Transcript Active and Passive voice

Active vs. Passive Voice
Use active voice whenever
possible.
Active vs. Passive Voice
I hit the ball.
The ball was hit by me.
Active vs. Passive Voice
I hit the ball. Active voice
The ball was hit by me. Passive voice
Active vs. Passive Voice
Voice refers to the relationship between the subject
of a sentence and the verb of the sentence.
In active voice, the subject does the action of
the verb.
In passive voice, the subject is acted upon by
the verb.
Active vs. Passive Voice
In most cases, active
voice is preferable to
passive voice.
Active vs. Passive Voice
Put these sentences into active voice:
•A plan was proposed by the
director to cut costs.
•Students were advised by their
teachers to shape up.
Active vs. Passive Voice
Use passive voice when the receiver of
the action is more important than the
doer:
The young boy was hit by a bus.
Active vs. Passive Voice
Use passive voice when the doer of the
action is unknown:
The jewels were stolen last night.
Active vs. Passive Voice
•It was decided to wait until next week.
•An action committee was formed by
outraged citizens.
•The speech was highly praised by the
editor.
•The game was finally won by us.
Active vs. Passive Voice
Also try to use action verbs
whenever possible.
John was angry.
John looked angry.
John’s face burned with anger.
Active vs. Passive Voice
Also try to use action verbs
whenever possible.
The waves were so high the boat was
nearly tipping.
The waves towered over us, nearly
tipping the boat.
Active vs. Passive Voice
Also try to use action verbs
whenever possible.
John was sickened by the incident.
John tormented himself about the
incident
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Avoid linking verbs whenever
possible.
•All forms of to be: is, are, were, am, etc.
•Sense verbs: seemed, looked, felt,
smelled, appeared, etc.
Active vs. Passive Voice
Avoid linking verbs whenever
possible.
•Simone seemed sorry.
•Simone apologized profusely.
Active vs. Passive Voice
Avoid linking verbs whenever
possible.
•Freddy felt foolish.
•Freddy’s face glowed red with
embarrassment.