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Active and Passive Voice Be Active!. Active Voice Find the subject. Is it “doing” the action? Then the VERB is active. Our teacher voiced her opinion.

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1 Active and Passive Voice Be Active!

2 Active Voice Find the subject. Is it “doing” the action? Then the VERB is active. Our teacher voiced her opinion. Subject: teacher Verb: voiced

3 Active Voice Find the subject. Is it “doing” the action? Then the VERB is active. Our teacher voiced her opinion. Subject: teacher, Verb: voiced Who voiced? The teacher…so voiced is in the active voice…

4 Active Voice How would you change the verb to passive? Find the subject. Is it “doing” the action? Then the VERB is active. Our teacher voiced her opinion. Subject: teacher, Verb: voiced

5 Passive Voice Find the subject. Is it “doing” the action? If not, then the VERB is passive. An opinion was voiced by the teacher. Subject: opinion, Verb: was voiced The subject, opinion, receives the action of being voiced…opinion doesn’t “do” anything, rather, an action is “done” to it.

6 Active Voice Find the subject. Is it “doing” the action? Then the VERB is active. Your opinion makes a difference. Subject: opinion Verb: makes What makes a difference? The opinion…so makes is in the active voice…

7 Passive Voice How would you change the sentence so that the verb is passive? Your opinion makes a difference.

8 Passive Voice A difference is made by your opinion. Subject: difference Verb: is made The subject difference doesn’t “do” anything. Therefore, is made is in The passive voice.

9 Transitive Verbs Only transitive verbs can be used in the active voice. A transitive verb is one that can have an object. (Hint: Think of an object as a noun…)

10 Transitive Verbs Only transitive verbs can be used in the active voice. A transitive verb is one that can have an object. Billie caught the ball… or threw, received, ate, put, took, wanted, saw, ignored, neglected…

11 Intransitive Verbs Intransitive verbs cannot have an object. Mary was in the swim meet. Is was transitive or intransitive?

12 Intransitive Verbs Intransitive verbs cannot have an object. Mary was in the swim meet. Is was transitive or intransitive ? Right! The verb was cannot have an object…it can only have a predicate nominative

13 Intransitive Verbs Intransitive verbs can only have predicate nominatives. Mary was the fastest swimmer. The verb was cannot have an object…it can only have a predicate nominative

14 Transitive or Intransitive? Mary reached the other side first. Subject: Mary Verb: reached

15 Transitive or Intransitive? Mary reached the other side first. Is reached transitive or intransitive? The verb reached can have an object… so it is transitive.

16 Transitive or Intransitive? Mary reached the other side first. The verb reached is transitive. Mary reached…the side or the finish line, end, goal, dream… The verb reached can have an object… so it is transitive.

17 Live Strong…Write Strong! Be Active… Avoid passive voice in your writing. Active voice is stronger and clearer.

18 Live Strong…Write Strong! Be Active… Excessive use of passive voice is weak and awkward.

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