Active and Passive Voice (Brain pop Quiz) Jun 24,2020
Compared to passive voice, active voice sentences are usually:
Stronger and clearer
What is the voice of a sentence related to?
The arrangement of it's subject, verb, and object
What is true of sentences in the active voice?
The subject is the doer
What is true of all passive voice sentences?
The verb is performed on the subject
You can change the voice of:
Almost any sentence
In a passive voice sentence, what word might precede the object?
By
Which of the following is in passive voice?
I was praised by my history teacher
How might your writing begin to sound if you exclusively use active voice?
Overpowering
Generally speaking, passive sentences _____________ than active voice sentences?
Use more words
When are you most likely to use passive voice?
When the performer of an action is unknown