Here are the answers for each question based on your descriptions:
Question 1 A) What is active voice?
Response: a grammatical structure in which the subject performs the action named by the verb
Question 2 A) What is passive voice?
Response: a grammatical structure in which the subject receives the action named by the verb
Question 3 A) Which sentence is in active voice?
Response: Jimmy ate all the pies that were at the contest.
Question 4 A) Decide whether each describes a reason to use passive voice or active voice.
- to emphasize an action: passive voice
- to write clear, concise sentences: active voice
- to tell about rules or laws: passive voice
- to explain an action when the subject is unknown: passive voice
- to emphasize who is responsible for something: active voice
- to avoid responsibility: passive voice
Question 5 A) Use the sentences to answer the question. Mistakes were made. We will do all we can to correct them. How does the voice in these sentences compare?
Response: The first sentence uses passive voice, and the second sentence uses active voice.
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions!