Voice Review

Mark the sentences in the passive voice.

• Apple is known for its innovative devices.

• My brother works at an IT company.

• They sold the company for 3 billion dollars.

• He has been named as the most influential man of the 21th century.

The policemen searched the area by foot and car.

• Passive

• Active

Spanish was being spoken at the festival.

• Passive

• Active

Which of the following is written using active voice?

• After dinner, Harry and Ron snuck into the Slytherin dormitory.

• Harry was given the information he needed regarding the dragon egg riddle.

• Parvati was taken to the Yule Ball by Harry.

• Scabbers, the rat, was given to Ron as a hand-me-down.

A supernova, or exploding star, was recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054. 

• Active 
• Passive

We call Mars the "Red Planet."

• Active
• Passive

Active voice

• The tone of the author
• When the subject performs the action
• When the subject receives the action
• When there is a linking verb

The dog bit the girl. 

• Active
• Passive

Which sentence is written in PASSIVE voice?

• He ate the rest of the left over pasta.
• The silver was polished using a special solution.
• Chase scored a 90% on his test.
• By the way, you should study for the test.

_{Change the following sentences to passive voice.}
She prints the documents.

• The documents is printed by her
• The documents are been printed by her
• The documents are printed by her
• The documents was printed by her