Active vs Passive Voice

Active : Kendra sent an SMS to her friend

Passive : ............................................

• An SMS was sent by Bunga to her friend

• An SMS is sent by Bunga to her friend

• An SMS was being sent by Bunga to her friend

• An SMS has been sent sent by Bunga to her friend

Answer explanation

Active : Kendra sent an SMS to her friend

Passive : ............................................

AN SMS was sent to her friend.

The passive voice is formed:

+by using a form of the auxiliary verb “be” (be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been)

+followed by the past participle of the main verb.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?

• The cake was eaten by John.

• The letter was written by Sarah.

• The dog chased the cat.

• The window was broken by the ball.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: "The chef cooks the meal."

• The meal is cooked by the chef.

• The meal cooks the chef.

• The chef is cooked by the meal.

• The meal was cooked by the chef.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

• The students submitted the assignments.

• The assignments were submitted by the students.

• The teacher explains the lesson.

• The cat sleeps on the mat.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Differentiate between active and passive voice in the following sentence: "The song was sung by the choir."

• Active

• Passive

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Rewrite the following sentence from passive to active voice: "The book was read by Mary."

• Mary was reading the book.

• Mary read the book.

• The book reads Mary.

• The book was being read by Mary.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

In which sentence is the active voice correctly applied?

• The homework was completed by the student before the deadline.

• The student completed the homework before the deadline.

• The homework is being completed by the student before the deadline.

• The homework has been completed by the student before the deadline.

Answer explanation

Reminder: The Homework= is not the doer

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: "The song was written by the musician."

• The musician writes the song.

• The musician wrote the song.

• The song writes the musician.

• The song was written by the musician.

Answer explanation

"The song was written by the musician."

The musician wrote the song.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

• The gardener plants the flowers.

• The flowers are planted by the gardener.

• The flowers plant the gardener.

• The gardener is planting the flowers.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Identify the voice used in the following sentence: "The novel was written by the author in one month."

• Active

• Passive

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3