Active vs Passive Voice QuizOnline version Test your grasp of active and passive voice. by Anj 1 Convert to active voice: The contract will be signed tomorrow. a The business partners will sign the contract tomorrow. b The business partners will have to sign the contract. c They will be signing the contract tomorrow. d They would be signing the contract tomorrow. 2 Which sentence is in passive voice? a The pitcher throws the ball. b The ball is hitting the target. c The ball was thrown by the pitcher. d The pitcher threw the ball. 3 Identify the active voice sentence. a The delicious meal is being cooked by the chef. b The chef cooked a delicious meal. c A delicious meal was cooked by the chef. d The meal has been cooked by the chef. 4 Which example uses passive voice? a Emma mails the letter every day. b Emma mailed the letter yesterday. c Mailed yesterday, Emma posted the letter. d The letter was mailed yesterday by Emma. 5 Convert to passive voice: 'The team won the championship.' a The team has won the championship. b The championship was won by the team. c The team is winning the championship. d The championship wins the team. 6 Which sentence is active? a The assignment was completed on time by the students. b The assignment is completed by the students on time. c On time, the assignment was completed by the students. d The students completed the assignment on time. 7 Identify the passive construction. a Announcing a new policy, the manager stood by. b The manager announces new policies. c The manager announced a new policy. d A new policy was announced by the manager. 8 Active or passive: 'The windows were cleaned by the janitor.' a Passive voice b Nominal sentence c Active voice d Imperative mood 9 Which sentence is in passive voice? a The author writes the novel. b The novel was written by the author. c The novel writes the author. d The author wrote the novel last year. 10 Convert to active voice: 'The project was completed by the team.' a The team has completed the project. b The project completes the team. c The project was completing by the team. d The team completed the project.
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