PDF-Active and Passive Exercises

MEMO Exercise 1 Change the sentences from Active Voice into Passive Voice 1 The doctor is called by Mother when somebody is ill 2 The doctor was called by Mother last night 3 The doctor is b. Active. When the subject of the sentence is doing something the verb is active.. E.g. The man wore a grey hat.. Subject – . man . verb – . wore. object – . hat. Passive. When the object of the sentence is having something done to it, the verb is passive.. Reference:. Humphrey, S., Love, K., & . Droga. , L. (2011). . Working Grammar: An introduction for secondary English teachers. . Victoria: Pearson.. Definitions. : . Active voice. : . Verbs are written with the . What are the active and passive voices?. Why does it matter for my writing?. When should I use each one most effectively?. Visit the . YouTube. Channel (UBC Science Writing). By the end of these in-class activities, you should be able to:. 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. Voice is determined by the . subject’s. function in the sentence.. Active Voice. If the . subject is the doer. of the action, the verb is . active voice. .. Justin planted rose bushes in the garden.. Kassie Howell . Ling 3362. 30. September 2014. The Rule: Use Active Voice Whenever Possible. History of Rule. Passive voice emerged in 4500 BC from the middle voice found in the Indo-European language, which English is derived.. From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #2. . Voice . is a characteristic of verbs which indicates the relation of the action of the verb to its subject. The voice of a verb may be either active (with the subject doing the action) or passive (with the subject receiving the action).. Resources: . Warriner’s. High School Handbook. http. :. /. /. grammar.ccc.commnet.edu. http://www.englishgrammar101.com . Powerpoint. by Sandra Jameson. Nazareth Area High School. Active Voice. S. 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. Immunity:. The state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.. . The condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease.. The ability of the cell to react immunologically in the presence of antigen.. 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 . 11 th Grade Final Exam Review You’re almost there! Literary and Rhetorical Terms Figurative Language Figurative language = language that is not literal. It is used to express complex ideas and emotions. Passive exercises are also called “passive ROM (Range of Motion)” movements and allow you to move through the full range of your joints without any effort on your . body . part. . your range of motion includes how far you can move your joints in different directions. .