Active and Passive voices

What's voice in English?

• The sound produced by a person

• The ability to speak or sing

• Is a form of verb used to identify whether the subject is performing or receiving the action

• The distinctive tone or style of a literary work or author

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Active voice is:

• A form of verb in which the subject is performing the action

• Actively speaking about a perspective

• To be engaged in an action or activity

• A form of verb in which the subject is receiving the action

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Passive voice is:

• A form of a verb in which the subject is doing the action

• Passively performing an action

• A form of verb in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb

• Inactive or doesn't participate

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

In which form is the following sentence: Belal ate an apple.

• Passive voice

• Active voice

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

In which form is the following sentence: The victim was killed.

• Active Voice

• Passive voice

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Rewrite this sentence in the Active voice:

Thousands of buildings were destroyed by the earthquake.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Rewrite this sentence in the Passive voice:

Belal ate the apple.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What's the purpose of using Active voices?

• They're complex

• They're more direct than passive voices

• They're imprecise

• They're clear

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What's the purpose of using Passive voices?

• Preferring not to mention who or what does the action

• Formal or scientific writing

• When the subject is doing the action

• Occasionally the subject is unknown, such as in a crime scene

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Is it possible to remove what's after the action in a sentence that's in the passive voice form? Why?

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A