Simple Passive - Sort the Patterns

Tap a card, then tap the column where it belongs. Place every card to finish the board.

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Question 1

Sort each sentence by whether the subject does the action or receives it.

Question 2

Sort each verb phrase by whether it can be used in a passive sentence.

Question 3

Sort each complete passive sentence by its tense.

Question 4

Sort each complete passive sentence by whether its subject is singular or plural.

Question 5

In a result-focused report, sort each sentence by whether its by-phrase gives specific identifying information worth keeping or only a generic or unknown doer worth omitting.

Practise Simple Passive - Sort the Patterns with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 5 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every set.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Simple Passive - Sort the Patterns in everyday English.

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