It is asking you to identify sentences in the active and passive voices.
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Tick the sentences to show whether they are written using the active or the passive voice.
| Active Voice | Passive Voice | |
| The people thronged onto the beach to enjoy the lovely weather. | ||
| The sea crashed against the cliffs. | ||
| The children were burned by the hot sun. | ||
| The ice-creams were melted by the sunshine. |
- Read the question carefully and read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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- Check whether the first person or thing in the sentence does the action.
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People thronged onto the beach, so people were doing an action = active.
The sea crashed, so the sea was doing an action = active.
The children were burned, so they didn't do anything = passive.
The ice-creams were melted, so the ice-creams didn't do anything = passive.
- Tick the correct boxes in the table.
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People thronged onto the beach to enjoy the lovely weather. Active ✔
The sea crashed against the cliffs. Active ✔
The children were burned by the hot sun. Passive ✔
The ice-creams were melted by the sunshine. Passive ✔
- Check your answer.