Understanding Active and Passive Voice

What is a transitive verb?

• A verb that is always in passive voice

• A verb that does not require an object

• A verb that requires a subject and an object

• A verb that only requires a subject

In an active voice sentence, what is the role of the subject?

• The subject is always an object

• The subject is always a noun

• The subject is the doer of the action

• The subject is the receiver of the action

Which of the following sentences is in active voice?

• The cake has been eaten.

• The children ate the cake.

• The cake was eaten by the children.

• The cake is being eaten.

What happens to the object of an active voice sentence when it is converted to passive voice?

• It remains the object

• It becomes the subject of the passive voice sentence

• It is removed from the sentence

• It becomes a verb

In passive voice, what is typically added to the sentence structure?

• A question mark

• An adverb

• A helping verb and the preposition 'by'

• A conjunction

How would you convert 'The teacher explains the lesson' to passive voice?

• The teacher is explained by the lesson.

• The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The lesson is explained by the teacher.

• The lesson explains the teacher.

Which sentence is in passive voice?

• The cat chases the dog.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The dog chased the cat.

• The dog is chasing the cat.

What is a key indicator of a passive voice sentence?

• The absence of a subject

• The presence of a question mark

• The use of an exclamation mark

• The use of the preposition 'by'

In the sentence 'The book was read by her', what is the subject in passive voice?

• The book

• Was

• Read

• Her

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of passive voice?

• The sentence often includes 'by'

• The subject receives the action

• A helping verb is used

• The subject performs the action