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What is the key characteristic of a sentence in active voice?
What is the key characteristic of a sentence in active voice?
- The object is the focus of the sentence
- The action verb is omitted
- The subject performs the action expressed by the verb (correct)
- The subject is acted upon by the verb
How does the structure of an active voice sentence typically flow?
How does the structure of an active voice sentence typically flow?
- Object-Subject-Verb
- Object-Verb-Subject
- Verb-Subject-Object
- Subject-Object-Verb (correct)
In passive voice, what does the subject of the sentence experience?
In passive voice, what does the subject of the sentence experience?
- Performs the main action
- Acts upon the object
- Is omitted for emphasis
- Is acted upon by the verb (correct)
Which voice shifts focus from the doer of the action to the recipient of the action?
Which voice shifts focus from the doer of the action to the recipient of the action?
What is the typical structure in passive voice?
What is the typical structure in passive voice?
What should you underline when converting a sentence from active to passive voice?
What should you underline when converting a sentence from active to passive voice?
When converting from active to passive voice, what becomes the subject of the passive sentence?
When converting from active to passive voice, what becomes the subject of the passive sentence?
Which phrase is used in forming a verb phrase when converting to passive voice?
Which phrase is used in forming a verb phrase when converting to passive voice?
What should be preserved when converting from active to passive voice?
What should be preserved when converting from active to passive voice?
Which element should not be altered when converting from active to passive voice?
Which element should not be altered when converting from active to passive voice?
What is the sequence of Subject-Verb-Object typically followed in a sentence in active voice?
What is the sequence of Subject-Verb-Object typically followed in a sentence in active voice?
When converting from active to passive voice, what should you make the subject of the passive sentence?
When converting from active to passive voice, what should you make the subject of the passive sentence?
Which tense should remain consistent when converting from active to passive voice?
Which tense should remain consistent when converting from active to passive voice?
What is the role of the 'verb to be' in forming a verb phrase when converting to passive voice?
What is the role of the 'verb to be' in forming a verb phrase when converting to passive voice?
In passive voice, what may be omitted for emphasis or relevance?
In passive voice, what may be omitted for emphasis or relevance?
What does the subject experience in a sentence in passive voice?
What does the subject experience in a sentence in passive voice?
Which element should be rearranged to start with in a sentence when converting from active to passive voice?
Which element should be rearranged to start with in a sentence when converting from active to passive voice?
What part of speech is acted upon by the verb in a sentence in passive voice?
What part of speech is acted upon by the verb in a sentence in passive voice?
What does 'the focus shift from' in a sentence written in passive voice?
What does 'the focus shift from' in a sentence written in passive voice?
What does the 'agent' represent in a sentence converted to passive voice?
What does the 'agent' represent in a sentence converted to passive voice?
What does the verb 'to be' in the passive voice depend on?
What does the verb 'to be' in the passive voice depend on?
What is one of the key steps when converting from active to passive voice?
What is one of the key steps when converting from active to passive voice?
What is the primary focus when using the passive voice?
What is the primary focus when using the passive voice?
In the active voice, what part of a sentence typically performs the action?
In the active voice, what part of a sentence typically performs the action?
When converting from active to passive voice, what should you ensure about the tense?
When converting from active to passive voice, what should you ensure about the tense?
What should you underline when converting a sentence from active to passive voice?
What should you underline when converting a sentence from active to passive voice?
'Agent' in a passive voice sentence refers to:
'Agent' in a passive voice sentence refers to:
