Master the Core: What Is Active Voice Quiz?

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1. What is a sentence in the active voice?

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In active voice, the subject is the doer of the action, not the receiver.

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Master The Core: What Is Active Voice Quiz? - Quiz

Looking to solidify your fundamental understanding of sentence structure? This active voice quiz is the essential first step. You'll practice identifying sentences where the subject performs the action, mastering the core difference between clear, direct writing and indirect phrasing. Develop the clarity needed to accurately spot active voice in any... see moretext.
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2. In an active voice sentence, the subject does the action of the verb.

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This is the basic definition of active voice.

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3. In an active voice sentence, the __________ performs the action.

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The subject in active voice is the one doing the action.

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4. Active voice often makes sentences clearer and more direct than passive voice.

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Active voice usually tells the reader right away who is doing what.

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5. In active voice sentences, the subject usually comes before the main verb.

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The typical active pattern is subject + verb + object.

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6. Which sentence best fits the definition of active voice?

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The player is the subject and is doing the action 'kicked'.

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7. Which statement correctly describes active voice?

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Active voice focuses on the subject as the doer of the action.

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8. Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?

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In 'The student wrote the essay,' the subject 'student' is doing the action 'wrote'.

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9. Sentences that use 'was' or 'were' plus a past participle and 'by' are usually in the active voice.

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That pattern (was/were + past participle + by) usually signals passive voice, not active.

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10. Which sentence is NOT in the active voice?

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Sentence C is passive because the ball (receiver) is the subject and 'was thrown' is passive.

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11. Which sentences are in the passive voice, not the active voice?

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A, C, and E put the receiver of the action as the subject and use a passive verb form.

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12. Complete the active voice sentence: 'The scientist __________ the experiment.'

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In active voice the subject 'scientist' performs the action, so 'conducted' completes the sentence.

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13. In the active voice sentence 'The captain led the team to victory,' which word is the subject?

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The subject 'captain' is the one performing the action 'led'.

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14. In the sentence 'The gardeners planted new trees,' which word is the main verb showing the action?

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The action being done by the gardeners is 'planted'.

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15. In passive voice, the person or thing doing the action is always left out of the sentence.

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Sometimes the doer appears in a by-phrase in passive voice, so it is not always left out.

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16. Which of the following sentences are in the active voice?

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In A, C, and E the subject comes first and is doing the action.

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17. Which sentences correctly show active voice with the subject doing the action?

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B, C, and E all place the doer of the action as the subject before the verb.

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18. In the pair 'The student wrote the essay' and 'The essay was written by the student,' only the first sentence is in the __________ voice.

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The first sentence has the subject doing the action, so it is active.

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19. Which of these rewritten sentences are active voice versions of 'The test was completed by the class.'?

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A and D both have 'class' as the subject performing the action 'completed/complete' the test.

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20. In an active voice sentence, the subject __________ the action instead of receiving it.

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Saying the subject 'does' the action sums up the idea of active voice.

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What is a sentence in the active voice?
In an active voice sentence, the subject does the action of the verb.
In an active voice sentence, the __________ performs the action.
Active voice often makes sentences clearer and more direct than...
In active voice sentences, the subject usually comes before the main...
Which sentence best fits the definition of active voice?
Which statement correctly describes active voice?
Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?
Sentences that use 'was' or 'were' plus a past participle and 'by' are...
Which sentence is NOT in the active voice?
Which sentences are in the passive voice, not the active voice?
Complete the active voice sentence: 'The scientist __________ the...
In the active voice sentence 'The captain led the team to victory,'...
In the sentence 'The gardeners planted new trees,' which word is the...
In passive voice, the person or thing doing the action is always left...
Which of the following sentences are in the active voice?
Which sentences correctly show active voice with the subject doing the...
In the pair 'The student wrote the essay' and 'The essay was written...
Which of these rewritten sentences are active voice versions of 'The...
In an active voice sentence, the subject __________ the action instead...
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