active and passive voice

2. • Voice is the quality of a verb
which shows whether the subject is
the doer or the receiver of the
action.

3. Active Voice
• The verb is in the active voice when the subject is the doer of
the action.
Example:
They watched a movie last night.
In this sentence, the subject is they and the verb is watched.
They is the doer of the action watched.

4. Passive voice
• The verb is in the passive voice when the subject is the
receiver of the action.
Example:
The class was guided by the teacher.
In this sentence, the subject is class and the verb is was guided.
The class is the receiver of the action was guided. The verbal
phrase was guided is followed by the word by and then by the
doer teacher.

5. 1. They did the project well.
2. Xian revealed a dark secret.
3. The building was built in 1900.
4. Our group was defeated by the foreigners.
5. We shared old clothes and some food to the flood
victims.
6. All the difficult questions were answered by our group.
7. Mia washed the dirty clothes.
8. Mother cooked a sumptuous dinner.
9. James drove to Tagaytay last week.
10. The National Anthem of the Philippines was sung by
Charice Pempengco.
Identify the verb in each sentence and write
whether it is in the active or in the passive voice.

6. Answer Key
1. did, active
2. revealed, active
3. was built, passive
4. was defeated, passive
5. shared, active
6. were answered, passive
7. washed, active
8. cooked, active
9. drove, active
10. was sung, passive

7. Answer Key
1. did, active
2. revealed, active
3. was built, passive
4. was defeated, passive
5. shared, active
6. were answered, passive
7. washed, active
8. cooked, active
9. drove, active
10. was sung, passive