Question

Active or Passive

1. The dog chased the ball down the street.
Active or Passive 2. The kids rode the bikes.
Active or Passive 3. Mike made pizza at work.
Active or Passive 4. The dishes were washed by Tina.
Active or Passive 5. The girl made three phone calls.
Active or Passive 6. Dad's car was waxed by the next-door neighbor.

Answer 1

Sentences 1, 2, 3, and 5 are in active voice because the subjects (the dog, the kids, Mike, and the girl) are performing the actions. Sentences 4 and 6 are in passive voice because the subjects (the dishes and Dad's car) are having something done to them.

Step-by-step explanation:

When determining whether a sentence is in active voice or passive voice, you need to look at whether the subject is performing the action or receiving it. A sentence in the active voice will have the subject doing something, whereas the passive voice will have the subject having something done to it, often accompanied by a form of the verb 'to be' and possibly a 'by' phrase indicating who or what is acting.

• Active or Passive 1. The dog chased the ball down the street. - Active
• Active or Passive 2. The kids rode the bikes. - Active
• Active or Passive 3. Mike made pizza at work. - Active
• Active or Passive 4. The dishes were washed by Tina. - Passive
• Active or Passive 5. The girl made three phone calls. - Active
• Active or Passive 6. Dad's car was waxed by the next-door neighbor. - Passive