Active and Passive Voice

Which of the following sentences is in active voice?

• I read the book.

• The book was read by the library.

• The book was read by the teacher.

• The book was read by the cat.

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice?

• C) The lesson teaches the student.

• A) The student learned the lesson.

• B) The lesson was taught by the teacher.

• D) The teacher is teaching the lesson.

Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice: The dog chased the cat.

• The cat chased the dog.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The dog was chased by the cat.

• The cat was chasing the dog.

Rewrite the following sentence in active voice: The letter was written by Sarah.

• The letter was not written by Sarah.

• Sarah wrote the letter.

• The letter was written by someone other than Sarah.

• Sarah was not writing the letter.

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice?

• The project completed the students.

• The project was completed by the students.

• The students completed the project by themselves.