ship was damaged by corrosion.

10.   Some children were visiting the old homestead while I was there.

The old homestead was visited by some children.