Active vs Passive Voice Explained

The video tutorial explains the differences between active and passive voice, focusing on the roles of the subject and agent in sentences. It provides examples to illustrate how the subject performs the action in active voice and receives the action in passive voice. The tutorial also covers how to convert sentences from active to passive voice and discusses the contexts in which passive voice is preferred, such as when the performer is unknown or unimportant. Finally, it offers practice exercises for identifying and converting sentence voices.

What is the correct order of elements in a sentence structure?

• Verb, Object, Subject

• Verb, Subject, Object

• Object, Subject, Verb

• Subject, Verb, Object

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

Who performs the action in a sentence using active voice?

• The object

• The subject

• The agent

• The verb

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CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

In passive voice, what becomes the subject of the sentence?

• The original object

• The original subject

• The verb

• The agent

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CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.2.1F

Which sentence is an example of passive voice?

• He writes a letter.

• The cat chased the mouse.

• A book was read by her.

• They are playing football.

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CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

How is the agent introduced in a passive voice sentence?

• No specific word is used

• With the word 'from'

• With the word 'to'

• With the word 'by'

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CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

What changes when converting a sentence from active to passive voice?

• The agent is always omitted

• The subject and object switch places

• The verb becomes the subject

• The sentence no longer contains a verb

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CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

In which voice is the sentence 'The house was cleaned by Shona' written?

• Active voice

• Passive voice

• Neither

• Both

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CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

Why might passive voice be used in a sentence?

• To make sentences shorter

• When the action performer is unknown

• To avoid using verbs

• To emphasize the action over the subject

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CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the main focus of a sentence written in passive voice?

• The subject performing the action

• The time the action occurred

• The action being performed

• The result of the action

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CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.2.1F

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

• To highlight the performer of the action

• To make the sentence more complex

• When the action's performer is obvious

• To focus on the action's result

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CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F