PASSIVE VOICE

Objectives: * Practice the passive voice in sentences.     The bird delivered the letter
* Use the passive voice with different tenses.  The letter was delivered by the bird

Directions: Change the following sentences to the passive form without changing the verb tense.

Example: She will clean the house. The house will be cleaned by her.

1. The elephants are performing an act. 
2. My boss typed the letter yesterday. 
3. The British settled in North America. 
4. She found the cure for the sickness. 
5. The dog found the bone. 
   
6. He will sign the letter today. 
   
7. They are sending him a message . 
8. They speak Spanish at that store. 
9. The city is repairing the sidewalk. 
10. The judge is sentencing the thief. 
11. Her explanation confused the students. 
12. The police stopped him on the freeway. 
13. She opens the office in the morning. 
14. She wrote that letter last night. 
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