Active and Passive voice

ACTIVE VOICE

• the subject of a sentence acts,

• a grammatical construction that places the object of the sentence before the verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is passive voice

• a grammatical construction that places the object of the sentence before the verb.

• the subject of a sentence acts

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

An example of active (more than one is correct)

• Neil Armstrong walked on the moon

• The moon was walked on by Neil Armstrong

• Someone will walk her dog.

• The kite was flown by John.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

A meal is being cooked by me

• Passive voice

• Active voice

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

They wore a sweater

• Active voice

• Passive voice

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A