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Grammar Class

Active and
Passive Voice

2. « To explain what active and passive
voice are in writing

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active voice instead of passive

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3. «By the end of this tutorial you
should be able to

-Explain what passive and active voice are
-Recognize them in writing

-Understand how we use them in writing

-Change passive voice phrasing to active voice in your

own writing

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Active and passive voice refers to whether the

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5. In active voice the subject performs the action of

the verb.

A C ti V e We usually use the active voice in writing and
speaking.

= Active voice is direct
Voice Examples:

The girl kicked the ball.

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6. Active Voice

The subject directly acts on the
object

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Active Voice

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Mom read the novel in one day.
The car ran the redlight.
Tom painted the entire house.
The science class viewed the comet.

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Examples:

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Someone or
something
(the agent)

ito someone o

something
else

(recipient)

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8. In passive voice the objec. performs the action of the
verb
In the passive voice, we change this around, so the + the
recipient has something done to it by the agent.

Passive
Voice

The ball was kicked by the girl.

9. Passive Voice

The subject is acted ON by the
object

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Passive Voice A
co nti nue d : The pitch was soaked by the rain.
The novel was read by Mom in one day.
The redlight was run by the car.

The entire house was painted by Tom.

The comet was viewed by the science class

Someone or by someone
something or something
(recipient) (the agent)

11. Activie or Passive
1.The music was played by the DJ. ?
2.The sun was hidden by the clouds. D
3.Delighted fans streamed onto the pitch.
4.Marie wrote the letter to the headteacher.
S.Danny was praised by the headteacher.
6.The company requires staff to watch a safety video every year!

7.Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale.

8.The baby was carried by the kangaroo in her pouch.

9. Thousands of tourists visit the Grand Canyon every year. eo?
10. The wedding planner is making all the reservations. 9.
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12. Check your Answers

1.Passive
2.Passive
3.Active
4.Active
S.Passive
6.Active
7. Active
8. Passive
9. Active
10.Active

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ee Good writing usually uses both active and passive voice

Active voice is very direct, so if you use it all the time, the reader may feel a bit like she
is being hollered at

Passive voice is indirect, so if you use it all the time the reader will have a hard time

following your argument

14. The agent - ‘the rain’ -
is left out.
Why do you think that
the agent might be left
out in this example?

Sometimes in passive senten:

The pitch

was soaked.

left out.

by the rain

Someone or
something
(recipient)

has
something
done to it
(verb)

by someone
or something
(the agent)

15. Far better to leave out the
agent if you don't want to be +
involved! +

I see your car was
damaged last night by
my friend

I see your car was
damaged last night.

Compare these sentences. One has the agent, and »
the other hasn't. Discuss the differences.

e The man was murdered The man was
by someone! murdered!

16. The passive is generally found in more formal kinds of texts, such

as reports, forms, evaluations, etc.

Example: A small amount of water was added to the
beaker, while the mixture was heated using a Bunsen-

burner.

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The passive is used because the person doing

the action (the agent) is not needed.