Test: Voice - Year 9 MCQ

Passive voice: A song is sung by her

In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb, and the agent (the person or thing that performs the action) is either not mentioned or is introduced with "by." In this sentence, "the flowers" receive the action of the verb "were watered" and the agent "the gardener" is introduced with "by."

In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. In this sentence, "the boy" is the subject and "washed" is the verb, so it is in the active voice.

In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. In this sentence, "the boy" is the subject and "kicked" is the verb, so it is in the active voice.

In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb, and the agent (the person or thing that performs the action) is either not mentioned or is introduced with "by." In this sentence, "the trophy" receives the action of the verb "will be awarded" and the agent is not mentioned.

In the passive voice, the object of the active voice sentence becomes the subject, and the verb is changed to a form of "to be" + the past participle of the main verb. The sentence "She gave me a book has "me" as the object and "gave" as the verb. In the passive voice, "me" becomes the subject, and "gave" becomes "was given." Therefore, the correct answer is "I was given a book by her."

In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. In this sentence, "the student" is the subject and "asked" is the verb, so it is in the active voice.

In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb, and the agent (the person or thing that performs the action) is either not mentioned or is introduced with "by." In this sentence, "the report" receives the action of the verb "will be submitted" and the agent is not mentioned.

In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. The sentence "The car was repaired by the mechanic" has "the car" as the subject and "was repaired" as the verb. In the active voice, "the mechanic" becomes the subject, and "was repaired" becomes "repaired." Therefore, the correct answer is "The mechanic repaired the car."

In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb, and the agent (the person or thing that performs the action) is either not mentioned or is introduced with "by." In this sentence, "the movie" receives the action of the verb "was directed" and the agent "a famous filmmaker" is introduced with "by."