ISI Comprehensive Grammar Quiz: Writing III

Which of the following is passive voice?

• I threw the ball.

• The ball I threw.

• The ball was thrown by me.

Match the following

• I watched TV.

• active present tense

• I watch TV.

• passive present tense

• The TV was watched by me.

• passive past tense

• TV is watched by me.

• active past tense

What is the best choice to make this sentence passive past tense:

The movie ​ (a)   by me.

• was seen
• saw
• was sawn
• seen

Put the sentence in order (it is passive voice: future tense)

• had

• The vacation

• us.

• will be

• by

Change the sentence to be active:

"A gift was given to my mother by me"

Change the sentence to passive:

"The children play with the dog"

Which one is future tense passive?

• is played

• was played

• have been played

• will be played

Which one is present perfect passive?

• is played

• was played

• will be played

• have been played

True or False: You NEVER use passive voice in writing?

• True: We never use passive voice in writing.

• False: We sometimes use passive voice in writing.

What is a good reason that we don't use passive voice very often in writing:

• It's better to be actively writing.

• passive voice is complicated and can confuse communication

• passive voice isn't as effective as active voice

• Not all essays are in past tense.