Active and Passive Voice

Front

Begins with a preposition, ends with an object, may have modifiers.

Back

Prepositional phrase

Front

An object in a sentence that receives the action, can be a person or thing.

Back

Direct object

Front

Object affected by the action of the recipient.

Back

Indirect object

Front

A person, place, or thing performing the action of a sentence; represents what or whom the sentence is about.

Back

Subject

Front

Word expressing an action or state of being.

Back

Verb

Front

In this voice, the subject is the doer of the action and the direct object follows the verb.

Back

Active voice

Front

Subject receives action in this voice.

Back

Passive voice

Front

Donna gave Rose a laptop. Identify the voice:

Back

It is in active voice.

Front

The laptop was given to Donna. Active or passive voice?

Back

It is in passive voice.