Mastering Active and Passive Voice in English

What is the main focus of a sentence in the active voice?

• What is done to the subject

• What the subject does

• The tense of the verb

• The preposition used

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

In the sentence 'Fleck kicked the ball', what is the subject?

• The park

• Kicked

• The ball

• Fleck

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

How does the form of the verb differ in active and passive voice?

• It remains the same

• It changes according to the subject

• It uses the 'to be' form in passive voice

• It uses the past participle in active voice

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which preposition is commonly used in passive voice sentences?

• With

• By

• For

• To

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is the role of the agent in a passive voice sentence?

• It is the verb

• It is the receiver of the action

• It is the doer of the action

• It is the subject

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

In the sentence 'A story was told by ZZ', what is the retained object?

• Told

• Story

• By

• ZZ

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice?

• The girl sings a song

• The cat chased the dog

• The ball was kicked by Fleck

• Fleck kicked the ball

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

How would you change the sentence 'The dog chased the cat' to passive voice?

• The cat was being chased by the dog

• The dog was chased by the cat

• The cat is chased by the dog

• The cat was chased by the dog

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is the passive form of the imperative sentence 'Clean the floor'?

• Cleaned the floor

• The floor was cleaned

• Let the floor be cleaned

• The floor is cleaned

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Why is passive voice often used in reports?

• To emphasize the agent

• To focus on the action done

• To make sentences shorter

• To use more prepositions

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A