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Language Arts: Active and Passive Voice

Identifying and revising sentence voice

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Language Arts: Active and Passive Voice

Identifying and revising sentence voice

Language Arts - Grade 6-8

Instructions: Read each sentence carefully. Identify whether it uses active or passive voice, and rewrite when directed. Use complete sentences.
  1. 1

    Identify the voice of this sentence: The chef prepared the meal.

    Look for whether the subject does the action.

    This sentence uses active voice because the subject, the chef, performs the action of preparing the meal.
  2. 2

    Identify the voice of this sentence: The meal was prepared by the chef.

    This sentence uses passive voice because the subject, the meal, receives the action instead of performing it.
  3. 3

    Rewrite this sentence in active voice: The song was sung by the choir.

    Make the doer of the action the subject of the sentence.

    The choir sang the song.
  4. 4

    Rewrite this sentence in passive voice: The scientist recorded the results.

    The results were recorded by the scientist.
  5. 5

    Identify the voice of this sentence: Maya mailed the package yesterday.

    Find the subject and check whether it completes the action.

    This sentence uses active voice because Maya performs the action of mailing the package.
  6. 6

    Identify the voice of this sentence: The package was mailed yesterday by Maya.

    This sentence uses passive voice because the package receives the action of being mailed.
  7. 7

    Rewrite this sentence in active voice: The classroom was cleaned by the students after school.

    Start the sentence with the people doing the action.

    The students cleaned the classroom after school.
  8. 8

    Rewrite this sentence in passive voice: The dog chased the ball across the yard.

    The ball was chased across the yard by the dog.
  9. 9

    Choose the clearer sentence and explain why: A) The award was presented by the principal. B) The principal presented the award.

    Active voice is often more direct and easier to understand.

    Sentence B is clearer because it uses active voice and directly shows that the principal performed the action.
  10. 10

    Rewrite this sentence in active voice: The final decision was made by the committee.

    The committee made the final decision.
  11. 11

    Rewrite this sentence in passive voice: Jordan completed the art project in one week.

    Move the receiver of the action to the beginning of the sentence.

    The art project was completed in one week by Jordan.
  12. 12

    Identify the voice of this sentence: The windows were broken during the storm.

    This sentence uses passive voice because the windows receive the action, and the sentence does not name who or what caused it.
  13. 13

    Rewrite this sentence to active voice if possible: The homework was finished before dinner.

    Add a subject that clearly performs the action.

    One possible active version is: Sofia finished the homework before dinner. An active sentence must name who performed the action.
  14. 14

    Write your own sentence in active voice about school.

    Answers will vary. A correct example is: The teacher explained the assignment to the class.
  15. 15

    Write your own sentence in passive voice about sports.

    In passive voice, the subject receives the action.

    Answers will vary. A correct example is: The winning goal was scored by the captain.
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