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Active & Passive Voice

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Instructions: Can you tell the difference between active and passive voice? Put your grammar skills to the test!

  1. 1.

    Which sentence is in passive voice?

    A
    The dog chased the cat.
    B
    The cat was chased by the dog.
    C
    The cat ran from the dog.
    D
    The dog is chasing the cat.
  2. 2.

    Convert to active voice: 'The cake was baked by Grandma.'

    A
    The cake baked Grandma.
    B
    Grandma baked the cake.
    C
    The cake is baked by Grandma.
    D
    Grandma was baking the cake.
  3. 3.

    Which sentence is in active voice?

    A
    The song was sung by the choir.
    B
    Maria painted a beautiful landscape.
    C
    The letter was written by John.
    D
    The ball was kicked over the fence.
  4. 4.

    What is the passive form of 'The mechanic repaired the car'?

    A
    The mechanic was repairing the car.
    B
    The car repairs the mechanic.
    C
    The car was repaired by the mechanic.
    D
    The car has been repairing.
  5. 5.

    Which sentence uses passive voice correctly?

    A
    The report was written by the committee.
    B
    The committee the report was written.
    C
    Written was the report by committee.
    D
    The report written by committee.
  6. 6.

    In passive voice, the subject of the sentence ___.

    A
    Receives the action
    B
    Ignores the action
    C
    Describes the action
    D
    Performs the action
  7. 7.

    Which word is a clue that a sentence is in passive voice?

    A
    very
    B
    quickly
    C
    by
    D
    always
  8. 8.

    Convert to passive voice: 'Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.'

    A
    Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.
    B
    Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
    C
    Hamlet wrote Shakespeare.
    D
    Hamlet has written Shakespeare.
  9. 9.

    Which is the best reason to use passive voice?

    A
    Passive voice should never be used
    B
    To confuse the reader
    C
    To make sentences longer
    D
    When the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant
  10. 10.

    Identify the voice: 'The window was broken during the storm.'

    A
    Passive voice
    B
    Active voice
    C
    Neither active nor passive
    D
    Imperative voice
  11. 11.

    Which sentence is in active voice?

    A
    The dinner was prepared by the chef.
    B
    Mistakes were made.
    C
    The children built a sandcastle.
    D
    The road was blocked by fallen trees.
  12. 12.

    What is the passive form of 'Everyone admires her courage'?

    A
    Her courage is admired by everyone.
    B
    Her courage admires everyone.
    C
    Her courage has admired everyone.
    D
    Everyone is admired by her courage.
  13. 13.

    Which passive sentence is in the future tense?

    A
    The house is being painted now.
    B
    The house will be painted tomorrow.
    C
    The house was painted last week.
    D
    The house has been painted.
  14. 14.

    Convert to active voice: 'The novel was read by millions of people.'

    A
    The novel has been read.
    B
    The novel read millions of people.
    C
    Millions of people read the novel.
    D
    Millions of people were reading the novel.
  15. 15.

    Which sentence uses the passive voice in the present continuous?

    A
    The bridge will be built soon.
    B
    The bridge is being built right now.
    C
    The bridge was built last year.
    D
    The bridge has been built already.

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