Active/Passive Voice & Gerunds

Which sentence is written in active voice?

• The cake was baked by the chef.

• The chef baked the cake.

• The cake was being baked.

• The cake had been baked.

Which sentence is in passive voice?

• The police arrested the suspect.

• The children played soccer in the park.

• The suspect was arrested by the police.

• The teacher graded the tests.

Which of the following is a characteristic of passive voice?

• The subject performs the action.

• The subject receives the action.

• The verb is always in past tense.

• The sentence is always longer.

Change this active voice sentence to passive: "The team won the championship."

• The championship is won by the team.

• The championship was won by the team.

• The team was won by the championship.

• The championship wins the team.

Identify the passive voice sentence.

• The students wrote an essay.

• The teacher gave a test.

• The essay was written by the students.

• The scientist discovered a new species.

Convert this passive sentence to active: "The book was read by millions of people."

• Millions of people read the book.

• Millions of people had read the book.

• Millions of people was reading the book.

• The book reads millions of people.

Which sentence correctly changes passive to active? Passive: The new law was approved by the Senate.

• The Senate approves the new law.

• The Senate approved the new law.

• The Senate has approving the new law.

• The new law approves the Senate.

In passive voice, what usually follows the verb?

• The subject

• The object

Which of the following is NOT passive voice?

• The test was completed by the students.

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• The fire destroyed the entire building.

• The building was destroyed by the fire.

Which voice is preferred in academic writing for clarity?

• Active

• Passive

• Neither

• Both are equally preferred