1. Active and Passive Voice
How to Choose Verbs

2. Active versus Passive Active Voice Passive Voice
The subject of the sentence performs the verb
Example: The dog bit the boy
Passive Voice
The subject is acted upon
Example: The boy was bitten by the dog.

3. Which is stronger: Active or Passive?
Active voice helps to create clear and direct sentences
Passive voice adds unnecessary words to a sentence

4. Helping Verbs What are they? Can create passive voice
verbs thathelp the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb.
They add detail to how time is conveyed in a sentence. 
Can create passive voice

5. Example Helping Verbs Approved List of Helping Verbs to be to have
to do
Conditionals
am are is was were be being been
have has had having
do does did doing done
could should would can shall will may might must

6. To Be or Not to Be… Be verbs
They create boring reading
Eliminating “be verbs” helps to create an active voice
Replace them with stronger, action verbs

7. Be Verbs “Be Verb” Usage Be Is, Are, Am (present tense) 's 're 'm
(used in contractions)
Was
(past tense)
Were
Been
Being

8. Practice… A book club has been formed by the librarian.
The balloons were delivered by a happy clown.
Someone broke the shop window last night.
The computer was fixed by Mr. Edmunds.
Lucinda had planted those marigolds.
The trees were being blown over by the wind.
The street lights made long, scary shadows on the sidewalk.
The swelling on Joe’s arm was caused by the bee sting.