PPT-Using the Passive Voice

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Using the Passive Voice Definitions Changing to the passive voice Practice examples Active Voice vs Passive Voice Active voice takes the form A does B We chose the

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Using the Passive Voice Definitions Changing to the passive voice Practice examples Active Voice vs Passive Voice Active voice takes the form A does B We chose the plastic film to cover the microphone. The passive forms for present imperfect and future are based on present stems for all conjugations with these personal endings r mur ris mini tur ntur re re ere ere io re portor port ris porttur portmur portmini portantur doceor doc ris doctur docmu g closed door or the resultant state control condition eg open door RI57347WKH57347SDUWLFLSOH57526V57347URRW verb Adjectival passives describe states by assigning a property Example The door is still opened However unlike adjectives the property a ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE. -- Read each sentence. Determine if the verb is in active voice or in passive voice. . 1. Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. . 2. A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. . UWF Writing Lab. Grammar Mini-Lesson’s Series #2 . Defining “Voice”. “Voice” is a characteristic of verbs which indicates the relation of the verb’s action to its subject.. The voice of a verb may be either “active” or “passive.”. Voice. Voice. . is the form a verb takes to indicate whether the subject of the verb . performs . or . receives. the action. There are two types of voice: active voice and passive voice. Active Voice. se. (El . se. impersonal y pasivo). Se dice que nuestro piloto tiene mucha experiencia.. ¡Menos mal! Me da miedo viajar en avión.. The impersonal . se. You will remember using the reflexive pronoun . person or thing receiving an action. .. -. Passive is made only with transitive verb.. Passive voice. Intransitive verb cannot be passive. Active sentences focus on performing an action.. Passive voice. The active voice focuses on the doer of the action. .. Subject. Verb. Object. The driver. hit. a small child.. The passive voice focuses on the receiver of the action. OBJECT. VERB. SUBJECT. A small child. Part of Speech. Noun. Pronoun. Verb. Helping Verb. Adjective. Preposition. Conjunction. Active Voice. John. . punched. . Kim. What is . John. ?. Subject. What is . punched. ?. Verb. Past. What is . Correct use of “I” and avoiding the “royal we”. Attributing Action. Active vs. passive . voice . (Activity 1: 2 minutes). Individually, . Write a sentence written in the active voice. Write a sentence written in the passive voice. Battle . royale. Why is active voice preferred?. “Active . voice is brief, cogent, and assertive. It shows the reader a moving picture whereas a passive voice is weak and up to interpretation. Prose should always be active, powerful. The reader shouldn't even realize they're reading words off a page. . Created by Alice Frye, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Lowell. 1. Steps in this tutorial. 1) State the goals of this tutorial. 2) What are active and passive voice. 3) Examples of active and passive voice. Week of Feb. 17. Warm-Up: Monday, Feb. 17th. Add these definitions to your grammar notes. What . Is Active Voice?. The action is performed . by. . the sentence subject, meaning this sentence is . active (direct. source. : The Writing Center, . University of North Carolina at Chapel . Hill. Discuss:. What do you think PASSIVE VOICE is?. Why might we need to talk about it now?. A passive construction occurs when you make the object of an action into .

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