1. 1 Review of tense and voice This presentation explains two different characteristics of verbs: tense and voice. Knowing this vocabulary will help you discuss sentence characteristics accurately. For use with Technical Editing, 3 rd ed.

2. 2 Tense = Time Tense = Time Verb tense specifies time of the action further pastpastnowfuture past perfectpast tensepresentfuture The team had playedplayedplayswill play three games...yesterday.each week.tomorrow. …when their rival beat them.

3. 3 Voice = relationship between the subject and the action expressed by the verb Does the subject act? Is the subject acted upon? active voice passive voice

4. 4 Active voice The students took the test on May 7. –subject = students –students performed the action of taking –active voice

5. 5 Passive voice The test was given in the computer classroom. –subject = test –the test did not act (give) but received the action of giving –passive voice

6. 6 Marks of passive voice To be verb (is, are, was, were, have been) Past participle –usually an -ed word—completed, organized, complained –irregular verbs have irregular past participles—given, taken, written, built

7. 7 Examples of passive voice Rome was not built in a day. Apples are fertilized with organic materials. Applicants’ race and gender are not considered.

8. 8 Past tense and passive voice Past tense and passive voice use past participles. Use other markers to distinguish voice from tense.

9. 9 Tense and voice together Transitive verbs have both tense and voice. –In active voice, the past participle identifies past tense. I completed the project. –In passive voice, the to be verb identifies tense. The project will be completed. The project was completed yesterday.

10. 10 Weak verbs and passive voice

11. 11 Summary: Tense and Voice Tense = Time –Verb tense places an action in the past, present, or future. Voice = relationship of the subject to the action in the verb –active voice: subject performs the action –passive voice: subject receives the action

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