Use of Passive and Active Voice_tcm18-117655.pptx

understanding voices of the verb

1. Lea presented the introduction to the talk. The introduction to the talk was presented by Lea. 1

2. VOICES of the VERB 2

3. What are Active and Passive voice? Active and passive voice refers to whether the subject or the object in the sentence performs the action of the verb In active voice the subject performs the action of the verb In passive voice the object performs the action of the verb 3

4. Active Voice The subject performs the action of the verb Example: The student presented the talk. The subject The action of the verb 4

5. Active Voice The subject performs the action of the verb Example: The article summarized the research The subject The action of the verb 5

6. Passive Voice The object performs the action of the verb The talk was presented by the student The object The action of the verb 6

7. Passive Voice The object performs the action of the verb Example: The research was summarized by the article The object The action of the verb 7

8. 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? 8

9. How do Active and Passive Voice Differ? 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 9

10. Active Voice 10

11. How do Active and Passive voice differ? 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 11

12. Passive Voice 12

13. Using Active and Passive Voice in Psychology Writing Professionals recommend the use of active rather than passive voice 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 13

14. Why do we have passive voice then? Use passive voice if the object is the emphasis rather than the subject. The subject is unknown or irrelevant. 14

15. Active voice to passive voice exercises Shreya Ghoshal sings beautiful songs. Steve helps Bucky. The carpenter builds the desk. The woodcutter cut down the tree. The man dropped his axe into the river. 15

16. Active voice to passive voice exercises The woodcutter cut down the tree. The carpenter repaired the table and the chair. Sofia will bake the cookies for Friday. Wyne was finishing the homework when you called him. She had already sang her piece when the VIP arrived. 16