Mastering Active and Passive Voice

Identify the voice used in the following sentence: "The cake was eaten by the children."

• Active voice

• Passive voice

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: "The mechanic fixes the car."

• The car is fixed by the mechanic.

• The car fixes the mechanic.

• The mechanic is fixed by the car.

• The car was fixed by the mechanic.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: "The song was sung by the choir."

• The choir was sung by the song.

• The choir sung the song.

• The song sung the choir.

• The choir sings the song.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

In the sentence "The window was shattered by the baseball," identify the subject.

• The window

• Was shattered

• The baseball

• By the baseball

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence "The artist painted a beautiful mural," identify the object.

• The artist

• Painted

• A beautiful mural

• Mural

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which sentence is in the active voice?

• The letter was mailed yesterday.

• The experiment was conducted by the students.

• The dog chased the cat.

• The homework is being done by the students.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

How does converting a sentence from active to passive voice change its structure?

• The subject becomes the object.

• The verb is always moved to the beginning of the sentence.

• The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

• The tense of the sentence is changed.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: "The gardener is planting new flowers."

• New flowers are being planted by the gardener.

• New flowers is being planted by the gardener.

• The gardener is being planted new flowers.

• New flowers were being planted by the gardener.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: "The novel was written by the author in one month."

• The author wrote the novel in one month.

• In one month, the novel wrote the author.

• The author in one month was written the novel.

• The novel in one month was written by the author.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice?

• The students are taking the test.

• The test is taken by the students.

• The students take the test.

• The students took the test.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A