Active vs. Passive Voice

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! Thomas will feed his dog.

Back

Active

Answer explanation

The sentence 'Thomas will feed his dog' is active because the subject (Thomas) performs the action (feeding) directly on the object (his dog). In passive voice, the subject would receive the action instead.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! The dog is fed by Thomas.

Back

Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The dog is fed by Thomas' is in passive voice because the subject (the dog) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer of the action (Thomas) is introduced by 'by', indicating a passive construction.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! The family went to the beach.

Back

Active

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The family went to the beach.' is active because the subject 'The family' performs the action of going, rather than receiving it. Therefore, the correct choice is Active.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! The letter was written by Marshall.

Back

Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The letter was written by Marshall' is in passive voice because the subject (the letter) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer of the action (Marshall) is introduced by 'by', confirming it's passive.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! The game is won by the blue team.

Back

Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The game is won by the blue team' is in passive voice because the subject (the game) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer of the action (the blue team) is mentioned later in the sentence.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! The problem was solved.

Back

Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The problem was solved' is in passive voice because the subject (the problem) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer of the action is not specified, which is characteristic of passive constructions.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! The stunt man risked his life.

Back

Active

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The stunt man risked his life' is active because the subject (the stunt man) performs the action (risked) directly. In passive voice, the subject would receive the action instead.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! The fire will be extinguished.

Back

Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence "The fire will be extinguished" is in passive voice because the subject (the fire) is receiving the action of being extinguished, rather than performing it. Therefore, the correct choice is Passive.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! The car was cleaned by its owner.

Back

Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence "The car was cleaned by its owner" is in passive voice because the subject (the car) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer of the action (its owner) is introduced by the preposition 'by', indicating a passive construction.

Front

Decide if the sentence is active or passive! It gets cold here during the winter.

Back

Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence "It gets cold here during the winter" is passive because the subject "it" is not performing the action but rather experiencing it. The focus is on the state of being cold, not on an active subject.