Active and Passive Voice

In ACTIVE voice sentences, the subject ________ the action, whereas in PASSIVE voice sentences, the subject __________ the action.

• receives..completes

• tells...produces

• does...receives

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the SUBJECT and the MAIN VERB from the following sentence:

The goalie slapped the puck away from the net.

• puck, slapped

• goalie, slapped

• net, slapped

• puck, away

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

The goalie slapped the puck away from the net.

• active

• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the SUBJECT and the MAIN VERB from the following sentence:

The puck was slapped away from the net by the goalie.

• puck, slapped

• goalie, slapped

• net, slapped

• puck, away

Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

The puck was slapped away from the net by the goalie.

• active

• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the SUBJECT and the MAIN VERB from the following sentence:

The ingredients are listed on the label.

• ingredients, are listed

• label, are listed

• ingredients, label

• label, ingredients

Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

The ingredients are listed on the label.

• active

• passive

Identify the SUBJECT and the MAIN VERB from the following sentence:

The list of ingredients is on the label.

• list of ingredients, is

• label, is

• list of ingredients, label

• label, ingredients

Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

The list of ingredients is on the label.

• active

• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the SUBJECT and the MAIN VERB from the following sentence:

The Eiffel Tower, the gigantic steel structure without walls, was built in 1889.

• steel, structure

• Eiffel Tower, walls

• Eiffel Tower, built

• 1889, built