Understanding Passive Voice

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

• Scientists study rare plants.

• Rare plants are studied by scientists.

• Scientists will study rare plants.

• Rare plants will study scientists.

What is the correct passive form of "Bees pollinate flowers"?

• Flowers are pollinated by bees.

• Bees are pollinated by flowers.

• Flowers pollinate bees.

• Flowers will pollinate bees.

Choose the correct passive sentence:

• Venus flytraps catch insects.

• Insects are caught by Venus flytraps.

• Venus flytraps are caught by insects.

• Venus flytraps catches insects.

Which is the correct transformation of "People grow sunflowers in many countries"?

• Sunflowers are grown in many countries.

• Sunflowers is grown in many countries.

• Sunflowers grow in many countries.

• Sunflowers are growing in many countries.

In the sentence "The leaves of the mimosa plant are touched by people," what is the subject?

• The leaves of the mimosa plant

• Are touched

• By people

• People

What happens to the object in an active sentence when converted to passive?

• It becomes the verb.

• It remains unchanged.

• It becomes the subject.

• It is removed from the sentence.

Which sentence is incorrect in the passive form?

• Water is absorbed by plant roots.

• Plant roots absorb water.

• Oxygen is released by trees.

• The rainforest are destroyed by deforestation.

Which sentence best emphasizes the importance of passive voice?

• The scientist discovered the plant.

• The plant was discovered by the scientist.

• Scientists discover plants.

• The plant is discovering scientists.

How would you change "Gardeners plant exotic flowers in greenhouses" into passive voice?

• Exotic flowers are planted in greenhouses.

• Exotic flowers planted in greenhouses.

• Exotic flowers is planted in greenhouses.

• Exotic flowers are planting in greenhouses.

What is the correct passive transformation of "Botanists classify plants based on their characteristics"?

• Plants are classified based on their characteristics.

• Botanists are classified based on their characteristics.

• Plants classify based on their characteristics.

• Botanists are classify plants.