Which sentence is in passive voice?

B) A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

A) The chef cooked a delicious meal.

C) The chef is cooking a delicious meal.

D) The chef will cook a delicious meal.

Convert the following sentence to active voice: The book was read by the entire class.

A) The entire class read the book.

B) The book read the entire class.

C) The entire class was reading the book.

D) The book was being read by the entire class.

Identify Active and Passive Voice

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence is in active voice?

The boy was brought to the nurse's office.

The boy was told to wait for the nurse.

The principal saw the boy pulling on his loose tooth.

The loose tooth was pulled out.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following revisions would you make to keep the meaning of the sentence and use the active voice? The difficult sonata was played by the talented pianist.

The difficult sonata played the talented pianist.

The difficult pianist was played by the talented sonata.

The talented pianist played the difficult sonata.

No change. It is already in active voice.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.

was being interviewed

was interviewed

has been interviewed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The fire has destroyed the house.
The house ________________ by the fire.

has been destroyed

was being destroyed

is destroyed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

Mom is fixing dinner right now.

Paul made that model airplane.

A grand slam home run was hit by the catcher.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Make this active: Timmy threw the baseball at Cindy.

Cindy thew the baseball.

The baseball that was thrown at Cindy was done by Timmy.

No change.

Timmy will throw the baseball are Cindy.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

Everybody in the training squadron successfully passed the final exams.

active

passive

Answer explanation

The sentence 'Everybody in the training squadron successfully passed the final exams' is in active voice because the subject 'Everybody' performs the action of passing the exams, rather than receiving the action.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

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Identify Active and Passive Voice

Which sentence is in active voice?

Which of the following revisions would you make to keep the meaning of the sentence and use the active voice? The difficult sonata was played by the talented pianist.

They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.

The fire has destroyed the house.
The house ________________ by the fire.

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

Make this active: Timmy threw the baseball at Cindy.

Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

Everybody in the training squadron successfully passed the final exams.

The sentence 'Everybody in the training squadron successfully passed the final exams' is in active voice because the subject 'Everybody' performs the action of passing the exams, rather than receiving the action.

Active or Passive Voice?

Serena made a delicious cheesecake.

The sentence 'Serena made a delicious cheesecake' is in active voice because the subject (Serena) performs the action (made) directly on the object (cheesecake). In passive voice, the object would come first.

Active or Passive Voice?

The delicious cheesecake was made by Serena.

The sentence "The delicious cheesecake was made by Serena" is in passive voice because the subject (cheesecake) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer of the action (Serena) is mentioned later in the sentence.

My sister was attacked by dogs

The sentence 'My sister was attacked by dogs' is in passive voice because the subject (my sister) receives the action rather than performing it. The focus is on the action done to her, not on who did it.

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Identify Active and Passive Voice

Which sentence is in active voice?

Which of the following revisions would you make to keep the meaning of the sentence and use the active voice? The difficult sonata was played by the talented pianist.

They were interviewing her for the job.She ________________ for the job.

The fire has destroyed the house.The house ________________ by the fire.

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

Make this active: Timmy threw the baseball at Cindy.

Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?Everybody in the training squadron successfully passed the final exams.

The sentence 'Everybody in the training squadron successfully passed the final exams' is in active voice because the subject 'Everybody' performs the action of passing the exams, rather than receiving the action.

Active or Passive Voice?Serena made a delicious cheesecake.

The sentence 'Serena made a delicious cheesecake' is in active voice because the subject (Serena) performs the action (made) directly on the object (cheesecake). In passive voice, the object would come first.

Active or Passive Voice?The delicious cheesecake was made by Serena.

The sentence "The delicious cheesecake was made by Serena" is in passive voice because the subject (cheesecake) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer of the action (Serena) is mentioned later in the sentence.

My sister was attacked by dogs

The sentence 'My sister was attacked by dogs' is in passive voice because the subject (my sister) receives the action rather than performing it. The focus is on the action done to her, not on who did it.

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They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.

The fire has destroyed the house.
The house ________________ by the fire.

Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

Everybody in the training squadron successfully passed the final exams.

Active or Passive Voice?

Serena made a delicious cheesecake.

Active or Passive Voice?

The delicious cheesecake was made by Serena.