active and passive voice

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ACTIVE and

PASSIVE VOICE

At the end of the discussion, the student are expected to:Define what voices of verb are,Differentiate active voice from passive

voice,Convert an active voice sentence to

passive voice sentence, andConvert a passive voice sentence to an

active voice sentence.

OBJECTIVES

What is VOICE?“Voice” is a characteristic of

verbs which indicates the relation of the verb’s action to its subject.

-The voice of a verb may be either “active” or “passive.”

Two types of VOICE?

The voice of a verb may be

either “ACTIVE” or “PASSIVE.”

What is an Active Voice?

ACTIVE VOICE-The active voice is the "normal" voice.

This is the voice that we use most of the time.

-active voice is used when the subject performs the action; the object receives the action of the verb

example:

-The head of the departmentprovided copies.

-“provided” is an active verb because it allows the subject to undertake an action

example:

-Mike ate the pancakes.

-“ate” is an active verb because it allows the subject to undertake an action

What is a passive

voice?

PASSIVE VOICE-In passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb.

- A by-phrase indicates the doer of the action

example:

-Copies were provided by the head of the department.

-“were provided” is considered passive because it indicates that the subject (copies) is receiving an action

example:

-The pizza was eaten by Mike.

-“was eaten” is considered passive because it indicates that the subject (copies) is receiving an action

Steps on how to convert ACTIVE to

PASSIVE VOICE

1. Move the active sentence's direct object into the sentence's subject slot.

ACTIVE VOICE The head of the department provided copies.

direct object PASSIVE VOICE Copies …………

Subject

2. Turn the subject of the sentence in active voice to the object of the by-phrase.

ACTIVE VOICE The head of the department

subject (does the action) PASSIVE VOICE Copies ….by the head provided copies. of the department. object of the preposition d (does the action)

3. Take note of the tense form. If the verb form is in simple past form, the be-verb must show the same tense.

ACTIVE VOICE The head of the department provided copies.

PASSIVE VOICE Copies were provided by the head of the department.

Transforming Sentences in Active Voice into Passive

Voice

Active Voice Passive Voice

Mythological creatures resemble other monsters from Western stories.

Fictional creatures possessed amazing supernatural powers.

Myths and legends will reveal a development across the world.

Legendary writers wrote amazing stories.



Other monsters from Western countries are resembled by mythological creatures.








Amazing supernatural powers were possessed by fictional creatures.









Amazing stories were written by legendary writers.







A development across the world will be revealed by myths and legends.


Steps on how to convert PASSIVE to ACTIVE

VOICE

1. Turn the object of the by-phrase into the subject of the sentence.

PASSIVE VOICE Phone calls were received by the Student Assistants. object of the preposition ACTIVE VOICE The Student Assistants.. Subject

2. Make the subject of the sentence the direct object in the active voice.

PASSIVE VOICE Phone calls were received by The student assistants subject (receives the action) ACTIVE VOICE The student assistants ……….. ...phone calls.

direct object (receives the action)

3. Change the tense form of the verb. Consider the tense indicted in the be-verb.

PASSIVE VOICE Phone calls were received by the studentsACTIVE VOICE The student assistants received the phone calls. assistants

Transforming Sentences in

Passive Voice into Active Voice

Passive Voice Active Voice

Myths and legends are retold by storytellers all over the world.

A creature’s feature is changed by some writers.

Stories will be printed by schools soon.

Myths were written by ancient storytellers.

Passive Voice Active VoiceMyths and legends are retold by storytellers all over the world.

Storytellers all over the world retell myths and legends.



project was finished in eight hours.


Three projects were finished in eight hours.




f


A project was finished in eight hours.






Some writers change a creature’s feature.f





Active Voice Passive voice

I finish a project in eight hours.

A project is finished in eight hours.

I finish three projects in eight hours

Three projects are finished in eight hours

I finished a project in eight hours.


I finished three projects in eight hours.
























Schools will print stories soon.

















Schools will print stories soon.


Ancient storyteller wrote myths.

Classify the following sentences whether they are in active voice or passive voice. If the sentence is in active voice, change it into passive voice and vice versa.1.The basketball players greet their fans.2. The last shot was made by Kobe Bryant.3. Mother bought a cake.4. The termites were killed by the representatives from the Anti-Termite company.5. Polar bears wear jackets.

When can we be like active voice and when can we belike passive voice?

If you are going to sum up our lesson for today using either active or passive, what will it be? Why?

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