Exploring Active and Passive Voice with Zombies

What is required for a verb to be considered transitive?

• It must describe an action without a direct object.

• It must not have a direct object.

• It must take a direct object.

• It must be a 'being' verb.

Which of the following is an example of an intransitive verb?

• Zombies wanting brains.

• Zombies shambling aimlessly.

• Zombies chasing people.

• Zombies eating brains.

How is the passive voice constructed?

• By making the verb active.

• By turning the direct object into the subject.

• By removing the direct object.

• By adding a 'by' phrase at the beginning.

What does the 'by zombies' trick help to identify?

• Passive voice sentences.

• Intransitive verbs.

• Direct objects.

• Active voice sentences.

Which sentence is correctly identified as passive?

• The village seemed uneasy -- by zombies.

• Zombies shambling -- by zombies.

• The hunters were cowards -- by zombies.

• The hunters were scared away -- by zombies.

Why can't 'The village seemed uneasy -- by zombies' be considered passive?

• Because it directly assigns responsibility.

• Because it involves an intransitive verb.

• Because it makes logical sense.

• Because it's too wordy.

What is NOT a characteristic of intransitive verbs?

• They can be 'being' verbs.

• They are always passive.

• They do not take a direct object.

• They describe actions not done to something.

Which sentence is an example of passive voice being preferable?

• "Zombies chased people."

• "Zombies eat brains."

• "I broke the window."

• "The window got broken."

Why might passive voice be considered less direct?

• Because it uses more words than necessary.

• Because it's always grammatically incorrect.

• Because it assigns clear responsibility.

• Because it emphasizes the action over the doer.

What is a common reason for using passive voice?

• To emphasize the action rather than the doer.

• To make sentences less wordy.

• To directly assign responsibility.

• To make sentences more active.