PDF-Twist and Shout: VERBS Active vs. Passive and Subject-Verb Agreement

A matter of structure NOT time Do not confuse passive voice with past tense In passive voice the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb Thus passive voice emphasizes the receive. 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 . 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.”. Why do Subjects and Verbs have to agree?. What’s wrong with this?. . Mr. Jefferson eat his peas.. Or. The ghostly dogs barks at the moon.. Or. . Anyone who think we are wrong is a jerk!. Subjects and Verbs. Types of Verbs: Action. What the subject does:. throw, catch. s. ing, play. r. un, walk. w. atch, listen. t. hink, speak. w. rite, read. Verb Choice. Good writers pay attention to the connotative meanings of words and select specific, vivid verbs: . Unit 2 . Persuasive Writing. Objective. Use descriptive active verbs in active voice whenever possible.. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice. Active: . Subject Acts. Passive: . Subject is acted upon.. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE . VOICE. SUBJECT VERB . AGREEMENT. VAGUE PRONOUNS. . Components to cover:. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE. SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT. VAGUE PRONOUNS. VERBS AND VOICE. Voice. . is the form a verb . Thai passive. ผม. ถูก. หมา. กัด. . โดน. PASSIVE VOICE. Active VOICE. ask. is asked. to be + V3. PAST PARTICIPLE ( verb 3 ). PRESENT:. PAST:. PAST PARTICIPLE:. eat. 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. 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 . Ms. . Lodhie’s. Mini-Lesson on. Sophisticated Writing =). Recognize him?. (It’s . Gollum, . from “The Lord of the Rings. ”). “. We wants it, we needs it. . Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little . ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE. ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE: DEFINITIONS. ACTIVE VOICE. t. he subject of the sentence performs the action. PASSIVE VOICE. the subject of the sentence receives the action. ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE: EXAMPLES. The verb can be either an action or a state of being like . is. or . was. . . Name the verb in the following sentence.. The cat jumped over the moon.. Mrs. Martin is my favorite teacher of all time. . Why can't we all just get . along?. Basic Sentence Parts. All sentence structures have at least one . SUBJECT. and at least one . PREDICATE . (aka VERB).. Clarice. . dances. to the beat of her own drum..