Practice - Active & Passive Voice: Shifting Focus in Sentences
Practice Questions
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Identify if the following sentence is active or passive: 'The homework was completed by the students.'
💡 Hint: Look for the structure with a form of 'to be'.
Change to active voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'
💡 Hint: Who is doing the action?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What voice does this sentence use: 'The ball was thrown by the boy'?
💡 Hint: Check if the subject is doing the action.
True or False: Active voice is usually more engaging and direct than passive voice.
💡 Hint: Think about how it reads versus passive constructs.
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Challenge Problems
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Create a short story using at least three sentences in active voice and three in passive voice. Make sure each voice is used effectively.
💡 Hint: Think about who is acting and who is receiving.
Given the following sentences, convert them completely to the other voice (active/passive) and discuss how the meaning shifts: 'The book was finally published by the author.'
💡 Hint: How does the focus change when the doer is emphasized?
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