Passive voice
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The passive voice focuses more in the object or the action than in the subject.
True
False
Answer explanation
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. it is not important who or what is performing the action.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To use the passive, it's necessary to have ________ in the active sentence.
a subject
an object
Answer explanation
The object of an active voice sentence becomes the subject of the sentence in passive
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To form the passive, we need a form of verb be and the _________ of the main verb.
Past simple
Present simple
Past participle
Gerund
Answer explanation
Present: Subject + am /is / are + verb in past participle
Past: Subject + was / were + verb in past participle
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The agent is....
Who/what performs the action
Who/what receives the action
Answer explanation
If in the passive we mention the subject who completed the action (subject agent), this subject is normally introduced in the passive with the preposition “by”.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When we use passive voice, the agent is always needed.
True
False
Answer explanation
Use an
AGENT
is optional
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the missing words to make the passive:
Vincent Van Gogh painted "The Starry Night" in 1889.
"The Starry Night" ____________ by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889.
Answer explanation
Subject + was / were + verb in past participle
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Write the missing words to make the following sentence into the passive:
Maria Beasley patented the life raft in 1882.
The life raft ________ by Maria Beasley in 1882.
Answer explanation
Subject + was / were + verb in past participle
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
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