Active vs Passive Voice Explained

The video tutorial explains the difference between active and passive voice. It begins with examples of active voice, highlighting the roles of subjects and objects in sentences. The tutorial then covers the use of subject and object pronouns, providing examples to illustrate their application. Finally, it introduces the concept of passive voice, detailing the formula for constructing passive sentences and offering examples to demonstrate the transformation from active to passive voice.

Who is performing the action in the sentence 'The teacher teaches the students'?

• The students

• None of the above

• The teacher

• The action itself

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the object in the sentence 'The boy eats an apple'?

• Eats

• None of the above

• The boy

• An apple

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which pronoun can replace 'my sister' as the object of a sentence?

• He

• She

• It

• Her

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

In the sentence 'My dad cooked dinner for my brother and I/me', which pronoun is correct?

• Us

• Me

• I

• He

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the correct passive voice form for 'Diane eats pizza'?

• Pizza was eaten by Diane

• Pizza eats Diane

• Diane is eaten by pizza

• Pizza is eaten by Diane

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which form of 'to be' is used with 'pizza' to form passive voice?

• Was

• Were

• Are

• Is

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

How do you form the passive voice of 'Many people speak English'?

• English is spoken by many people

• English spoken by many people

• Many people is spoken by English

• English speaks many people

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is the past participle form of 'write' used in passive voice?

• Wrote

• Writes

• Written

• Writing

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

In the sentence 'Taxes were raised by the government', what tense is used?

• Present perfect

• Past

• Future

• Present

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence is in passive voice?

• The mouse was chased by the cat

• The cat chased the mouse

• A book reads

• She sings a song

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A