1. Which statement describes a difference between the active voice and passive voice?
a. Compared to the active voice, the passive voice conveys more feeling.
b. Compared to the active voice, the passive voice has a livelier tone
c. Compared to the passive voice, the active voice is more concise.
d. Compared to the passive voice, the active voice emphasizes an action.
2. Identify the sentence in the paragraph which is written in passive voice.
A. The town of Marietta served as the first territorial capital.
B. The territory covered lands stretching across what is now Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
C. In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created by Congress.
D. American settlers moved west all throughout the 1700s.
3. Use the sentence below to answer the question. The football coach sent a note to parents about the upcoming game. What is the best way to rewrite the sentence in passive voice without changing the meaning of the sentence?
A. An upcoming game is why parents and the football coach were sent a note.
B. A note from the football coach about the upcoming game was sent to parents.
C. Parents received a note about the upcoming game from the football coach.
D. The football coach had an upcoming game and sent a note to parents.
4. What information would the sentence contain if were written in active voice instead of passive voice?
A. It would explain why inspections were important.
B. It would explain the sound of an irregularity.
C. It would specify who inspected the wheels.
D. It would specify who inspected the wheels.
1. c. Compared to the passive voice, the active voice is more concise.
2. B. The territory covered lands stretching across what is now Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
3. C. Parents received a note about the upcoming game from the football coach.
4. C. It would specify who inspected the wheels.
1. The correct answer is c. Compared to the passive voice, the active voice is more concise.
2. The sentence written in passive voice is A. The town of Marietta served as the first territorial capital.
3. The best way to rewrite the sentence in passive voice without changing the meaning of the sentence is B. A note from the football coach about the upcoming game was sent to parents.
4. The sentence would specify who inspected the wheels if it were written in active voice. The correct answer is D. It would specify who inspected the wheels.
1. The correct answer is c. Compared to the passive voice, the active voice is more concise.
To explain the difference between the active voice and passive voice, we first need to understand what these terms mean. In grammar, voice refers to the relationship between the verb and the subject in a sentence.
In active voice, the subject performs the action expressed by the verb. For example, in the sentence "John ate the apple," John is the subject and he is performing the action of eating the apple. Active voice emphasizes the doer of the action.
In passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed by the verb. For example, in the sentence "The apple was eaten by John," the apple is the subject and it is receiving the action of being eaten by John. Passive voice emphasizes the receiver of the action.
Option c accurately describes a difference between the active and passive voice. The active voice tends to be more concise because it directly states the subject performing the action, whereas the passive voice often requires additional words to indicate the receiver of the action.
2. The correct sentence written in passive voice is A. The town of Marietta served as the first territorial capital.
To identify a sentence written in passive voice, we need to look for the subject receiving the action rather than performing the action. In sentence A, "The town of Marietta served as the first territorial capital," the subject "the town of Marietta" is receiving the action of serving. This makes it a passive sentence.
3. The best way to rewrite the sentence in passive voice without changing the meaning is C. Parents received a note about the upcoming game from the football coach.
To rewrite a sentence in passive voice, the subject receiving the action becomes the focus. In the original sentence, the subject "The football coach" is performing the action of sending a note. In the passive voice, we want to emphasize the receiver of the note, which is the parents. Therefore, the correct passive voice version would be "Parents received a note about the upcoming game from the football coach."
4. The information that would be specified in the sentence if written in active voice instead of passive voice is C. It would specify who inspected the wheels.
In the given question, the sentence is written in passive voice. The sentence likely says something like "The wheels were inspected," without specifying who performed the action. In active voice, the subject performing the action is mentioned, so it would specify who inspected the wheels. For example, if written in active voice, the sentence could be "The mechanic inspected the wheels."