Select all of the statements that use active voice rather than passive voice.


1. The dog ate five bones and got a stomachache.

2. Mary mailed the package to her uncle in Utah yesterday.

3. The email was opened by the FBI spy.

4. Last night at the talent show, the Harlem Shake was performed by a group of middle school boys.

5. The votes have been counted for the next school president.

6. The roller coaster spun its passengers upside down several times.

7. All day long, the rain pounded on the sidewalks and created deep puddles.

8. Moles and meerkats live underground.

9. A five-pound burrito was eaten by a man during an eating contest.

10. The police questioned the suspect for five hours before releasing him.


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Answer: I took the test on 3/16/2020 and here are the correct answers #1, 2, 6, 7, 8, and 10.

Explanation:

The sentences that uses active voice rather than passive voice are:

Active voice:

  • The dog ate five bones and got a stomachache.
  • Mary mailed the package to her uncle in Utah yesterday.
  • The roller coaster spun its passengers upside down several times.
  • Moles and meerkats live underground.
  • A five-pound burrito was eaten by a man during an eating contest.
  • The police questioned the suspect for five hours before releasing him.

Passive voice:

  • The email was opened by the FBI spy.
  • Last night at the talent show, the Harlem Shake was performed by a group of middle school boys.
  • The votes have been counted for the next school president.
  • All day long, the rain pounded on the sidewalks and created deep puddles.

What is active and passive voice?

Active voice is a form of sentence in which the subject of a verb carries out some actions.

Passive voice on the other hand, is a sentence in which the transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.

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