The document discusses active and passive voice in sentences. Active voice indicates that the subject of the verb performs the action, while passive voice indicates the subject receives the action. There are generally three rules for converting between active and passive voice: 1) make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence, 2) use an appropriate auxiliary verb, and 3) make the main verb of the active sentence the past participle in the passive sentence. While active voice is usually preferred for being more direct, passive voice can be used when the performer of the action is unknown or less important than the recipient of the action.
Verbs are either in active or passive voice. We use Active Voice most of the time. Active Voice has subject first and object second. In the Active Voice, the object receives the action of the verb. In Passive Voice it is the opposite. In the Passive Voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. In the Active Voice, the subject and verb relationship is straightforward; the subject is the do-er (of the action). In the Passive Voice, the subject of the sentence is not a do-er (of the action). Passive voice is used when the action is the focus, not the subject.
By Arundathie Abeysinghe
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Verbs are either in active or passive voice. We use Active Voice most of the time. Active Voice has subject first and object second. In the Active Voice, the object receives the action of the verb. In Passive Voice it is the opposite. In the Passive Voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. In the Active Voice, the subject and verb relationship is straightforward; the subject is the do-er (of the action). In the Passive Voice, the subject of the sentence is not a do-er (of the action). Passive voice is used when the action is the focus, not the subject.
By Arundathie Abeysinghe
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International Aviation Academy (IAA)
SriLankan Airlines
A presentation that shows how to determine whethere sentences are written in active or passive voice; includes several practice sentences with feedback
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Use of Passive
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Example: My bike was stolen.
In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.
Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:
Example: A mistake was made.
In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).
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3. Active & Passive Voice
• 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.
4. Active Voice
• Active Voice – indicates that the
subject of the verb is acting
• Because the subject does or "acts
upon" the verb in such sentences,
the sentences are said to be in the
active voice.
6. The judge is reading the case.
Subject of
the action
Active voice
7. He has sold the house.
Subject of
the action
Active voice
8. These examples show that the subject is doing the
verb's action.
The dog jumped onto the boy.
The dog (subject) is doing the jumping (verb).
Kristy will give a book report to the class.
Kristy (subject) is doing the giving (verb).
9. Passive Voice
• In a passive voice sentence, the subject and
object flip-flop. The subject becomes the
passive recipient of the action.
• Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or
is passive), such sentences are said to be in
the passive voice.
10. The criminal was arrested by the police.
Subject is
receiving the action.
Passive
voice
11. The case is being read by the judge.
Receiver of
the action
Passive voice
12. The house has been sold by him.
Receiver of
the action
Passive voice
13. • These examples show the subject being
acted upon by the verb.
• The boy was jumped on by the dog.
–Boy (subject) was being jumped on (verb)
• A book report will be given by Kristy to the
class.
–Report (subject) will be given (verb).
14. Reason to use Active Voice
• Most writers prefer to use active voice
because it is more direct.
• Compare
–Active: The waiter dropped the tray of
food.
–Passive: The tray of food was dropped by
the waiter.
15. Reason to use Active Voice
The active voice is less awkward and clearly
states relationship between subject and action.
Compare
Passive: Your request for funding has been
denied by the review committee.
Active: The review committee denied your
request for funding.
16. When to use Passive Voice
In general, the passive voice is less direct, less
forceful, and less concise than the active voice.
Use the passive voice in the following
situations:
Use passive voice when you do not know or
do not want to reveal the performer of an
action.
Use passive voice when you want to
emphasize the receiver of an action.
17. Examples
• Awkward Passive:
My bicycle was repainted by John.
• Deliberate Passive:
My bicycle was repainted.
(The performer is not mentioned and the
emphasis is on the bicycle.)
19. How to convert Active voice into
Passive voice
• There are twelve tenses in English. All the
sentences of twelve tenses in Active voice
can not be converted into Passive voice.
There are four tenses which can not be
converted into Passive voice which are
Continuous Future tense.
Continuous Perfect Present tense.
Continuous Perfect Past tense.
Continuous Perfect Future tense.
20. How to convert Active voice into
Passive voice
• Remaining eight tenses in Active voice can be
converted into Passive voice.
• There are five basic rules to convert Active
into Passive.
1.Convert Object of Active into Subject in
Passive voice.
2.According to tense of Active voice, use
auxiliary verb of Passive voice.
3.Always put the main verb into past participle.
21. How to convert Active voice into
Passive voice
4. Now convert Subject of Active voice into
Object in Passive voice and put “by” before it.
Example:
(Active voice)
Mona is writing a letter.
subject verb object
(Passive voice)
A letter is being written by Mona
object auxiliary verb main verb subject
RULES: 1. 2. 3. 4.
22. How to convert Active voice into
Passive voice
Auxiliary verbs of twelve tenses in Passive
voice: ( as per rule no. 2.)
Simple present tense: am, is, are.
Simple past tense: was, were.
Simple future tense: shall/will be.
Continuous present tense: am/are/is being.
Continuous past tense: was/were being.
23. How to convert Active voice into
Passive voice
Continuous future tense: -----------------
Perfect present tense: has/have been.
Perfect past tense: had been.
Perfect future tense: shall/will have been.
Cont. Perfect present tense: ----------------
Cont. Perfect past tense: ----------------
Cont. Perfect future tense: -----------------
24. How to convert Active into
Passive
Conversion of pronouns as subject into object,
object into subject (as per rule no. 1. and 4.)
SUBJECT OBJECT
I me
we us
you you
he him
she her
it it
they them
25. Practice 2
1. She buys a book.
Subject of
the action
Active voice
2. A book is bought by her .
Receiver of
the action
Passive voice
26. Practice 2
1. Leela ben will ride the bike.
Subject of
the action
Active voice
2. The bike will be ridden by leela
ben .
Receiver of
the action
Passive voice
27. He wrote a letter.
A letter was written by him.
Receiver of the
action
Passive voice
Subject of the
action
Active voice
28. Practice 2
Jully had sung a
song.
Subject of
the action
Active voice
. A song had been sung by Jully.
Receiver of
the action
Passive voice
29. They will take tea
Tea will be taken by them
Subject is
doing the action.
Active
voice
receiver of
the action.
Passive
voice
30. Saleem will have ridden my bicycle.
My bicycle will have been ridden by Saleem.
Subject is
doing the action.
Active
voice
Receiver of
the action.
Passive
voice