Active and passive voice

What is active voice?

• Active voice is when the verb performs the action expressed by the subject.
• Active voice is only used in passive sentences.
• The subject of the sentence does not perform the action expressed by the verb.
• The subject of the sentence performs the action expressed by the verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is passive voice?

• A form of active voice
• A type of exercise
• A type of punctuation
• A grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is the recipient of the action rather than the performer.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

1. Change from active to passive.

2. Mithra was distracting me during the English lesson.

• Mithra was not distracting me during the English lesson.
• I was distracting Mithra during the English lesson.
• I was being distracted by Mithra during the English lesson.
• Mithra was distracting someone else during the English lesson.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Change from active to passive.

I have already watched this movie.

• This movie has already watched by me.
• This movie has been already watched by me.
• This movie has been watched already by me.
• This movie has already been watched by me.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Change from Active to passive.

My mom tells me that I should always behave well.

• My mom tells me that I should always behave well.
• My mom is telling me that I should always behave well.
• My mom has told me that I should always behave well.
• I am told by my mom that I should always behave well.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Change from active to passive.

I will give you a gift tomorrow.

• A gift will be given to you tomorrow by me.
• You will give me a gift tomorrow.
• Tomorrow, I will give you a gift.
• A gift will be given by me to you tomorrow.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Determine if each sentence is active/ passive.

I have completed my homework.

• active
• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Determine if each sentence is active or passive.

The dog was beaten badly.

• passive
• active

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Determine whether its Active/Passive

I like chocolates.

• Passive
• Active

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Active/Passive

The room has already been cleaned.

• Active
• Passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A