Passive Voice Skills

Identify the passive voice sentence: Mary cocinó el pastel.

• Mary has baked the cake

• Mary baked the cake

• The cake was baked by Mary

• Mary was baking the cake

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the active voice sentence 'John painted the house' to passive voice.

• John painted the house by himself.

• The house was painting by John.

• The house was painted at John.

• The house was painted by John.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Differentiate between active and passive voice: Active voice emphasizes the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasizes the receiver of the action.

• Active voice focuses on the receiver, while passive voice focuses on the doer.

• Active voice and passive voice have the same emphasis.

• Active voice emphasizes the receiver, while passive voice emphasizes the doer.

• Active voice focuses on the doer, while passive voice focuses on the receiver.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which one is in the passive voice?

• The students read the book.

• The students readed the book.

• The students were reading the book.

• The book read the students.

• The book was read by the students.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Explain the purpose of using passive voice in writing.

• Passive voice is only used in informal writing.

• The purpose of using passive voice in writing is to shift the focus from the doer of the action to the action itself.

• Using passive voice helps to emphasize the doer of the action.

• Passive voice makes writing more confusing for readers.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the passive voice sentence: La carta la escribió Sarah.

• The letter was written by Sarah

• Sarah wrote the letter

• Sarah was writing the letter

• The letter Sarah has written

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert the active voice sentence 'She sings a song' to passive voice.

• She is singing a song.

• A song is being sung by her.

• A song is sung by she.

• A song is sung by her.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Write a sentence in passive voice: Agent: The team. Object: The report. Tense: Future Simple.

• The team will be submitting the report.

• The report will be submitted by the team.

• The report will submit by the team.

• The team will submit the report.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Explain the purpose of using passive voice in writing.

• Using passive voice highlights the doer of the action

• The purpose of using passive voice in writing is to shift the focus from the doer of the action to the action itself.

• Passive voice makes writing more confusing

• Passive voice is only used in informal writing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the passive voice sentence:

• The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg

• Steven Spielberg directed the movie

• The movie directed Steven Spielberg

• Steven Spielberg was the director of the movie

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A