Use Active and Passive Voice: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1.B

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Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts › Use Active and Passive Voice: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1.B

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Read the paragraph below.

Jessie went to the mall and bought a new dress for the school dance. She tried on a few pairs of shoes but didn’t find anything she liked at the first store. At the second store, she found the perfect pair and purchased them. After shopping, Jessie stopped in the food court and two slices of pizza and soda were consumed by her. She met her mother in the parking lot and headed home glad she completed her errands.

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The Grand Canyon, in Arizona, is visited by thousands of tourists every day.

Which answer choice below changes the passive voice sentence above into the active voice?

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Which sentence is in the passive voice?

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Active voice: Sharon ate a dozen shrimp and a juicy steak for dinner today.

Which answer choice below changes the sentence into a passive voice?

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Which of the following sentences is written exclusively in the active voice?

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Active voice: Patrick will present his research at the conference today in front of his peers.

Which answer choice below changes the sentence into a passive voice?

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Which sentence is in the active voice?

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Which of the following sentences employs the active voice?

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Which of the following sentences employs the passive voice?

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Which of the following sentences employs the passive voice?

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