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Active and Passive Voice Dr Julia Miller English for Uni

The teaching materials in this PowerPoint presentation have been developed by Dr Julia Miller and are available on the English for Uni website. Funded by the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching.

Stolen on the Outback Express What grammatical feature is the focus of this story? Please click on the photo above to go to the Stolen on the Outback Express video

Active and passive The active voice tells you what the subject of a sentence does. The passive voice creates a new subject. The active voice is more common than the passive. Active: Robin started the group project. Passive: The group project was started by Robin.

Transitive and intransitive Only transitive verbs (verbs which take a direct object) can be made passive. If you are not sure if a verb is transitive or intransitive in English, try putting an object after it.

Transitive SUBJECTVERBOBJECT started What did Robin start? Answer: the group project The verb ‘start’ can take an object, so it is transitive. Robinthe group project

Intransitive SUBJECTVERBOBJECT laughed. What did Robin laugh? Answer: Nothing. You cannot laugh something. The verb ‘laugh’ cannot take an object, so is intransitive. Robin

Some verbs are transitive and intransitive I ran the race (transitive) I ran (intransitive) If you want to know if a verb is transitive or intransitive, look in a learner’s dictionary of English.

The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. SUBJECT VERB OBJECT started SUBJECT VERB was started Robinthe group project. The group project by Robin.

What other examples of the passive voice can you find in the story? Please click on the photo above to go to the Stolen on the Outback Express video

What verbs are in this song? How are they used? Please click on the photo above to listen to the passives song

The verbs in the passives song I used to be so passive Every door was closed to me. (passive) I used to be so passive No door was opened to me. (passive) Then the door opened (ergative) It opened ergatively. (ergative) So I pushed it open (active) I opened it actively. (active) Now I'm no longer passive I open every door that I see. (active) No, I'm no longer passive The door is wide open for me.

Ergative verbs/The middle voice 1) Robin started the group project.– Active 2) The group project was started by Robin.– Passive 3) The group project started.– ? Sentence 3 uses an ergative verb. An ergative verb can change an object into a subject without needing to use a passive. This is sometimes called the ‘middle voice’.

Why do I need to use ergative verbs? Sound more like a native speaker of English. 1) Robin started the group project.– Active. Emphasis on the person responsible who started the project. 2) The group project was started by Robin.– Passive Emphasis on the group project and on the fact that someone started it, rather than on the person who started it. 3) The group project started.– Ergative verb Emphasis entirely on the action. We do not know who is responsible.