Passive Voice 1

Which sentence is in passive voice?

• The kids gave flowers to their mum

• The mum was given flowers by her kids

• The mother received flowers

• The kids gave their mum flowers.

The structure of any passive sentence is: "SUBJECT + verb BE + ____ __________"

"A shark bit the surfer"

.... is active or passive?

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

A surfer was bitten by a shark

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

True or false? In passive voice, the subject is the doer of the action.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The subject is the DOER of the action in ACTIVE sentences.

The sentence "Morpurgo didn't write Number the Stars" is active. True or false?

• TRUE

• FALSE

If we change "Morpurgo didn't write Number the Stars" into passive voice, it will be...

• Number the Stars was written by Morpurgo.

• Number the Stars wasn't written by Morpurgo

• Number the Stars weren't written by Morpurgo

• Number the Stars wasn't wrote by Morpurgo

Complete with the right form:

Village cinemas ___ ______ in 1998. (open)

"The last penalty in the World Cup was shot by Montiel."

What is "by Montiel"?

• The subject

• The object

• The verb

• The agent

"They produce quality olive oil in Mendoza" is active,

what would be the passive version?

• Quality olive oil was produced in Mendoza

• Quality olive oil is produced by Mendoza

• Quality olive oil produced in Mendoza

• Quality olive oil is produced in Mendoza.