Active and Passive Voice Flashcards

Which passive sentence uses a modal verb correctly?

Answer: The project should be completed by Friday.

Modal passive requires "modal + be + past participle": "should be completed" is the only option that follows this structure correctly.

"They gave her the award." Which passive version correctly focuses on the award as subject?

Answer: The award was given to her.

When the direct object becomes the passive subject, the preposition "to" is needed: "The award was given to her" is grammatically correct.

In which situation is passive voice most appropriate?

Answer: When the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant

Passive voice is most appropriate when the doer is unknown, obvious, or unimportant, allowing the focus to shift to the action or recipient.

Which sentence correctly uses the informal "get" passive?

Answer: The car got repaired by a mechanic.

The "get" passive follows the pattern "get + past participle": "The car got repaired" is the correct informal passive construction.

Identify the passive infinitive in this sentence: "The documents need to be reviewed before the meeting."

Answer: to be reviewed

"To be reviewed" is the passive infinitive, formed by combining "to be" with a past participle to show what action should happen to the documents.

Which sentence correctly uses the causative "have" structure?

Answer: She had her house cleaned.

The causative "have" structure is "have + object + past participle": "She had her house cleaned" means she arranged for someone else to do it.

Which is a grammatically correct passive reporting structure?

Answer: He is said to have won the award.

"He is said to have won the award" correctly uses the passive reporting structure "subject + is said + to have + past participle."