Active and Passive Voice: Quiz 1

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

The company was bought by a wealthy New York businessman.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

Charlotte from Chattanooga won the lottery.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

I have renewed all the DVDs we have out from the library.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

The play was called off by the umpire.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

We were awoken by the sound of a house wren singing cheerfully.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

My Ipad needs an update.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

The garbage will be picked up later than usual.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

Esther likes to write in her diary.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

We will be sharing the document on Dropbox.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

Professor McBain was considered a great lecturer, but a tough grader.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

They had set aside little money for retirement.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

The Lord of the Rings trilogy was first published in 1954.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

Yesterday, three more towns were overrun by militants.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

I will be taking the train to Berlin.

Please determine if the verb in bold is active or passive:

Many big men can’t shoot free-throws.