Question

I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between active voices and passive voices. Here are some questions that I tried to answer, can someone please correct them for me?

Write P for passive or A for active

1.A tiny kitten wandered into the living room (A)

2.The test is taken by many highschool seniors {A)

3.The dog dug a hole in the yard to bury it's bone. (P)

4.Carol wrote a thank-you note to her grandmother. (A)

5.The black car was polished to a velvety sheen (P)

I know it seems as if I've just made wild guesses but I did try! Thanks!
-MC

Answer 1

(Note the TWO a's in "grammar.")

Active voice -- the subject of the sentence does the action of the verb.

Passive voice -- the subject of the sentence <b>receives</b> the action of the verb.

Examples:

Jack hit the baseball. (active because Jack did the hitting)

The baseball was hit by Jack. (passive because the baseball didn't do the hitting; it WAS hit.)

Rethink your answers above (some are correct!) and repost them.

Answer 2

OK Thanks! I'll repost when I get the answers
-MC

Answer 3

Got it:
1.A
2.P
3.A
4.A
5.P

Answer 4

Indeed you do! well done

Answer 5

Yay (: Thanks Guru!
-MC

Answer 6

Excellent!!

=)

Answer 7

Thanks :D
-MC