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Using Passive and Active Voice Quick Check
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Select the correct word from the drop-down list. (1 point)
When the subject of the sentence performs the action, the sentence is in
active voice
. When the subject of the sentence receives the action, and the person or thing doing the action follows the verb, the sentence is in
passive voice
.
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Using Passive and Active Voice Quick Check
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Select the correct word from the drop-down list. (1 point)
Sentences with
passive voice
are wordier because they have an additional helping verb and sometimes the word by. Sentences with
active voice
are more clear and concise.
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When is it appropriate to use the passive voice?(1 point)
Responses

when the person or thing performing the action is unimportant or unknown
when the person or thing performing the action is unimportant or unknown

when the person or thing performing the action comes before the verb
when the person or thing performing the action comes before the verb

when the person or thing performing the action is a proper noun
when the person or thing performing the action is a proper noun

It is never appropriate to use the passive voice.
It is never appropriate to use the passive voice.
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Which sentence is written in the active voice?(1 point)
Responses

Rebecca and Lauren were driven by their parents.
Rebecca and Lauren were driven by their parents.

The plans were made.
The plans were made.

Rebecca and Lauren went to the beach.
Rebecca and Lauren went to the beach.

The lunch was packed.
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Using Passive and Active Voice Quick Check
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Use the sentence to answer the question.

The game was won by the Bluejays.

How would you change the sentence from passive voice to active voice?

(1 point)
Responses

Revise it so the person or thing doing the action (the Bluejays) comes before the verb (was won)
Revise it so the person or thing doing the action ( the Bluejays ) comes before the verb ( was won )

Add more details to the sentence.
Add more details to the sentence.

Revise it so the person or thing being acted upon (the game) comes after the verb (was won)
Revise it so the person or thing being acted upon ( the game ) comes after the verb ( was won )

Replace the word was with is.
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Which two groups of elements in the periodic table are the most reactive?(1 point)
Responses

noble gases and alkali metals
noble gases and alkali metals

alkali metals and halogens
alkali metals and halogens

alkaline earth metals and halogens
alkaline earth metals and halogens

halogens and noble gases
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When the subject of the sentence performs the action, the sentence is in active voice. When the subject of the sentence receives the action, and the person or thing doing the action follows the verb, the sentence is in passive voice.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Sentences with passive voice are wordier because they have an additional helping verb and sometimes the word by. Sentences with active voice are more clear and concise.
Answered by GPT 3.5
When the person or thing performing the action is unimportant or unknown
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Rebecca and Lauren went to the beach.
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Revise it so the person or thing doing the action (the Bluejays) comes before the verb (was won)
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alkali metals and halogens