Active and Passive
There are two special forms for verbs called voice:
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Active voice
·
Passive voice
The active voice is the "normal" voice. This is
the voice that we use most of the time. You are probably already familiar with
the active voice. In the active voice, the object receives the action of the
verb:
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active
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subject
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verb
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object
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Cats
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eat
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fish.
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The passive voice is less usual. In the passive voice, the
subject receives the action of the verb:
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passive
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subject
|
verb
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object
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Fish
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are eaten
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by cats.
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The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the
passive verb:
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Active&passive
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subject
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verb
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object
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active
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Everybody
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drinks
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water.
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passive
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Water
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is drunk
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by everybody.
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A .Underline the verb
in each sentence. Write A in the space next to the sentence if it is active and P if it is passive.
1.
The dog barked at he
stranger. = P
2.
She is making
sandwiches. = A
3.
The report is sent to
the teacher. = A
4.
The movie is directed
by Elena Parker.= P
5.
Roald Dahl wrote
Matilda.=A
6.
The old man was bitten
by a snake.=P
7.
Mother bought
groceries at the store.=P
8.
The thief was sent to
prison.=A
9.
They ordered coffee at
the restaurant.=P
10.
He was awarded the
first prize.=A
B.Change the verbs
from active to passive and rewrite the sentences.
1.
My teacher praised my
painting. = My painting was
praised by my teacher.
2.
Frank owns the bakery.
= The bakery is owned by frank.
3.
My sister cooked this
dish. =This dish was cooked by My sister.
4.
Jenny took the baby to
the hospital.=The baby was taken by
Jenny to the hospital.
5.
Everyone admired the
artist.=The artist was admired
by everyone.
6.
I took these photos.=These photos were taken by me.
7.
He was the first to
spot the white tiger.=The write tiger was
the first to be
spotted by him.
C .Change the verbs
from passive to active and rewrite the sentences.
1.
All the questions were answered by Jake.
= Jake answered all the questions.
2.
The money was paid by the customer.
= The customer paid the money.
3.
A book on whales has been written by Jacques Cousteau.
= Jacques Cousteau has written a book on whales.
4.
Carol was asked to clean the room by her
mother.
= Her mother asked
Carol to clean the room.
5.
Rose seeds were planted by the gardener.
= The gardener planted rose seed.
D .Complete the
sentences with the passive forms.
1.
James Cameron made the
movie The Terminator.
= The movie, The
Terminator was made by James
Cameron.
2.
J K Rowling has
written the Harry Potter series.
=The Harry Potter
series has been written by J
K Rowling.
3.
The new television
channel interviewed Maradona.
=Maradona was interviewed by
the new television channel.
4.
A.R. Rahman scored the
music for Slumdog Millionaire.
=The music for slumdog Millionaire was scored by A.R. Rahman.
5.
Arthur Conan Doyle
wrote the book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
E. Change these
sentences from the passive voice to the active voice . Make appropriate
changes.
1.The ball was caught
by the goalkeeper.
=The goalkeeper caught
the ball.
2.The leader was
cheered by a huge crowd at the airport.
=A huge crowd cheered
the leader at the airport.
3.The film The Kind’s
Speech has been reviewed positively by several critics on television and other
media.
=Several critics on
television and other media har positively review the filmthe Kind’s Speech.
4.The last game was
won by the new player.
= The new player won the
last game.
5.The children were
frightened by the horror film.
= The horror film
frightened the children.
6.The land was
ploughed by the farmer in preparation for sowing.
= The farmer was ploughed the land in preparation for
sowing.
7.This costume was
designed by my grandmother last year.
= My grandmother
designed this costume last year.
8.Hamlet was written
by Shakespeare.
= Shakespeare wrote
Hamlet.
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