Active/Passive Voice Review

Active voice is...

• when the subject of the sentence completes the action in the sentence.

• when the subject of the sentence recieves the action in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Passive voice is...

• when the subject of the sentence completes the action in the sentence.

• when the subject of the sentence recieves the action in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Active or Passive?
The game will be canceled if not enough players show up.

• active
• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Nonviolence was practiced by many participants in the civil rights movement.

• active voice
• passive voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Many participants in the civil rights movement practiced nonviolence.

• active voice
• passive voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.2.1F

Martin Luther King, Jr. gave many speeches during the civil rights movement.

• active voice
• passive voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.

• active voice
• passive voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

_{Change the following sentence to passive voice.}

She prints the documents.

• The documents is printed by her.

• The documents are been printed by her.

• The documents are printed by her.

• The documents was printed by her.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice:

Julie answered the question.

• Julie answered the question.

• The question was answered by Julie.

• The question is being answered by Julie.

• Julie has been answering the question.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Write the following in active voice: The movie ET was directed by Steven Spielberg.

• ET directed Steven Spielberg.

• Steven Spielberg directed the movie ET.

• The movie ET has been being directed by Steven Spielberg.

• No change needed

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F