Active and Passive Voice Concepts

This video tutorial explains the concepts of active and passive voice, focusing on the roles of subjects and agents in sentences. It provides examples and exercises for converting sentences between active and passive voice. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of using active voice for strong, direct writing and passive voice when the actor is unknown or irrelevant. Viewers are encouraged to practice these conversions and share their answers.

What is the subject in the sentence 'The cake was baked by my grandmother'?

• My grandmother

• The cake

• By

• Baked

In which scenario is passive voice typically used?

• When the actor is known

• To emphasize the action

• When the actor is unknown or irrelevant

• To make writing more direct

Convert the active sentence 'The storm hit the city' to passive voice.

• The city hit the storm

• The storm was hit by the city

• The storm was hitting the city

• The city was hit by the storm

What is the agent in the sentence 'Debris was cleared from the streets by local volunteers'?

• Local volunteers

• The streets

• Debris

• Cleared

Convert the passive sentence 'The whistle was blown by the umpire' to active voice.

• The whistle blew the umpire

• The umpire was blown by the whistle

• The whistle was blowing the umpire

• The umpire blew the whistle

Which sentence is in active voice?

• The match was won by the visiting team

• The visiting team was won by the match

• The visiting team won the match

• The match was winning by the visiting team

Identify the passive voice sentence.

• Molly scored two goals

• The penalty kick was saved by the goalkeeper

• Two goals were scored by Molly

• The goalkeeper saved the penalty kick

What should you consider when deciding to use passive voice?

• The importance of the actor

• The relevance of the action

• The length of the sentence

• The complexity of the sentence

Convert the active sentence 'The teacher explained the lesson' to passive voice.

• The lesson explained the teacher

• The teacher was explained by the lesson

• The teacher explained by the lesson

• The lesson was explained by the teacher

Which of the following is a reason to use active voice?

• To make sentences longer

• To make writing more engaging

• To avoid mentioning the actor

• To focus on the action