Verbs in Active and Passive Voice (Grade 10 NSC Matric English HL): Quizzes
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In active voice, what does the subject do?
In active voice, what does the subject do?
Performs the action
In passive voice, what happens to the subject?
In passive voice, what happens to the subject?
It receives the action
What does active voice emphasise compared to passive voice?
What does active voice emphasise compared to passive voice?
The doer of the action
What is the structure of passive voice?
What is the structure of passive voice?
Subject + 'to be' + Past Participle
Convert to passive: 'The striker scored a goal.'
Convert to passive: 'The striker scored a goal.'
A goal was scored by the striker.
What is the passive form of: 'The striker is scoring a goal'?
What is the passive form of: 'The striker is scoring a goal'?
A goal is being scored by the striker.
What is the passive form of: 'The striker has scored a goal'?
What is the passive form of: 'The striker has scored a goal'?
A goal has been scored by the striker.
Convert to active: 'Graça Machel is admired greatly by the people of Mozambique.'
Convert to active: 'Graça Machel is admired greatly by the people of Mozambique.'
The people greatly admire Graça Machel.
When is passive voice particularly useful?
When is passive voice particularly useful?
When the doer is unknown or unimportant
What must remain the same when converting between active and passive voice?
What must remain the same when converting between active and passive voice?
The tense of the verb