Active and Passive

What is the key difference between active and passive voice?

• Subject performs the action in passive voice, while subject receives the action in active voice.

• Subject performs the action in active voice, while subject receives the action in passive voice.

• Passive voice is always more concise than active voice.

• Active voice is used for formal writing, while passive voice is used for informal writing.

Change the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse was chasing the cat.

• The cat was chased by the mouse.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The mouse was chasing by the cat.

Identify the passive voice sentence: The cake was baked by Mary.

• The cake baked Mary.

• The cake was baked by Mary.

• Mary baked the cake.

• Mary was baking the cake.

Rewrite the following passive voice sentence into active voice: The book was read by the student.

• The student read the book

• The student was reading the book

• The student had read the book

• The book was being read by the student

In which voice is the subject performing the action directly?

• Inactive voice

• Active voice

• Neutral voice

• Passive voice

Which voice is commonly used in scientific writing?

• Passive voice

• First-person voice

• Active voice

• Narrative voice

What is the structure of a passive voice sentence?

• Object of the action + past participle of the main verb + doer of the action

• Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle of the main verb

• Form of 'to be' + doer of the action + past participle of the main verb

• { Object of the action + form of 'to be' + past participle of the main verb + optional 'by' + doer of the action }

Why is active voice preferred over passive voice in most cases?

• Passive voice is more engaging and impactful.

• Active voice is preferred for its clarity, directness, conciseness, and impact.

• Passive voice is easier to understand.

• Passive voice is preferred for its complexity and ambiguity.

What is the purpose of using passive voice?

• To simplify the sentence structure

• To add complexity to the writing

• To emphasize the action or the recipient of the action rather than the doer.

• To highlight the subject performing the action

Provide an example where using passive voice is more appropriate than active voice.

• Mary was baking the cake

• The cake was baked by Mary

• The cake baking was done by Mary

• Mary baked the cake