Active vs. Passive Voice

Which sentence is written in active voice?

• The director will give you instructions.

• The victory will be celebrated by the team tomorrow.

• Money is generously donated by Bank of America to the homeless shelter.

• The video was posted to Instagram by Alex.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

• The kangaroo carried her baby in her pouch.

• The homeowners remodeled the house to help it sell.

• For the bake sale, two dozen cupcakes will be baked by Susan.

• Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

In active voice

• the subject is active.

• the sentence has action.

• the subject in the sentence performs the action and typically comes before the action (verb).

• the subject in the sentence performs the action and typically comes after the action (verb).

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Active voice tells what a person or thing does.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Passive voice tells what is done to someone or something.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

How should the following sentence be changed to reflect active voice?

Letters are written by Miss Strangeworth to the people on Pleasant Street.

• nothing should change since it is active voice

• Letters were written by Miss Strangeworh to the people on Pleasant Street.

• Miss Strangeworth writes letters to the people on Pleasant Street.

• Pleasant Street has people who received letters written by Miss Strangeworth.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

How should the following sentence be changed to reflect active voice?

Students were given extra points for writing in active voice on their essays by Mrs. Marryat.

• Students are given extra points for writing in active voice on their essays by Mrs. Marryat.

• While writing their essays, students were given extra points for writing in active voice by Mrs. Marryat.

• Mrs. Marryat gave extra points to her wonderful students for using active voice on their essays.

• Mrs. Marryat does not give extra points because her students are so excellent they do not need them.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

When writing literary analysis

• you should always write in present tense using active voice.

• you should always write in past tense using active voice.

• you should always write in present tense using passive voice.

• you should always write in past tense using passive voice.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

When writing literary analysis

• write in present tense.

• write in active voice.

• write in 3rd person "he," "she," "they," "it"

• all of these are true

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

You should never use passive voice for any type of writing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A