Active/Passive Review

Which of the following sentences uses ACTIVE voice?

• The dog ate his food.

• The food was eaten by the dog.

Which of the following sentences uses ACTIVE voice?

• The football team tore down the goalposts.

• The goalposts were torn town by the football team.

Which of the following sentences uses ACTIVE voice?

• Ashley dropped her books on the floor.

• The books were dropped on the floor.

Which of the following sentences uses ACTIVE voice?

• Jason ate all of the pecan pie!

• All of the pecan pie was eaten!

Which of the following sentences uses ACTIVE voice?

• The professor made a mistake when he graded the tests.

• A mistake was made in the grading of the tests.

Which of the following sentences uses PASSIVE voice?

• Little Red Riding Hood surprised the wolf.

• The wolf was surprised by Little Red Riding Hood.

Which of the following sentences uses PASSIVE voice?

• The detective solved the murder case.

• The murder case was solved by the detective.

Which of the following sentences uses PASSIVE voice?

• The toddler threw his cup on the floor.

• The cup was thrown on the floor.

Which of the following sentences uses PASSIVE voice?

• Runners often fill their water bottles in the middle of a race.

• Water bottles are often filled in the middle of a race.

Which of the following sentences uses PASSIVE voice?

• The tiger broke through the cage forcefully.

• The cage was forcefully broken by the tiger.