Passive and Active voice

What is passive voice?

• When the subject of the sentence performs the action

• When the subject of the sentence receives the action

• When the subject and object switch places

• When the verb is missing

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice?

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• John cooked dinner.

• She sings beautifully.

Choose the sentence that is in active voice:

• The cake was baked by Sarah.

• The book was read by me.

• Sarah baked the cake.

• The window was broken by the wind.

In the sentence “The house was painted by the workers,” who performed the action?

• The house

• The workers

• The paint

• None of the above

Passive voice often uses which preposition to indicate the maker of the action?

• for

• to

• by

• with

Choose the sentence that is in passive voice:

• Sarah will sing the song.

• The song will be sung by Sarah.

• Sarah sings the song.

• Sarah has sung the song.

Rewrite the following sentence in active voice: “The new car was driven by John.”

• John drove the new car.

• The new car drives John.

• The new car is driven by John.

• John was driving the new car.

Which of the following sentences is in negative passive voice?

• The letter was not written by Sam.

• Sam did not write the letter.

• The letter did not write Sam.

• Sam was not writing the letter.

Choose the sentence that is in interrogative passive voice:

• Did Sarah eat the cake?

• Sarah eats the cake.

• Was the cake eaten by Sarah?

• The cake was eaten by Sarah.

In the sentence “Has the report been completed yet?”, what is the verb tense and voice?

• Present perfect tense, active voice

• Present continuous tense, active voice

• Present continuous tense, passive voice

• Present perfect tense, passive voice