Which of the following sentences uses passive voice correctly?
Jim hoped his prize horse would win the race for the third year in a row.
Jim cheered the horse on from the first row of the stadium bleachers.
The horse was ridden by a famous jockey from Peru.
The famous jockey rode the horse gracefully.
Writing in both active and passive voice is an easy way to show sentence variety.
Sentence coherence refers to the _____________ delivery of the words to make the most sense.
Ordered
Logical
Confusing
Active
Unlike lab reports, persuasive writing is usually written in _________________ voice.
Passive
Personal
Neutral
What is the subject of the following sentence? The hurricane devastated the rural community.
Hurricane
Raged
Community
Rural
Which sentence shows the previous sentence (in number 5) written in the passive voice?
Leave it as is: The hurricane devastated the rural community.
The rural community was devastated by the hurricane.
The community prepared for the devastating hurricane.
The hurricane left the rural community in ruins.
