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Passive Voice Quiz

by Brian August 19, 2021

Passive voice quiz

Test your knowledge of the passive and active voices!

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In the passive voice...

the subject receives the action.

the object does the action.

the subject does the action.

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How do we form the passive voice?

to be + past simple

to be + past perfect

to be + past participle

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Which preposition do we use with the passive voice?

for

by

to

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If we change the sentence: They make a lot of cars in Germany to the passive voice, it becomes:

A lot of Germans make cars.

A lot of cars are made in Germany.

A lot of cars have been made in Germany.

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Which sentence is in the passive voice?

Charlie painted the house.

Charlie has been painting the house.

The house was painted by Charlie.

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If we change the sentence: The children are drinking lemonade to the passive voice, it becomes:

The children are being drunk by the lemonade.

The lemonade is drinking by the children.

The lemonade is being drunk by the children.

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If we change the sentence: Sophia will feed the cat to the passive voice, it becomes:

The cat will feed Sophia.

The cat will be feeding by Sophia.

The cat will be fed by Sophia.

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Which sentence is an example of the active voice?

The cat killed the mouse.

The mouse was killed by the cat.

The cat was killed by the mouse.

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In the active voice...

the subject does the action

there is no action

the subject receives the action

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Which construction describes the active voice?

subject + verb + preposition

subject + verb + object

Object + verb + subject

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The mechanic has fixed the car.

The car will be fixed

The car is fixed

The car has been fixed

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The French built the statue of liberty in 1875.

The statue of liberty was being built in 1875

The statue of liberty was built in 1875

The statue of liberty has been built in 1875

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The family is eating the meal.

The meal is eaten

The meal has been eaten

The meal is being eaten

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The team rescued the mountaineers from the mountain.

The mountaineers were rescued.

The mountaineers are rescued.

The mountaineers have been rescued.

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I have made the dinner. The dinner _____(make).

is made

made

has been made

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