ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Front

My mother baked chocolate chip cookies for our family.

Back

active

Front

Touchdown by Cowboys, crying by Patriots.

Back

passive

Front

Family opens presents Christmas Eve.

Back

active

Front

Sentence NOT in active voice:

Back

Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake Winnipeg, Canada.

Front

New outfits purchased for winter.

Back

active

Front

Rudolph was called names by other reindeer.

Back

passive

Front

Convert to active voice: 'The homework was completed by Matt.'

Back

Matt has completed the homework.

Front

Identify the sentence in passive voice:

Back

A grand slam home run was hit by the catcher.

Front

Active voice example:

Back

Alice left a message for her friend.

Front

Solar eclipse predicted by Thales of Miletus, 585 B.C.

Back

Passive