Q1: The subject voice is a grammatical structure in which the subject performs the action named by the verb.
Q2: C. Compared to the passive voice, the active voice emphasizes an action.
Q3: D. In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created by Congress.
Q4: B. Parents received a note about the upcoming game from the football coach.
Q5: A. It would specify who inspected the wheels.
Q1: The _ voice is a grammatical structure in which the _ performs the action named by the _ . (1 point)
subject active complement passive verb
Q2: Which statement describes a difference between the active voice and passive voice? (1 point) A. Compared to the active voice, the passive voice has a livelier tone.
B. Compared to the active voice, the passive voice conveys more feeling.
C. Compared to the passive voice, the active voice emphasizes an action.
D. Compared to the passive voice, the active voice is more concise.
Q3: Use the passage to answer the question.
“American settlers moved west all throughout the 1700s. In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created by Congress. The territory covered lands stretching across what is now Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The town of Marietta served as the first territorial capital.”
Identify the sentence in the paragraph which is written in passive voice. (1 point)
A. American settlers moved west all throughout the 1700s.
B. The territory covered lands stretching across what is now Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
C. The town of Marietta served as the first territorial capital.
D. In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created by Congress.
Q4: Use the sentence below to answer the question.
“The football coach sent a note to parents about the upcoming game.”
What is the best way to rewrite the sentence in passive voice without changing the meaning of the sentence? (1 point)
A. A note from the football coach about the upcoming game was sent to parents.
B. Parents received a note about the upcoming game from the football coach.
C. An upcoming game is why parents and the football coach were sent a note.
D. The football coach had an upcoming game and sent a note to parents.
Q5: Use the sentence below to answer the question
Catastrophes and Heroes by Jerry Borrowman
“The wheels on every car were also inspected before each journey by using a hammer to tap each wheel to listen for irregularities.”
Catastrophes and Heroes' by Jeremy Borrowman. Published by Shadow Mountain Publishing.. What information would the sentence contain if were written in active voice instead of passive voice? (1 point)
A. It would specify who inspected the wheels.
B. It would specify the frequency of examinations.
C. It would explain why inspections were important.
D. It would explain the sound of an irregularity.
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