8L1b - Verbs in Active and Passive Voice

8L1b - Verbs in Active and Passive Voice

by Shante' Smith

Active and Passive Voice:

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​I can form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.

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Verb voice refers to the relationship between the subject of the sentence and the verb.

In active voice, the subject is the do-er of the action.

• Ex.  Katie read the library book.

• Active voice is the voice most commonly used in writing.

In passive voice, the subject is the receiver of the action.

• Ex. The library book was read by Katie.

• Sentences written in passive voice are less direct and exciting than sentences written in active voice.

Passive voice may be a better choice when:

• 1. The do-er of the action is unknown, unwanted, or unneeded in the sentence.

• Ex. The ballots have been counted.

• 2. The action is emphasized, rather than the do-er of the action.

• Ex. The high-jump record was finally broken last Saturday.

• 3. It is sometimes used for sentence variety.

Decide whether each sentence is written in active or passive voice.

Multiple Choice

The field trip was arranged by my homeroom teacher.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

My very active dog chased a tennis ball across the grass.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

The new magazine contained many creative ideas.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

Lauren and Sarah purchased tickets for the upcoming play.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

Many scoring attempts were made by the opposing team.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

The project was completed by a team of experts.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

Grandma knitted the white wool sweater.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

I pushed the heavy shopping cart through the parking lot.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

The drain was unclogged by the plumber.

• active voice

• passive voice

Multiple Choice

The famous actor was swarmed by several excited fans.

• active voice

• passive voice

Active and Passive Voice

I can identify whether a sentence is written in active or passive voice

ACTIVE VOICE 

The subject is the person or thing performing the action.

Active Voice:

     S + V + O + extra information 

In the Active Voice, the subject performs the action or causes the action.

E.g. Lebron threw the ball before the buzzer.

          S   +   V  + O  +  Extra information

Examples

• Kofi kicked the ball

• The boys cleaned the room

• The stray dog bit Louise

• Somebody has stolen my KitKat.

• Abena hid the pencil case under her bed.

Passive Voice

Passive Voice: O + hv + pp + by+ S + extra information  

In the passive voice, the subject is the recipient of the action.

The ball was thrown by Lebron before the buzzer.

Helping verb for present tense

The verb 'to be'

           I am

           He/She is

           They are

           We are

           You are

PRESENT TENSE

PASSIVE ( obj + hv- is/are/am +pp+ by + subj + extra info)

( go through picking the s,v,o and changing to the passive)

• Cows eat grass.

  Grass is eaten by cows. 

• The truck sweeps the road every morning.

  The road is swept every morning by the truck. 

  Or

  The road is swept by the truck every morning. 

• Emmanuella marks our work after school.

  Our work is marked by Emmanuella after school.

  
  

Multiple Choice

Select the correct passive form of the sentence below

Penguins eat fish.

• Fish is eaten by penguins.

• The fish is eaten by penguins.

Multiple Select

Select the correct passive form of the sentence below

Darnell drives a new jeep to school every day.

• Everyday Darnell is driven by the new jeep to school.

• A new jeep is driven by Darnell to school everyday.

Multiple Select

Select the correct passive form of the sentence below.

The DJ plays music.

• The music is played by the DJ

• Music is played by the DJ

Open Ended

Change this sentence to the passive voice.

Betty reads the news at noon every day.

Open Ended

Change this sentence to the passive voice.

My grandfather builds these houses.

Open Ended

What is the grammatical form of the active voice?

Open Ended

What is the grammatical form of the passive voice?

Multiple Choice

Is this active or passive voice:

The hunter killed the lion.

• Active

• passive

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence active or passive voice?

He was given a book for his birthday.

• active

• passive

Open Ended

Turn this active sentence into the passive voice.

The dog chased the cat.

Open Ended

Turn this sentence into the passive voice:

He opens the door.

Open Ended

Turn this sentence into the passive voice:

I draw a picture.

Voice

• Active or passive voice refers to how a sentence is written

• Ideally, we should write in active voice as it is much clearer

• Passive voice often excludes a subject.

Sentence order matters

• Subject/verb/object=active

• Object/verb/subject=passive

For example

• Marcus washed his car. - Active voice

• The car was washed by Marcus. - Passive voice

• I left my keys at home. -Active

• The keys were left at my house. -Passive

Poll

What is your understanding of the material? Be sure to read each answer choice before selecting the best one.

• I can form verbs in the active and passive voice.

• I can form verbs in the active voice but I need help with passive voice.

• I can form verbs in the passive voice but I need help with the active voice.

• I don't understand any of this. Will you reteach it to me?

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence in active or passive voice?

Eduardo walked to the park.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence active or passive?

Eli watched TV until 11pm.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence active or passive?

The window was broken by the neighborhood kids.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Is the sentence below active or passive?

The candy was hidden by the child.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence active or passive?

The dog was washed by her owner.

• Active

• Passive