Active or passive?

Steven likes to play baseball.

• Active

• Passive

Answer explanation

There is no verb to be.

Steven is directly the doer of the action.

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.

He lost his keys yesterday.

• Active

• Passive

Answer explanation

the subject is the doer of the action.

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

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!

They often read e-mails.

• Active

• Passive

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.

French is spoken in Niger.

• Active

• Passive

Answer explanation

French is a language and it doesn't speak, people speak it.

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

Lots of houses were destroyed.

• Active

• Passive

Answer explanation

Who or what destroyed the houses? an earthquake, a tornado? it doesn't say, right? then it's passive.

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

The bus driver was hurt.

• Active

• Passive

Answer explanation

The sentence is passive, it doesn't say what or who did the action of hurting.

People can be objects too. ( no pun intended)

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