Active vs Passive Voice
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Active : Kendra sent an SMS to her friend
Passive : ............................................
An SMS was sent by Bunga to her friend
An SMS is sent by Bunga to her friend
An SMS was being sent by Bunga to her friend
An SMS has been sent sent by Bunga to her friend
Answer explanation
Active : Kendra sent an SMS to her friend
Passive : ............................................
AN SMS was sent to her friend.
The passive voice is formed:
+by using a form of the auxiliary verb “be” (be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been)
+followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?
The cake was eaten by John.
The letter was written by Sarah.
The dog chased the cat.
The window was broken by the ball.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: "The chef cooks the meal."
The meal is cooked by the chef.
The meal cooks the chef.
The chef is cooked by the meal.
The meal was cooked by the chef.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
The students submitted the assignments.
The assignments were submitted by the students.
The teacher explains the lesson.
The cat sleeps on the mat.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Differentiate between active and passive voice in the following sentence: "The song was sung by the choir."
Active
Passive
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rewrite the following sentence from passive to active voice: "The book was read by Mary."
Mary was reading the book.
Mary read the book.
The book reads Mary.
The book was being read by Mary.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
CCSS.L.11-12.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which sentence is the active voice correctly applied?
The homework was completed by the student before the deadline.
The student completed the homework before the deadline.
The homework is being completed by the student before the deadline.
The homework has been completed by the student before the deadline.
Answer explanation
Reminder: The Homework= is not the doer
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.1
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