Passive Voice

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

• The chef cooked a delicious meal

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef

• The chef will cook a delicious meal

• Cooking a delicious meal was easy

Answer explanation

The sentence 'A delicious meal was cooked by the chef' is in passive voice because the subject (a delicious meal) receives the action, while the doer (the chef) is mentioned later in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Convert this sentence to passive voice: "The manager approved the project."

• The project was approved by the manager

• The project is approved by the manager

• The project has been approved by the manager

• The project approves the manager

Answer explanation

The correct passive voice conversion is "The project was approved by the manager." This structure maintains the past tense and correctly shifts the focus from the doer (manager) to the action (approval) and the recipient (project).

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is incorrect about this sentence? "The cake was eaten by he."

• "The cake" should be "A cake."

• "Was eaten" should be "is eaten."

• "He" should be "him."

• There is no error.

Answer explanation

The sentence incorrectly uses 'he' instead of 'him'. In passive voice constructions, the object of the preposition should be in the objective case, making 'him' the correct choice.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is the correct present perfect passive form of the following sentence: "The team has completed the report."

• The report was completed by the team.

• The report has completed by the team.

• The report has been completed by the team.

• The report is being completed by the team.

Answer explanation

The correct present perfect passive form is 'The report has been completed by the team.' This structure uses 'has been' to indicate the action was completed in the past and is relevant to the present.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the correct passive form: "You must finish the assignment by tomorrow."

• You must be finished the assignment by tomorrow.

• The assignment is being finished tomorrow.

• The assignment was finished by tomorrow.

• The assignment must be finished by tomorrow.

Answer explanation

The correct passive form is 'The assignment must be finished by tomorrow.' This maintains the original meaning while using the passive voice, indicating that the assignment is required to be completed by a certain time.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Change this passive sentence to active: "The book was written by the author."

• The author writes the book.

• The author wrote the book.

• The book writes the author.

• The book is being written by the author.

Answer explanation

The correct active voice transformation is 'The author wrote the book.' This maintains the original meaning while changing the subject to the doer of the action, which is the author.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Why might someone use passive voice in the sentence, "The homework was completed by the student"?

• To focus on the action (completing the homework)

• To emphasize who completed the homework

• To make the sentence shorter

• To add unnecessary detail

Answer explanation

Using passive voice in "The homework was completed by the student" shifts the focus to the action of completing the homework rather than the student, highlighting the task itself.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Identify the correct past continuous passive form of the following sentence: "They were building the bridge when it collapsed."

• They bridge collapsed after it was built

• The bridge was being built when it collapsed

• The bridge is built when it collapsed

• The bridge has been built when it collapsed

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The bridge was being built when it collapsed' because it accurately reflects the past continuous passive form, indicating that the action of building was ongoing at the time of the collapse.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D