Grammar Diagnostic

Which of the following sentences uses the active voice?

• Peter was given a laptop to use when he worked at home.

• The mountain was climbed by several of the bravest hikers in the group.

• The favors for the birthday party were provided by the restaurant.

• Randy and Jason won the egg toss at the state fair.

Which of the following sentences does NOT use passive voice?

• She is known by the whole town as the best goalie on the hockey team.

• The puck was hurled across the ice by the star forward.

• She won the Best Player Award last year.

• The women's ice hockey team was founded five years ago.

Identify the correct verb form to fill in the blank:
Laura and her friend ________ for their trip to Peru in an hour.

• leaves

• leave

Identify the correct contraction to fill in the blank:
_______ Jack and Maria have to work tonight?

• Doesn't 

• Don't

Identify the correct verb form to fill in the blank:
We, the entire student body, including one student who graduated mid-year, ______ the school colors to remain green and black

• wants

• want

Identify the correct verb to fill in the blank:
A commitee _______ policy in all matters of evaluation.

• determines

• determine

Identify the correct pronoun  to fill in the blank:
Anybody can learn to make ______ own web site.

• his

• her

• their

• its

Identify the correct verb to fill in the blank:
Neither the bus driver nor the dispatcher ______ the new route.

• likes

• like

Choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank:
I often think of Andrea and ______.

• she

• her

Choose the correct personal pronoun to fill in the blank:
My brother and ____ used to play threes on the porch.

• I

• me