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Active or passive?

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Professional Development

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Active or passive?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Steven likes to play baseball.

Active

Passive

Answer explanation

There is no verb to be.

Steven is directly the doer of the action.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Bingo is played in Britain.

Active

Passive

Answer explanation

Bingo doesn't do the action of "play" it receives it

*notice that the sentence has verb to be + another verb in past participle.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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He lost his keys yesterday.

Active

Passive

Answer explanation

the subject is the doer of the action.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A letter was written.

Active

Passive

Answer explanation

It passive, the letter didn't write itself.

*notice that te sentence has verb to be + another verb in past participle

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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They are listening to their music.

Active

Passive

Answer explanation

the subject is the doer of the action.

*the sentece has verb to be but no past participle!

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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They often read e-mails.

Active

Passive

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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These cars are produced in Italy.

Active

Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence does not include the producer, therefore it is passive.

*notice that the sentence has verb to be + another verb in past participle.

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