Verbs in Active and Passive Voice (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Quizzes
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In active voice, what role does the subject play?
In active voice, what role does the subject play?
The subject performs the action
Which auxiliary verbs are used in passive voice?
Which auxiliary verbs are used in passive voice?
'be' or 'got'
When converting active to passive, what becomes the new subject?
When converting active to passive, what becomes the new subject?
The object from the active sentence
What must stay the same when converting between active and passive voice?
What must stay the same when converting between active and passive voice?
The tense
When is passive voice commonly used?
When is passive voice commonly used?
In reports & academic writing
Convert to passive: 'The striker will score a goal.'
Convert to passive: 'The striker will score a goal.'
A goal will be scored by the striker
What happens to the past participle across different tenses in passive voice?
What happens to the past participle across different tenses in passive voice?
It stays the same
In passive voice, what element can be left out entirely?
In passive voice, what element can be left out entirely?
The doer of the action
What is the first step in converting active to passive voice?
What is the first step in converting active to passive voice?
Identify the verb
How does active voice affect communication?
How does active voice affect communication?
Creates clearer & more direct writing