Mastering Active and Passive Voices

Identify the voice: The cat chased the mouse.

• Subjunctive voice

• Imperative voice

• Active voice

• Passive voice

Identify the voice: The book was read by the student.

• Active voice

• Imperative voice

• Interrogative voice

• Passive voice

Convert to passive: The chef cooked a delicious meal.

• A meal was cooked deliciously by the chef.

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

Convert to active: The song was sung by the choir.

• The choir has sung the song.

• The song is sung by the choir.

• The choir will sing the song.

• The choir sang the song.

Identify the voice: The homework was completed by John.

• Passive voice

• Active voice

Identify the voice: The teacher explains the lesson.

• Imperative voice

• Passive voice

• Active voice

• Subjunctive voice

Convert to passive: The committee will approve the proposal.

• The committee approved the proposal.

• The committee will be approving the proposal.

• The proposal will be approved by the committee.

• The proposal is approved by the committee.

Convert to active: The letter was written by Sarah.

• Sarah wrote the letter.

• The letter was written by a student.

• The letter was written by John.

• Sarah is writing the letter.

Identify the voice: The flowers were watered by the gardener.

• Interrogative voice

• Active voice

• Imperative voice

• Passive voice

Identify the voice: The athlete broke the record.

• Passive voice

• Active voice

• Compound voice

• Subjunctive voice