Transcript Writing: Active And Passive Sentences

Active and Passive
Verbs/Voice
With a little help from the animals of Madagascar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjLc0MwjUrE
The dog was chewing the shoe.
The dog was chewing the shoe.
Circle the subject in this sentence.
The dog was chewing the shoe.
That’s right – the dog is the subject in this
sentence.
The dog was chewing the shoe.
Now, find the verb and put a box around it.
The dog was chewing the shoe.
Have you drawn the box in the right place? Why
is the box round both was and chewing?
The dog was actively chewing
the shoe!
So this is an
sentence.
How could we change this sentence around?
The shoe was being
chewed by the dog.
How have we changed this sentence around?
The shoe was being chewed by the
dog.
Now circle the subject in this sentence.
The shoe was being chewed by the
dog.
The shoe is now the subject of this sentence.
The shoe was being chewed by the
dog.
Where is the verb in this sentence?
Draw a rectangle around the verb.
The shoe was being chewed by the
dog.
Did you get it right? What is happening to the shoe?
The shoe was being chewed by the
dog.
This is a
sentence.
The subject-the shoe is not doing
anything, it is ‘passively’ having
something done to it. It is being
chewed!
Is this sentence active or
passive?
Sarah was drawing a picture.
Sarah was drawing an picture.
That’s right! This sentence is active.
Sarah is actively drawing the picture.
The window was broken by Kelly.
Is this sentence active or passive?
The window was broken by Kelly.
Well done! This sentence is passive. The subject
of the sentence is the window. The window had
something done to it – Kelly broke it!
Subject and Action
• Marty jumped over the fence.
• Marty ate the apple.
• Subject: The object that the verb is
primarily concerned with.
• Action/Verb: the thing that is being
done.
• Subject comes before the verb and
object in an ACTIVE sentence.
• Subject (S), Verb (V), Object (O)
Object
• The apple had been eaten by
Melman.
• The fence was jumped over
by Melman.
• Object becomes the initiator and
cause of an action/ the one doing
the action.
• As a general rule the object
switches with the subject in
PASSIVE sentences, so the object
becomes the subject and the
original subject becomes an agent
which has the verb done to it.
• Subject (S), Verb (V), Object (O).
Active Verb/Voice
• In active voice sentences
the subject does the
action. e.g. Gloria walked
across the tightrope.
• The active voice is strong,
uses fewer words and
clearly shows who has
performed the action.
• The subject normally
comes at the start.
Passive Verb/Voice
• In passive voice sentences the action
is done to the original subject by an
object. e.g. The tightrope was walked
across by Gloria.
• The passive voice is weaker and less
direct. It is not incorrect to use it
though.
• It usually uses more words.
• The original subject usually moves to
after the verb and becomes the
object/agent receiving the action.
• The original object moves to before
the verb and becomes the subject.
• The verb has a word like ‘was’ or
‘were’ added to it and the word ‘by’ to
show who did the action.
Alex chased after Marty.
The penguins saved the Madagascar
animals.
King Julian was entertained by Mort.
The key was found by Melman.
The fence was broken by Marty.
Mort entertained King Julian.
The trapeze was swung from by Alex.
LO: to understand and identify the
differences between the active and
passive voice/verb.
• Success Criteria:
• I understand what makes a sentence
active.
• I understand what makes a sentence
passive.
• I can identify whether a sentence is active
or passive.
• I can turn an active sentence into a
passive sentence
• I can turn a passive sentence into an
Remember!
• The subject comes before the verb in active
sentences. The subject does the action.
• The action is done by an object in passive
sentences. The action is done to the agent.
• The words ‘was’, ‘were’ and ‘by’ are usually
in a passive sentence.
• Active sentences are usually shorter.
What Are Participles?
A participle is a word formed from a verb which can be used as
an adjective.
The two types of participles are the present participle (ending ing) and
the past participle (usually ending -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n).
Here are some participles being used as adjectives:
Participle Phrases
It is really common to see participles in participle phrases. A participle
phrase also acts like an adjective. In the examples below, the participle
phrases are shaded and the participles are in bold:
•The man carrying the bricks is my father.(The participle phrase carrying
the bricks describes the the man.)
•She showed us a plate of scones crammed with cream.(The participle
phrase crammed with cream describes the scones.)
Read more at http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/participles.htm#8lKB5OGr2CGhYosC.99
The Verb
To rise
To boil
To break
To cook
The Past Participle
the risen sun
the boiled water
the broken news
the cooked ham
The Present Participle
the rising sun
the boiling water
the breaking news
the cooking ham