PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE

Passive Voice

100

Give an example of a passive voice sentence.

answers will vary

200

What is the passive voice? (hint: verb phrase) The teachers have waited for the class to begin.

have waited

300

Is the verb in this sentence passive or active? This momentous occasion will be recorded for future generations.

will be recorded- passive

400

Is the verb in this sentence passive or active? The house was covered with moss.

was covered with moss- passive

500

Define a passive voice sentence.

Shows that the subject is having an action performed on it. The subject doesn't perform the action when the subject is acted upon. AND it has to have a form of "be" in front of a past participle.

Active Voice

100

What is the active voice? (hint:verb) We begin practice tomorrow.

begin

200

Which is the active voice? The girl danced at her dance studio. The dancing was done by the girl.

The girl danced at her dance studio.

300

Is the verb in the sentence active voice?

Alexa turned off the hallway light instead of the kitchen light.

Yes

400

Which sentence is active voice?

The man won the competition with just seconds to spare.

The hot chili was served by the woman.

The hot chili was served by the woman.

500

Define a passive voice sentence.

The subject performs the action.

change passive to active

100

change this passive sentence to an active sentence. A new project was presented by the teacher.

The teacher presented a new project.

200

Change this sentence from passive voice to active voice: Studying was done by the boy in the library.

The boy studied in the library.

300

change this passive sentence to an active one. The cake was made be me.

I made the cake.

400

Change passive to active voice. I am informed by Sean about the new schedule.

Sean informed me of the new schedule.

500

Change this sentence from passive to active: The Plymouth colony was established by the Pilgrims in 1620.

The Pilgrims established the Plymouth colony in 1620.

change active to passive

100

change this active sentence to a passive sentence. Bob edited the paper.

The paper is being edited.

200

Change this sentence from active voice to passive voice: The dog barked.

Barking was done by the dog.

300

Change this sentence from active to passive: I cooked the dinner.

The dinner was being cooked by me.

400

Change this sentence from active to passive: Mr. Ditty was teaching me.

I was tought by Mr. Ditty.

500

Change this sentence from active to passive: They signed the papers.

The papers were signed by them.

active and passive verbs

100

Bill presented the project for the group. What is the active verb in this sentence?

presented

200

What is the passive verb in this sentence?

The fruits were dried by the machine.

were dried

300

What is the passive verb (hint: verb phrase) that is in this sentence? The horses were led into the corral.

were led

400

What is the active verb in this sentence?

My sister sang happy new year to the entire school.

sang

500

What is the active verb in the sentence?

The dog crashed into the fence.

crashed