Question

ITS ENGLISH Label the following sentences as either active or passive.

The cow jumped over the moon.

The towel was handed to me by my mother.

My paycheck came in the mail today.

The shirt was hung on the clothesline by me.

Answer 1

1. Active
2. Passive
3. Active
4. Passive
One trick I use is to see whether the sentence contain 'was+verb' or 'by somebody', because usually they exist in passive sentences

Answer 2

The cow jumped over the moon. ------------------------- Active

The towel was handed to me by my mother. --------- Passive

My paycheck came in the mail today. -------------------- Active

The shirt was hung on the clothesline by me.-------- Passive

Step-by-step explanation:

The cow jumped over the moon. ------------------------- Active

The towel was handed to me by my mother. --------- Passive

My paycheck came in the mail today. -------------------- Active

The shirt was hung on the clothesline by me.-------- Passive

In a passive sentence, the doer of the action is kept at the place of object while the receiver of the action is kept at the place of subject.

On the other hand, in an active sentence the doer of the action is the subject of the sentence while the receiver of the action is object of the sentence.

For example –

Active Voice

Ram gave a pen to Shyam

Ram is the subject while Shivam is the object

Passive Voice

A pen was given to Shyam by Ram