Active and Passive Voice

Which sentence is in the active voice?

• The dog was being walked by the owner.

• The dog is being walked.

• The owner walks the dog.

• The dog was walked by the owner.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The owner walks the dog.' is in the active voice because the subject (the owner) performs the action (walking) directly on the object (the dog). The other sentences are in passive voice.

What is the passive voice form of 'The chef cooked the meal'?

• The meal is cooked by the chef.

• The chef was cooked by the meal.

• The meal cooked the chef.

• The meal was cooked by the chef.

Answer explanation

The correct passive voice form of 'The chef cooked the meal' is 'The meal was cooked by the chef.' This structure emphasizes the meal as the subject receiving the action, which is the essence of passive voice.

Identify the passive voice in this sentence: 'The book was read by the student.' What is the subject?

• The student

• The book

• The teacher

• The library

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'The book was read by the student,' the passive voice is indicated by the structure 'was read.' The subject of the sentence is 'The book,' as it is the entity receiving the action.

Which of the following sentences uses passive voice?

• The flowers were watered by the gardener.

• The gardener waters the flowers.

• The gardener is watering the flowers.

• The flowers are blooming beautifully.

Answer explanation

The correct choice, 'The flowers were watered by the gardener,' uses passive voice because the subject (the flowers) receives the action rather than performing it. The other sentences are in active voice.

In the sentence 'The ball was thrown by John', who is the doer of the action?

• John

• The ball

• The audience

• The game

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'The ball was thrown by John', John is the doer of the action. He is the one performing the act of throwing, while the ball is the object being thrown.

What is the active voice form of 'The homework was completed by the student'?

• The student is completing the homework.

• The student was completing the homework.

• The homework completed the student.

• The student completed the homework.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The homework was completed by the student' is in passive voice. The active voice form is 'The student completed the homework,' which clearly identifies the subject performing the action.

Which of the following sentences is an example of active voice?

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The mouse is being chased by the cat.

• The cat was chased by the mouse.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The cat chased the mouse.' is in active voice because the subject (the cat) performs the action of chasing. The other options are in passive voice, where the subject receives the action.

In passive voice, what does the subject do?

• Receives the action.

• Performs the action.

• Describes the action.

• Creates the action.

Answer explanation

In passive voice, the subject receives the action rather than performing it. This means the focus is on the action being done to the subject, making 'Receives the action' the correct choice.

What is a key indicator of passive voice?

• The use of 'by' to indicate the doer.

• The subject comes first in the sentence.

• The sentence is always shorter.

• The action is always ongoing.

Answer explanation

A key indicator of passive voice is the use of 'by' to indicate the doer of the action. In passive constructions, the focus is on the action and the recipient, while the doer is often introduced with 'by'.

Which sentence is NOT in passive voice?

• The students completed the project.

• The project was completed by the students.

• The homework was done by the children.

• The cake was baked by Sarah.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The students completed the project.' is in active voice, as the subject (students) performs the action. The other sentences are in passive voice, where the subject receives the action.