Q2 M2 - VOICES OF VERBS

What voice of the verb is “normally” used in constructing sentences? Or which voice of the verb is used to express the subject as the doer of the action?

• Active
• Object
• Passive
• Subject

The violinist lost his violin. Which word in the given sentence is the subject?

• his
• lost
• violin
• violinist

Which word in the given sentence in no. 2 is the object?

• his
• lost
• violin
• violinist

What makes a sentence an active voice? A sentence is active when:

• it is composed of the be-verb.
• the subject receives the action.
• the subject performs the action.
• the verb tense is in the present.

What voice of the verb is used in this sentence? “The books are read by the children.”

• Active voice
• Passive voice
• No voice of verb
• Verb tense

Which of the following sentences is expressed in the active voice?

• I submitted my answer sheets.
• Answer sheets are checked by my teacher.
• My answer sheets were submitted by my mother.
• My latest answer sheets will be collected by my teacher next week.

Which of the following sentences is expressed in the passive voice?

• I unwrapped the gifts.
• My godparents sent me many gifts.
• I received gifts from my godparents.
• Gifts were sent to me by my godparents.

My younger sister washes the dishes. Which word in the given sentence is the verb?

• dishes
• my
• washes
• sister

Which of the following is the correct sentence pattern for an active sentence?

• object + verb + subject
• verb + object + subject
• subject + verb + object
• verb + subject + object

Which of the following sentences does NOT specify the doer of the action?

• The bills are paid by my mother-in-law.
• The event was cancelled by the manager.
• Classrooms were disinfected last summer.
• Fake school IDs were confiscated by the guard.