BBI 2424 ACADEMIC WRITING

Written SCL 2

Name: NURADILA ATHIRAH BINTI LOCKMAN (174871) Group: 6

Active - Passive Voice Worksheet

Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

1. Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief.
The police are searching for the bus now. They will use the childrens descriptions
to catch the thief.
A bus has been stolen by somebody from outside the school. The thief was
seen by some children. The bus has been searching by the police now. The
childrens descriptions will be used by them to catch the thief.

2. Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to
the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the
helicopter down and killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the
UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.
A UFO was seen in the sky above London last night. It was reported to the
police. A helicopter was sent by the army to look at it more closely. The
helicopter was shot down by the UFO and both men in it were killed.
Photographs of the UFO have been given to the police.They are being looked
at by experts now.

3. Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday. The owner had just locked
up the shop when a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to
unlock the shop and give him all the diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied
him up. The police have organized a search for the robber. They hope they will
find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the shop for shock.
A local jewellery shop was broken into yesterday. The shop had just been
locked up by the owner, when he was threatened by a robber with a gun. He
was told to unlock the shop and give the robber all the diamonds in the safe.
Then he was tied up. A search for the robber has been organised by the
police. They hope he will be found in a few days. The owner of the shop is
being treated for shock.
4. My uncle painted this picture. Someone has offered him a lot of money for it. He
will deliver the painting tomorrow. When they give him the money, he will tell them
the truth. He painted it one night while he was sleepwalking!
This picture was painted by my uncle. He has been offered a lot of money
for it. It will be delivered tomorrow. When my uncle is given the money, they
will be told the truth. It was painted one night while sleepwalking.

5. Our school is organizing a contest. The teachers will choose the best project
about the environment. The students must include pictures and drawings in their
projects. The students will also have to do all the writing themselves. The school
will give the winner a set of encyclopaedias.
A contest is being organised by our school. The best project about the
environment will be chosen by the teachers. Pictures and drawings must be
included in the students projects. The writing will also have to be done by the
students themselves. The winner will be given a set of encyclopaedias.

Adapted from
http://inglescarmelitaslb.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/the-passive-voice1.pdf
Rewrite the paragraph, and change the verbs from the passive voice to the
active voice. Supply new subjects for some sentences.

Last year a hurricane was experienced by my family and me for the first time. It was
Hurricane Ellen, and much damage to our property and neighbourhood was caused
by its fierce winds of 200 miles per hour and its heavy rains. The old oak tree in our
backyard was uprooted and hurled across the roof of our house, creating a large
hole through which the rain poured in. Our living room was flooded by the water,
which rose to a height of three feet. When we began to think that the worst of the
storm was over, we heard a loud crash and looked out the window to see that our
car had been hit by our neighbours fallen tree, caving in the roof and breaking all the
windows. Having recently moved to the East Coast, we thought that a hurricane was
little more than a thunderstorm. Next time, when people in our area are advised to
evacuate before a hurricane comes, Im sure our family will be the first to leave.

Last year by I and my family experienced a hurricane for the first time. It
was Hurricane Ellen, its fierce winds of 200 miles per hour and its heavy rains
caused damage to our property and neighbourhood. It uprooted The old oak
tree in our backyard and hurled across the roof of our house, creating a large
hole through which the rain poured in. water flooded our living room which
rose to a height of three feet. When it was thought that the worst of the storm
was over, a loud crash was heard and it was seen from the window that our car
had been hit by our neighbours fallen tree, caving in the roof and breaking all
the windows. We recently moved to the East Coast from North Dakota, it was
thought that a hurricane was little more than a thunderstorm. Next time, when
people in our area are advised to evacuate before a hurricane comes, Im sure
our family will be the first to leave.

Adapted from
http://www.cas.udel.edu/writing-center/Documents/ActivePassiveVoiceHandout.pdf