Active and Passive Voice

Which of the following sentences is using a verb in active voice?

• That fish was caught by dad.

• She is cleaning her room.

• He was memorizing his lines for the play.

Which of the following sentences is using a verb in passive voice?

• She reads a story to her little sister.

• I told my classmates that teacher posted an announcement.

• The famous actress was being interviewed by Ted Failon.

Which of the following sentences is not using a verb in passive voice?

• The phone call was answered by Nancy.

• Karla visited her grandma yesterday.

• I was asked by my teacher if I did my project all by myself.

Which of the following sentences is not using a verb in active voice?

• She smelled the sweet aroma of the coffee.

• I smiled at her when I caught her looking at me.

• He was convinced by his father to take up an engineering course.

Which of the following is true?

• If the subject is the receiver of the action, then the verb is in active voice.

• If the subject is the doer of the action, then the verb is in passive voice.

• If the subject is the doer of the action, then the verb is in active voice.

The company hired new workers last year.

• New workers are hired by the company last year.

• New workers were hired by the company last year.

• New worker was hired by the company last year.

Shane has messaged her teacher regarding her concerns.

• The teacher was messaged by Shane regarding her concerns.

• The teacher was being messaged by Shane regarding her concerns.

• The teacher has been messaged by Shane regarding her concerns.

She must deliver all the letters this afternoon.

• The letters must be delivered by her this afternoon.

• The letters are delivered her this afternoon.

• The letters have been delivered by her this afternoon.

The responses were counted by the secretary.

• The secretary counts the responses.

• The secretary counted the responses.

• The secretary were counting the responses.

The cat was chased by the dogs.

• The dogs was chasing the cat.

• The dogs chased the cat.

• The dogs were chasing the cat.