True or false: voice

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The active voice represents the subject as acting.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   In the passive voice the agent may be left unstated.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Intransitive verbs are always in the active voice.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Intransitive verbs can be made passive.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'Passive' comes from a Latin word meaning to endure or suffer.

Explanation