1. Wake-Up With an Active Voice Please write one sentence in active voice and then write the same sentence in passive voice.

2. What is Active and Passive Voice History should always be written in the active voice. Active voice is where the subject of the sentence performs the action in the sentence. Ex: The man (subject) must have eaten (action) five hamburgers. The man is doing the eating

3. Active Voice Examples Marilyn mailed the letter. Marilyn (subject) is doing the mailing (action) Colorful parrots live in the rainforest. Parrots (subject) is doing the living (action) Mr. Straub graded the APUSH essays. Mr. Straub (subject) is doing the grading (action)

4. Passive or Active Voice? 1) They often listen to music. 2) She is reading the newspaper now. 3) These cars are produced in Japan. 4) Alan teaches Geography. 5) German is spoken in Austria. 6) Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906. 7) Henry Ford invented the assembly line. 8) The bus driver was hurt yesterday. 9) You should open your workbooks. 10) Houses have been built.