Passive+Voice+ex.+8-1

Use Active Voice! Name ________________________

Hacker exercise 8-1 Period ______

Revise any weak, unemphatic sentences by replacing //be// verbs or passive verbs with active alternatives and, if necessary, by naming in the subject the person or thing doing the action. Some sentences are emphatic; do not change them. Revisions of lettered sentences appear in the back of the book.

Example: The campfire was doused by the ranger before we were given a ticket for unauthorized use of a campsite.


 * 1) The Prussians were victorious over the Saxons in 1745.
 * 2) The entire operation is managed by Ahmed, the producer.
 * 3) The sea kayaks were expertly paddled by the tour guides.
 * 4) At the crack of rocket and mortar blasts, I jumped from the top bunk and landed on my buddy below, who was crawling on the floor looking for his boots.
 * 5) A strange sound was made in the willow tree by the monkey that had escaped from the zoo.
 * 6) Her letter was in acknowledgment of the student’s participation in the literacy program.
 * 7) The bomb bay doors rumbled open, and freezing air whipped through the plane.
 * 8) The work of Paul Oakenfold and Sandra Collins was influential in my choice of music for my audition.
 * 9) The only responsibility I was given by my parents was putting my little brother to bed when they had to work late.