Active and Passive Presentation Consolidation

Open Ended

Why is it important to understand the difference between active and passive voice in English?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice?

• The cake was eaten by the children.

• The children ate the cake.

• The cake is being eaten by the children.

• The cake had been eaten by the children.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is written in the passive voice?

• This sweater was knitted for me by Stuart.

• Bob was asked to answer the phone.

• Stuart left a message for his friend.

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence 'Bob dances to his own beat' is the verb?

• Bob

• dances

• beat

• his

Multiple Choice

What are the two main parts every sentence can be divided into?

• Subject and object

• Verb and predicate

• Subject and predicate

• Predicate and object

Open Ended

Explain how you can identify the subject in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

In the sentence 'Bob runs on the Forest Drive every afternoon', what is the subject?

• Bob

• runs

• Forest Drive

• afternoon

Multiple Choice

Which part of the sentence tells us something about the subject and begins with the verb?

• Object

• Predicate

• Subject

• Clause

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the sentence 'Dave ate a banana for lunch'?

• Dave

• ate

• banana

• lunch

Open Ended

Explain the difference between subject and predicate in a sentence, using the example 'Dave ate a banana for lunch'.

Multiple Choice

What is the object in the sentence 'Dave ate a banana for lunch'?

• Dave

• ate

• banana

• lunch

Multiple Choice

Which word is the subject in the sentence 'Simon cooks supper'?

• Simon

• cooks

• supper

• kitchen

Multiple Choice

How can you tell if a sentence is in active voice?

• The subject is doing the action

• The action is done to the subject

• The sentence starts with a verb

• There is no subject

Multiple Choice

In the sentence 'Supper is cooked by Simon,' what is the subject?

• Supper

• Simon

• cooked

• by

Open Ended

Decide if the sentence 'The dog was chewing on his bone.' is in active or passive voice and explain your reasoning.

Open Ended

Why is 'The bone was being chewed on by the dog.' considered passive voice?

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the active and passive voice in the sentences about the dog and the bone?

• The subject and object switch places in passive voice.

• The verb tense changes in passive voice.

• The sentence becomes a question in passive voice.

• The meaning of the sentence changes in passive voice.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is in active voice?

• The dog was chewing on his bone.

• The bone was being chewed on by the dog.

• Western Province is swum for by Mikkie.

• The sword is being held by the pirate.

Multiple Select

Select all sentences that are in passive voice.

• The pirate is holding the sword.

• The sword is being held by the pirate.

• Western Province is swum for by Mikkie.

• Mikkie swims for Western Province.

Open Ended

What is one thing about active and passive voice that you found interesting or would like to learn more about?