Differences between active and passive voice. Passive voice use and form.

2. Voice is the form a verb takes to
indicate whether the subject of the
verb performs or receives the
action. There are two types of
voice: active voice and passive
voice.

3. Active voice is used to show that
the subject of the sentence is
performing or causing the
action. In this case is Lebron
James, a basket player.
Examples:
 Lebron threw the basketball before
the buzzer.
 Lebron shot the basketball from the
free throw line.
 Lebron scored three points.

4. Passive voice is used when
you want to focus on the
object/action and not on
the subject. Examples:
 The ball was thrown by
Lebron.
 The score was made by
Lebron.

5.  The ball was
thrown by
Lebron.
 Lebron threw
the ball before
the buzzer.

6. When intentionally trying to hide the subject of the
sentence or when the subject is not important or
unknown.
For example, a politician might say, “The mistake was
made.” Hiding the subject helps him/her hide the
blame.
When passive voice better emphasizes the main point
of the message, such as “Children were harmed by the
drunk driver.” The focus of the sentence is the children
and not the driver who harmed them.

7. The passive voice always consists of a
form of the verb “to be” (depending on
the tense) and the past participle of
another verb.
Example:
Active: John baked the bread.
Passive: The bread was baked by John.

8. Active: Brazilians speak Portuguese. (Simple
Present)
Passive: Portuguese is spoken in Brazil. (Verb to
be in present)
Active: The children ate the cookies. (Simple Past)
Passive: The cookies were eaten by the children.
(Verb to be in past )

9. To make a negative sentence, use the
negative form of the verb to be
according to the tense.
The computer wasn’t fixed yesterday.
That ring isn’t made of silver.

10. Yes/No questions
Was this book written by Charles Dickens?
Yes, it was/No, it wasn’t
Wh Questions
When was your house built?
It was built 20 years ago
Verb to be Subject Past Participle Verb Doer of action
Wh word Verb to be Subject Past Participle Verb