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That same sentence in passive voice reads:
 The ball is hit by Anna.
The ball is the object, not the subject of the sentence. The ball is not doing an action. Therefore, it
should be after the subject (Anna).
Tips to Recognize the Passive Voice

Sometimes a sentence in passive voice doesn't necessarily sound "wrong" or wordy. However,

it's still best to write in active voice whenever possible.

In order to recognize that a sentence is in passive voice, watch out for these keywords:

 A
 Are
 Be
 Being
 By
 Has been
 Have been
 Is
 Was
 Were
 Will be

COMPARE THE FOLLOWING TWO SENTENCES:
i. The hunter killed the deer.

ii. The deer was killed by the hunter.

In the first sentence, the subject ‘hunter’ is the receiver of the action i.e. the subject is active. The
verb ‘killed ’is therefore said to be in the Active Voice. In second sentence, the subject ‘hunter’ is
the receiver of the action i.e. the subject is not active, but passive. The verb ‘was killed’ is
therefore said to be in the passive Voice.

RULES TO CHANGE ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE

 Make Object the Subject.
 Bring the Helping verb.
 Put 3rd from of the verb.
 Add ‘by’ if necessary.
 Make the Subject into the Objective.

E.g.: The child threw the ball out of the house. (Active Voice)

The ball was thrown out of the house by the child. (Passive Voice)
(A) Object ……. ‘Ball’; (B) ‘Threw’ is past tense, so H.V is ‘was’; (C) ‘Thrown’ …….3rd form of
‘throw’: (D) Add ‘by’; E) In the place of subject….’The child’

(a) Simple Present:

1. The grocer sells rice (Active)
Rice is sold by the grocer. (Passive)

2. Does the grocer sell rice? (Active)

Is rice sold by the grocer? (Passive)

(b) Present Continuous: