Active and Passive voice

Question 1

Active voice ____

Answer 1

Gives importance to the subject of the sentence

Question 2

Passive voice ___

Answer 2

Gives importance to the verb/action

Question 3

How do we change active to passive voice?

Answer 3

1. The subject is deleted
2. The object of the verb becomes the subject of the passive sentence
3. A form of “to be” is added and the main verb becomes a past participle

Question 4

When do we use the passive voice?

Answer 4

• In journalism
• When the subject is indefinite or unknown
• When we want to avoid assigning blame for something

Question 5

Is this an example of active or passive voice?

The fire completely destroyed the university library.

Answer 5

Active

Question 6

Is this an example of active or passive voice?

In Pinelands, hundreds of trees were uprooted by the flooding.

Answer 6

Passive

Question 7

Change this sentence to the passive voice:

At each concert, the soprano sang at least one well-known opera song.

Answer 7

At each concert, at least one well-known opera song was sung (by the soprano).

Question 8

Change this sentence to the active voice:

A fair resolution to the issue is being sought (by the committee).

Answer 8

The committee is seeking a fair resolution to the issue.

Question 9

Change this sentence to the passive voice:

Scientists have discovered traces of ice on the surface of Mars.

Answer 9

Traces of ice have been discovered on the surface of Mars (by scientists).

Question 10

Change this sentence to the active voice:

The jar is filled by the falling sand.

Answer 10

The falling sand fills the jar.