Active and Passive voice Flashcards
What is the primary difference between active and passive voice?
In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action.
True or False: In passive voice, the doer of the action is always mentioned.
False
Fill in the blank: The structure for changing an active sentence to passive is ‘___ + past participle’.
be verb
Convert to passive: ‘The chef cooked the meal.’
The meal was cooked by the chef.
What is the passive form of the sentence: ‘The dog chased the cat.’?
The cat was chased by the dog.
Which of the following sentences is in passive voice? A) ‘The teacher graded the tests.’ B) ‘The tests were graded by the teacher.’
B) ‘The tests were graded by the teacher.’
True or False: Passive voice is often used when the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant.
True
Convert to passive: ‘The committee will approve the proposal.’
The proposal will be approved by the committee.
What is the first step in converting an active sentence to passive?
Identify the object of the active sentence.
Fill in the blank: In passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the ___ of the passive sentence.
subject
Convert to passive: ‘The artist painted the mural.’
The mural was painted by the artist.
True or False: All sentences can be converted from active to passive voice.
False
What verb form is used to create the passive voice?
Past participle
Convert to passive: ‘The students are completing the project.’
The project is being completed by the students.
Which sentence is passive: A) ‘The wind blew the leaves away.’ B) ‘The leaves were blown away by the wind.’
B) ‘The leaves were blown away by the wind.’
Fill in the blank: To form the passive voice, use the correct form of ‘___’ + past participle.
be
Convert to passive: ‘The manager will discuss the new policy.’
The new policy will be discussed by the manager.
True or False: In a passive sentence, the focus is on the action rather than the subject.
True
Identify the passive voice: A) ‘The book was read by the children.’ B) ‘The children read the book.’
A) ‘The book was read by the children.’
Convert to passive: ‘The hurricane destroyed the town.’
The town was destroyed by the hurricane.
What is the passive form of: ‘They will write the report.’?
The report will be written by them.
Fill in the blank: Passive voice is often used in scientific writing to emphasize the ___ rather than the researcher.
process
What do you need to add to an active sentence to change it to passive?
A form of the verb ‘to be’ and the past participle of the main verb.
Convert to passive: ‘The teacher has assigned homework.’
Homework has been assigned by the teacher.
True or False: The passive voice is less common in everyday speech.
True
What is the passive voice structure for present continuous?
‘is/are + being + past participle’
