Compléter Fill in the Blanks: Passive and Active VoiceVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of Passive and Active Voice by filling in the missing words in sentences. par Matthew Zamora 1 verb action subject writing Passive voice Active voice is used when the focus is on the rather than the . is used when the subject of the sentence performs the action . In passive voice , the subject is acted upon by the . Active voice is more direct and preferred in most . 2 cake Passive voice sentence book subject active voice Mary' action students' is used when the of a is the recipient of the . Active voice is used when the subject of a sentence performs the action . Examples of passive voice include 'The was baked by and 'The was read by the . Examples of include 'Mary baked the cake' and 'The students read the book' .