Active vs Passive Voice
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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?

  • Object-Subject-Verb
  • Object-Verb-Subject
  • Verb-Subject-Object
  • Subject-Object-Verb (correct)

    • 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?

    <p>Passive voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical structure in passive voice?

    <p>Object-Subject-Verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should you underline when converting a sentence from active to passive voice?

    <p><strong>The verb</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    When converting from active to passive voice, what becomes the subject of the passive sentence?

    <p><strong>The object</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phrase is used in forming a verb phrase when converting to passive voice?

    <p>&quot;to be&quot; + past participle of main verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be preserved when converting from active to passive voice?

    <p><strong>Tense consistency</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element should not be altered when converting from active to passive voice?

    <p><strong>Subject</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sequence of Subject-Verb-Object typically followed in a sentence in active voice?

    <p>Subject-Verb-Object</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When converting from active to passive voice, what should you make the subject of the passive sentence?

    <p>Object</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tense should remain consistent when converting from active to passive voice?

    <p>Tense of the original sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the 'verb to be' in forming a verb phrase when converting to passive voice?

    <p>Acts as an auxiliary verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In passive voice, what may be omitted for emphasis or relevance?

    <p>'Agent'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the subject experience in a sentence in passive voice?

    <p>Receives the action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element should be rearranged to start with in a sentence when converting from active to passive voice?

    <p>'Object'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What part of speech is acted upon by the verb in a sentence in passive voice?

    <p>Object</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'the focus shift from' in a sentence written in passive voice?

    <p>Subject</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'agent' represent in a sentence converted to passive voice?

    <p>Original subject (doer)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the verb 'to be' in the passive voice depend on?

    <p>The tense of the original sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key steps when converting from active to passive voice?

    <p>Preserving the temporal context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus when using the passive voice?

    <p>The recipient of the action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the active voice, what part of a sentence typically performs the action?

    <p>The subject</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When converting from active to passive voice, what should you ensure about the tense?

    <p>Maintain consistency with the original sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should you underline when converting a sentence from active to passive voice?

    <p>The subject</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Agent' in a passive voice sentence refers to:

    <p>The subject of the active voice sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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