Grammar Class

1. VOICES OF
THE VERB

2. VOICE
Relationship
between the action
verb and the
subject.

3. •ACTIVE VOICE
•PASSIVE
VOICE

4. ACTIVE VOICE
•Subject is the
doer of the
action.

5. PATTERN
subject + verb
+ object

6. EXAMPLE:
Marilyn mailed
the letter.

7. •Mom read
the novel.

8. •The cat ate
the mouse.

9. •The hunter
killed the
bear.

10. PASSIVE VOICE
•The subject is
the target of
the action.

11. PATTERN
•object + verb +
subject

12. A: Marilyn
mailed the
letter.

13. P:The letter
was mailed
by Marilyn.

14. A: Mom
read the
novel.

15. P: The novel
was read by
Mom.

16. A: The cat
ate the
mouse.

17. P: The
mouse was
eaten by the
cat.

18. A: The
hunter killed
the bear.

19. P: The bear
was killed by
the hunter.

20. A: I write
a letter.

21. P: A letter is
written by
me.

22. A: She
drinks
water.

23. P: Water
is drunk
by her.

24. A: Tom
painted the
entire house.

25. P: The entire
house was
painted by
tom.

26. A: The choir
enjoys that
piece.

27. P: That
piece is
enjoyed by
the choir.

28. A: The two
Kings are
signing the
treaty.

29. P: The treaty is
being signed by
the two Kings.

30. A: The
Science class
viewed the
comet.

31. P: The comet
was viewed by
the Science
class.

32. A: Some
people raise
sugar cane in
Hawaii.

33. P: In Hawaii,
sugar cane is
raised by some
people.

34. P: Sugar cane
is raised by
some people in
Hawaii.