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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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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 – 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.
4. 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).
The computer ate my paper.
5. Ina 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.
6. Theseexamples 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).
My paper was eaten by the computer.
Paper (subject) was being eaten (verb).
7. 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.
8. 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.
The active voice sentence pattern propels
the reader forward through your writing
thus avoiding weak prose.
9. 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
10. 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.)
11. The passive voice requires a "double
verb" and will always consist of a form
of the verb "to be" and the past
participle (usually the "en/ed/t" form) of
another verb.
Example:
Active: John baked the bread.
Passive: The bread was baked by John.
(Was is a form of the verb “be”.)
12. Writers should be familiar with the
forms of "to be" , often called linking
verbs, so that they can easily identify
the passive voice in their work.
Review the forms of "to be":
am, is, are, was, were, be,
being, been
13. Note the forms of "to be" in the
examples of the verb "to kick" in various
forms of the passive voice:
iskicked----------------had been
kicked
was kicked-------------is going to be
kicked
is being kicked---------will be kicked
has been kicked-------can be kicked
was being kicked------should be kicked
14. Often passive voice sentences will
contain a "by" phrase indicting who or
what performed the action.
Passive sentences can be easily
transformed into active sentences when
the object of the preposition "by" is
moved to the subject position in the
sentence.
15. Examples:
Passive: The cookies were eaten by the
children.
Active: The children ate the cookies.
Passive: The tunnels are dug by the
gophers.
Active: The gophers dug the tunnels.
16. Directions: Change the sentences below to
the active voice.
1. The statue is being visited by hundreds of
tourists every year.
2. My books were stolen by someone
yesterday.
3. These books had been left in the classroom
by a careless student.
4. Coffee is raised in many parts of Hawaii by
plantation workers.
5. The house had been broken into by someone
while the owners were on vacation.
17. Directions: Change the sentences below
to the passive voice.
1. Children cannot open these bottles easily.
2. The government built a road right outside
her front door.
3. Mr. Ross broke the antique vase as he
walked through the store.
4. When she arrived, the changes amazed
her.
5. The construction workers are making
street repairs all month long.