Voice in Writing

Which of the following does not use active voice?

• Jacob Marley, a ghost, visited his old colleague Scrooge.
• Scrooge's old colleague, Jacob Marley, visited him as a ghost.
• Scrooge is visited first by the ghost of his old colleague Jacob Marley.
• As a ghost, Jacob Marley visited his old colleague Scrooge.

Which of the following should be revised for active voice? 

• The story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve in London.
• On a cold and bleak Christmas Eve, the story is told in London by a narrator.
• On a cold and bleak Christmas Eve, the story begins in London. 
• In London, the story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve.

A package was sent to Caroline.

• Active 
• Passive

The Old Man and the Sea was written in 1951 by Ernest Hemingway.

• Passive
• Active

Active or Passive?
I hate homework.

• active
• passive

What is active voice?

• When the subject performs the verb
• When the subject receives the verb

He must have had a bad dream.

• Active Voice
• Passive Voice

The teacher may have been absent because she is sick.

• Active Voice
• Passive Voice

I gave him a book for his birthday.

• Active
• Passive

Make an active voice
The oven has been tested by the best chefs in the world.

• The best chefs in the world test the oven.
• The best chefs in the world tested the oven.
• The best chefs in the world have tested the oven.
• The best chefs in the world had tested the oven.