Passive Voice Challenge

In active voice sentences...

• The subject is the doer of the action.

• The subject is the recipient of the verb´s action.

In passive voice sentences...

• The subject is the doer of the action.

• The subject is the recipient of the verb´s action.

When the subject of a sentence performs the verb´s action, we say that the sentence is in the passive voice.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Sentences in the active voice have a strong, direct, and clear tone.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The passive voice is always constructed with a conjugated form of to be plus the verb’s past participle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Change to passive voice:

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.

• The phonograph invented Thomas Edison.

• The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison.

• The Phonograph is invented by Thomas Edison.

Change to passive voice:

Ms. Hopkins invited me to dinner.

• I am invited to dinner by Ms. Hopkins.

• I was invited to dinner by Ms. Hopkins.

Change to passive voice:

A plumber is going to fix the leaky faucet.

• The leaky faucet will fixed by the plumber.

• The leaky faucet is going to be fixed by the plumber.

Change to passive voice:

A large number of people speak Spanish.

• Spanish will be spoken by a Large number of People.

• Spanish is spoken by a large number of people.

Change to passive voice:

Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.

• Hamlet was writing Shakespeare.

• Hamlet is wrote by Shakespeare.

• Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.