Active and Passive Voice

What does "voice" refer to in a sentence?

• The subject's emotional tone.

• The person speaking the sentence.

• The "who" or "what" doing the verb's action.

• The loudness of the sentence.

In active voice, what is the subject doing?

• Receiving the action.

• Performing the action.

• Being described by the action.

• Ignoring the action.

Which of the following is a benefit of using active voice?

• It makes sentences longer and more complex.

• It makes sentences harder to understand.

• It makes sentences more concise and easier to understand.

• It requires more effort from the reader.

What voice does the dog represent?

(a)  

The cat is doing the action of the verb.

• True

• False

The cat was written in the (a)   voice.

The first step is to identify the...

• Noun

• Punctuation

• Verb

• Adjective

The second step is to determine...

• Who/What

• Adjective

• How/Where

• Definition

Third step is to (a)   the sentence.