Passive Voice (9th grade - Unit 3: The Arts)

What is the best definition for 'Passive Voice'?

• Passive voice is used when the subject performs the action.

• Passive voice is used when the subject receives the action.

• Passive voice is used when the action is described without mentioning the subject.

• Passive voice is used when we want to talk about the past.

Write different PAST PARTICIPLE verbs related to ART (paint, write, etc.)

Write the PASSIVE form of this sentence: "The artist painted this mural"

Write the ACTIVE form of this sentence: "Avatar was directed by James Cameron"

Which of these sentences is in PASSIVE VOICE?

• The author writes the novel last year

• The novel wrote the author last year

• The novel was written by the author last year

• The author is writing the novel last year

Write the PASSIVE form of this sentence: "Vincent van Gogh created Starry Night while he was in the asylum"

'Romeo and Juliet' ________ (write) by William Shakespeare.

Write the ACTIVE form of this sentence: "Bridges were built by the Romans in the past"

The Sistine Chapel ______ (paint) by Michelangelo.

The Statue of Liberty ______ (build) by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.