1.) Howie was handed his directions.
β Howie handed his directions
2.) The bike was stolen on Thursday.
β the robber stole the bike on Thursday
3.) A good batch of cookies was baked by the scouts.
β the scouts baked a good batch of cookies
4.) The decision was made.
β someone made the decision
5.) The test was taken by the class.
β the class took the test
6.) The sentences were written on the board.
β someone wrote the sentences on the board
7.) The sentences were combined.
β someone combined the sentences
8.) My foot was broken by the accident.
β the accident broke my foot
9.) The passive sentences were corrected.
β someone corrected the passive sentences
10.) Sentences which were written in the passive voice often end in prepositional phrases.
β sentences which someone wrote in the passive voice often end in prepositional phrases