Understanding Active and Passive Voice

What is the main characteristic of a sentence written in active voice?

• The object performs the action on the subject.

• The subject is acted upon by the object.

• The action is performed by the object.

• The subject performs the action on the object.

Which of the following sentences is an example of active voice?

• The house was painted by Anna.

• The video was posted online by Ali.

• The students' questions are always answered by the teacher.

• The teacher always answers the students' questions.

In a passive voice sentence, what is the role of the subject?

• The subject is acted upon.

• The subject acts on the object.

• The subject is the action.

• The subject performs the action.

Which sentence structure represents passive voice?

• Subject + Action + Object

• Object + Action + Subject

• Action + Subject + Object

• Subject + Object + Action

Identify the passive voice sentence from the following options.

• Ali posted the video online.

• The teacher always answers the students' questions.

• An ax painted the house.

• The house was painted by Anna.