Identify whether each sentence uses passive or active voice and then rewrite sentences using passive voice in the active voice. Leave the ones using the active voice alone.

1. The gardener plants daffodils in her garden every spring. 2. The chicken was saved from the jaws of a raccoon by the farmer. 3. Mac watched the snow fall thickly on the countryside. 4. The tea was served in tiny, delicate cups. 5. All of the phones are being tapped. 6. The senators were busy arguing among themselves. 7. She hoola-hooped all day long. 8. The potholes in the alley were being made larger by cars every day. 9. Promises were made, but not kept, about controlling pollution from the plant. 10. The scarf was wrapped snugly around my neck before I went outside. 11. He made cookies for everyone. 12. Four apartments were burglarized by the pre-teen gang in one night. 13. With the city under siege, the shelves were bare in just about every store. 14. This is shaping up to be the wettest winter in fifty years. 15. The motorcycle was purchased by a young woman. 16. False statements were made to the press by the researchers studying the problem.

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Answers:1.
Active voice.
2. Passive voice: The farmer saved the chicken from the jaws of a raccoon.
3. Active voice.
4. Passive voice: The butler served the tea in tiny, delicate cups.
5. Passive voice: The FBI is tapping all of the phones.
6. Active voice.
7. Active voice.
8. Passive voice: Cars were making the potholes in the alley larger every day.
9. Passive voice: The senator broke his promise about controlling pollution from the plant.
10. Passive voice: I wrapped the scarf snugly around my neck before I went outside.
11. Active voice.
12. Passive voice: The pre-teen gang burglarized four apartments in one night.
13. Active voice.
14. Active voice.
15. Passive voice: A young woman purchased the motorcycle.
16. Passive voice: The researchers studying the problem made false statements to the press