Passive Voice

Multiple Choice

The active voice focuses more on?

• object receiving the action
• passive construction
• past tense verbs
• subject performing the action

Multiple Choice

While the passive voice focuses more on?

• action being done to the subject
• verb used in the sentence
• object receiving the action
• subject performing the action

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a passive voice sentence?

• The cat was chased by the dog.
• The dog chased the cat.
• The ball was thrown by John.
• The book was read by me.
• The cake was baked by Mary.

Multiple Choice

What does a passive voice need?

• Subject performing the action, form of 'to be', past participle verb
• Object performing the action, form of 'to be', past participle verb
• Subject receiving the action, form of 'to have', past participle verb
• Subject receiving the action, form of 'to be', past participle verb
• Subject receiving the action, form of 'to be', present participle verb

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the CORRECT passive sentence with the "to be" form?

• The cake was baked by Mary.
• The cake was baked Mary.
• Mary was baked the cake.
• The cake was baking by Mary.
• Mary baked the cake.

Multiple Choice

These temples … by the local ancient folks in 1302.

• will be built
• has been built
• were built
• was built
• had been built

Multiple Choice

… is baked by her every Sunday.

• Some Pasta

• Any Cakes

• A Pie

• Cookies
• Few Pizzas

Multiple Choice

All the flights … cancelled by the authorities several hours ago.

• will
• are
• has
• did
• were

Multiple Choice

You will … your exam results next Friday.

• be going to given

• given

• is given

• be given

• have given

Multiple Choice

When people …, they … to the police station.

• are arrested, are taken

• are arrest, are took

• is arrested, are taken

• is arrested, have been taken

• are arrested, were taken

Open Ended

Change into a passive voice.

Anna wrote that play.

Open Ended

Change into a passive sentence.

Waitresses and waiters serve customers.