Active vs Passive

Voice
 The dog bit the man.
OR
The man was bitten by the dog.

Which sentence
sounds better?
Why?
Let’s practice identifying voice in verbs.

Monkeys adore The money was counted An error has

bananas. by the cashier. occurred with your
email account.

Mike made pizza at The bowl was licked The child was bitten
work tonight. clean by the kitten. at daycare yesterday.
 Let’s change verbs from passive to active voice.
We were eaten
up by
The letter Dentists are
mosquitoes at was mailed assisted by
the cottage. by Marilyn. dental hygienists.
 Now it’s your turn.

1. Read through your response.

2. Label your verbs as active or passive.
3. Change any passive verbs to active voice.
 Day Two-Let’s Review
Identify each verb as active or passive. If the verb is
passive, rewrite it to active voice.
1. Colorful parrots live in the rain forest.

2. At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Henry.

3. The novel was read in one day.