active passive

Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb. Example:

he hunter killed the lion.

Someone has cleaned the windows.

Passive voice means that a subject is a recipient of a verb's action. Example:

The lion was killed by the hunter.

The windows have been cleaned.

I opened the door,

active or passive

I gave him a book for his birthday

• Active Voice
• Passive Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

The thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object

• Active Voice
• Passive Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

The hunter killed the lion.

• Active Voice
• Passive Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

The windows have been cleaned

• Passive Voice
• Active Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

They called off the meeting.

• Active Voice
• Passive Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.2.1F

He was looked after by his grandmother

• Passive Voice
• Active Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

The subject of the sentence performs the action expressed in the verb.

• Active voice
• Passive

Active or Passive Voice?
The judge took Tom's license.

• Active
• Passive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

Active or Passive Voice?
The flowers were planted in March.

• Active
• Passive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A