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Expectation:
• Use the passive and active voice meaningfully
in varied contexts
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• Carlos gave a speech in front of the big crowd.
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• Lito played basketball at the gymnasium.
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• Olive went to the market yesterday.
Voice
• is the quality of a verb that shows whether the
subject is the doer or the receiver of the
action.
What are Active and Passive
voice?
 Active voice
• In active voice the subject performs the action
of the verb
• Example:
The student presented the talk.

• The subject The action of the verb

 • The article summarized the research

• the subject the action of the verb

• Student wrote the winning essay Alexander
Graham bell invented the telephone.
 Passive voice
• Passive voice is created when the subject is
acted upon.
The talk was presented by the student

The action of the verb the object

• The research was summarized by the article

• The action of the verb The object

• The winning essay was written by a student.

• The telephone was invented by Alexander

Graham Bell
 How do Active and Passive voice
Differ?
• The examples just shown are the same in
terms of what actually happens
• In both cases the student did the presenting
• In both cases the article did the summarizing
• So how are they different?
 Active voice is direct
– The subject directly acts on the object
– The tone is clear and immediate
– As if you throw a ball directly at a target
– The target gets all the force of the ball
 Passive voice is indirect
– The subject is acted ON by the object
– The tone is roundabout
– As if you bounce a ball off a wall to hit a target
– The wall and the target both get some of the force
of the ball
– So the impact is not as strong or clear
Identify the voice of the verb in each
sentence.
1. Raul presented an interesting report
2. Martin removed the old paint in their house.
3. The ball was thrown by Zeke, who had been
hiding in the bushes.
4. Unfortunately, my plan was ruined by Gerald,
the building superintendent.
5. A feast had been created from nothing. This
astounded me.
Work in pair. Think of a scenario that you can
make dialogue with someone. Use the passive
and active voice in the sentence. Present it to
the class.
• Assignment

Write a brief description of an art that you

or one of your friends created. Use both active
and passive voice verbs. Circle each verb and
identify its voice.
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