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 Active & Passive Voice 20 Flashcards |
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What distinguishes active voice from passive voice in a sentence? |
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Active voice occurs when the subject is the doer of the action, while passive voice occurs when the subject is acted upon or receives the action.  |
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In the sentence 'Water is being drunk by Riyanka', what is the voice of the verb and why? |
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The voice of the verb is passive because the subject, Riyanka, is receiving the action of drinking water.  |
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Fill in the blank: When the subject performs the action, the verb is in ___. |
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Active voice  |
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True or False: In passive voice constructions, the focus is on the doer of the action. |
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False. In passive voice constructions, the focus is on the receiver of the action, not the doer.  |
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Riddle: I can change the subject's role from doer to receiver in a sentence, yet I do not change the meaning. What am I? |
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Passive voice  |
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What is the process of changing a sentence from active voice to passive voice? |
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The process involves swapping the subject and object positions, using 'by' before the new object, and adjusting the verb 'be' according to the tense of the original sentence.  |
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In passive voice, the subject of the active voice becomes the ___ of the passive voice. |
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Object  |
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True or False: In passive voice constructions, 'by' is always omitted. |
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False. 'By' is used before the object in passive voice.  |
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Riddle: I am a voice that flips around, where the doer is not found. What am I? |
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Passive voice  |
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Fill in the blank: The project was completed on time by ___. |
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Them  |
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