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1 Lesson 5 Active and Passive VoiceLearning ObjectivesAfter this Lesson , students will be able to: Define and differentiate Active and Passive Voice . Determine the relevance of learning about Active and Passive Voice . Compare Active Voice and Passive Voice in different tenses Transform sentences from Active to Passive Voice . Transform sentences from Passive to Active Voice . Form sentences in both Active and Passive Objectives2 Lesson 4. Active and Passive VoiceActive Voice3 InmostEnglishsentenceswithanactionverb, 4. Active and Passive VoicechasedThe leopardthe antelopesubjectactive verbsubject is doing the verbThe man must have eaten five hamburgers.(The man(subject) is doing theeating (verb).Curiosity killed the cat(Curiosity(subject) is doing thekilling (verb).The robber shot the sheriff.))

2 (The robber(subject) is doing theshooting (verb).mailedMs. Lopezthe lettersubjectactive verbsubject is doing the verbMore examples:Becausethesubjectdoesor"actsupo n"theverbinsuchsentences, 4. Active and Passive VoiceWhy Should I Care About the Active Voice ? Active sentences are saw the dog.(This Active sentence has four words and 11 characters.)The dog was seen by him.(This Passive version has six words and 18 characters.)2. With an Active sentence, the subject takes responsibility for the made the decision to publish the article.(This Active sentence makes it clear that John was responsible.)The decision was made to publish the article.(With this Passive sentence, we don't know who took the decision.)(NB: With a Passive sentence, the doer of the action (calledthe agent) does not have to be named.))

3 3. Active sentences are more (Here,theauthoristakingresponsibility,an dcredit, )Thelawwaspassedtoprotectthepublic.(With thisversion,theauthorisnottakingresponsi bility,orblame, )4 Lesson 4. Active and Passive VoiceWhy Should I Care About the Active Voice ?4. Active sentences are more engaging for the (Withthisactivesentence,theinformationis absorbedasyouencounterit.)Iwasadvisedbym ymotherthatthelakeistobeavoided.(Thispas sivesentencerequiresthereadertomomentari lyholdinformationin"brainstorage"beforet hatinformation' ,theinformationisnotfullyabsorbedasitise ncountered.) ,thesentencesareorderednaturally( ,intheformat"AdidsomethingtoB").Key Point:Develop a bias for Active sentences over Passive sentences because Active sentences are shorter, more direct, more informative, more authoritative, and easier to VoiceLesson 4.

4 Active and Passive VoiceA verb is said to be in thepassive voicewhen itssubjectdoes not perform the action of the verb but has the action of the verb performed on being chasedThe antelopeby the leopardsubjectpassive verbsubject is NOT doing the verbFive hamburgers must have been eaten by the man.(Hamburgers(subject) are being eaten (verb).The cat was killed by curiosity.(Cat(subject) was killed (verb).The sheriff was shot by the robber(The sheriff(subject) was shot (verb).was mailedThe letterby Ms. Lopezsubjectpassive verbsubject is NOT doing the verbMore examples:Becausethesubjectisbeing"actedu pon"(orispassive), 4. Active and Passive VoiceWhy Should I Care About the Passive Voice ?1. The Passive Voice is useful to avoid advice was given.( Active : John have bad advice.)The Passive Voice allows you to avoid mentioning the actor ( , the doer of the action).)))

5 2. The Passive Voice often shows a neutral or objective were offered by all the warring factions.(The Passive Voice expresses a neutral tone.)3. The Passive Voice can be appropriate when the actor is unimportant, unknown, or almonds are dried for two months.(The agent ( , the person who dries the almonds) is unimportant.)4. The Passive Voice is useful to emphasize something by putting it at the start of your pigs were seen near the main road in Tamworth.(The pigs are the focus of this sentence. It does not matter who saw them.)5. A Passive - Voice construction allows you to use the same subject ran away but was arrested two hours later.(In this sentence, the subject isJohn. The verbran awayis an Active verb. It is followed bywas arrested, which is a Passive verb. This construction allows you to say two things aboutJohnin a natural and efficient way.)

6 7 Exercise actress wore a beautiful gown. Berry presented an Oscar. Berry has been seen in many movies. director has been nominated many times. movies were filmed in black and white. actors live in California. movies are made in Hollywood. names of the winners will be printed in tomorrow s newspaper. actress thanked all the people who helped her win. actress was driven to the ceremony in a white limousine. was built at the beginning of the twentieth century. has become the movie capital of the 4. Active and Passive Voiceorororororororororororor8 Exercise 4. Active and Passive American movies (make) in Hollywood. s get some popcorn. It s fresh. It (make) right listings (can t find) in the (not allow) to see some ! The winners (announce) in ten minutes. 1929, only fifteen Oscars (present) 1941, the winners names in (publish) newspapers the night before the new theater (build) near my house at this time.

7 Can t get into the movie theater because all the tickets (sell) already. you see the movie Harry Potter? Where__ it (film)? went to the lobby to buy popcorn, and my seat (take). one knows why the award (call) Oscar. (choose) as the best film of a movie theater, coming attractions1 (show) before the feature film (add) to movies in 1927. The Kodak Theatre, where the awards (present) each year, (build) in of Active and Passive VoiceTenseActivePassive = be+ Past ParticipleSimple PresentA committee chooses the winner ischosen by a committeePresentContinuousTheyare presenting an award is being presented will pick thebest are going to pick the best best movie will be movie is going to be PastThey announced the winner s winner s name ContinuousThey were interviewingthe winners were being PerfectThey have chosenthe best best moviehas been can see the movie on movie can be seen on , Active Voice and Passive Voice in different 4.

8 Active and Passive Voice10 Exercise (simple present: see) The awards ceremony _____ by millions of (future: choose) Which actor_____nextyear? 3. (modal: can / see) The movie_____atmany theaters. 4. (present perfect: make) Many movies about World War II. 5. (simple past: give) Kate Winslet_____thebest actress award in 2009. 6. (present continuous: show) A good movie_____ata theater near my house. 7. (simple past: make) Star Wars_____in1977. 8. (present perfect: show) The movie_____onTV many times. 9. (present perfect: give) Over 2,000 Academy Awards_____outsince 1929. 10. (simple past: give) In 1929, only one award_____toa woman. 11. (simple past: add) When_____sound_____tomovies? It_____in1927. 12. (simple present: often / make) Movies in_____Hollywood. 13. (present perfect: film) How many movies_____inblack and white?

9 Lesson 4. Active and Passive Voice11 Active to Passive VoiceLesson 4. Active and Passive VoiceTo change a sentence from Active to Passive Voice , do the following:` Active sentence's direct object into the sentence's Place the Active sentence's subject into aphrase beginning with a form of theauxiliary verbbeto the main verb and change themain verb's , to Passive VoiceLesson 4. Active and Passive VoiceTo change a Passive Voice sentence into an Active Voice sentence, simply reverse the previous Passive sentence's subject into the activesentence'sdirect object auxiliary verbbefrom the main verb and change main verb's form if needed3. Place the Passive sentence's object of the prepositionbyinto the subject , 4. Active and Passive VoiceExercise had broken the window by 3:00 strange man was watching hosted the Olympics in are working on the report right manager has told him to arrive could not have made the hope they are going to hire me s mother raised him in a small paintedthe building last Fleming discovered penicillin in studentsstudy grammar on the rain had caused the officers were examining the spokesman gave an interview to the are going to announce the results on new manager has made some students are setting decorations for the secretary opens the mail every did they invent gun powder ?

10 Speak English all over the did they translate this book into English ? they delivered the new music system yet ? can obtain further information at the won't take a decision until the next must put coins into the slot told me about the incident at parrots live in the 4. Active and Passive Voice15 Exercise 6 Lesson 4. Active and Passive : English : English : Some people : Some people : Movies : Movies : A national leader : A national leader : COVID-19 : COVID-19