Passive Voice Skills

Identify the passive voice sentence:

• The cake was baked by Mary.

• Mary baked the cake.

• Mary was baking the cake.

• Mary has baked the cake.

Convert the active voice sentence 'She wrote a letter' to passive voice.

• She was writing a letter

• A letter was written by she

• A letter was written by her.

• A letter was writing by her

In passive voice, the use of 'by' indicates...

• the receiver of the action

• the location of the action

• the time of the action

• the agent or doer of the action

Differentiate between active and passive voice: Active - The dog chased the cat. Passive - The cat was chased by the dog.

• Passive voice has the subject performing the action.

• Active voice has the subject performing the action, while passive voice has the subject receiving the action.

• Active voice has the subject receiving the action.

• Active voice is always longer than passive voice.

Apply the correct verb form in passive voice: The book (write) by the author.

• written

• wrotten

• writeen

• writen

Identify the passive voice sentence: The car was washed by John.

• John washes the car

• John was washing the car

• John washed the car

• The car was washed by John

Convert the active voice sentence 'They are building a new house' to passive voice.

• A new house is being built by them.

• A new house is being built by the old owners.

• A new house is being built by someone else.

• They are building a new house by themselves.

In passive voice, the use of 'by' indicates...

• the agent or doer of the action

• the location of the action

• the time of the action

• the receiver of the action

Differentiate between active and passive voice: Active - The teacher explained the lesson. Passive - The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The lesson was explained by the student.

• Active voice: The teacher explained the lesson. Passive voice: The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The teacher was explained by the lesson.

• The lesson explained the teacher.

Apply the correct verb form in passive voice: The cake (bake) by my mom.

• The cake was baking by my mom.

• The cake is baked by my mom.

• The cake baked by my mom.

• The cake was baked by my mom.