Active and Passive Voice Part 1

Is the verb in this sentence TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE?: The sun rises in the east.

• transitive

• intransitive

Convert the sentence 'The chef prepared the meal' from active voice to passive voice in Simple Past.

• The meal was prepared by the chef.

• The chef had prepared the meal.

• The meal prepared the chef.

• The chef was preparing the meal.

Change the sentence 'The company will launch a new product' from active voice to passive voice in Simple Future.

• A new product will not be launched by the company.

• A new product will be launched by the company.

• A new product will be launched by the old company.

• The company will not launch a new product.

What is the intransitive verb in the sentence 'When the baby plays a ball, he laughs loudly'?

• laughs

• plays

I am not paid for this work.

• Active sentence
• Passive sentence

How many different countries have you already visited?

• Active sentence
• Passive sentence

2. Teachers teach students.

• Students are teach by teachers.

• Teachers are teaching students.

• Students were taught by teachers.

• Students are taught by teachers.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS WRITTEN IN PASSIVE VOICE?

• Mom is fixing dinner right now.

• Paul made a model airplane.

• A GRAND SLAM HOME was hit by a catcher.

Match the following sentences with the correct voice and tense.

• active voice

  future tense

• The producers will serve Louie a meal.

• passive voice

  future tense

• The producers always serve Louie a meal.

• active voice

  past tense

• Louie will be served a meal by the producers.

• active voice

  present tense

• Louie was served a meal by the producers.

• passive voice

  past tense

• The producers served Louie a meal.

Why would an author choose to use passive voice? (choose two)

• to emphasize the recipient of the action

• if the person who performed something is unknown

• to show what happened in the past

• to confuse readers