Passive vs. Active
What parts of speech do we use to ID passive and active voice in a sentence?
Subjects and Objects (direct, indirect, and object of perposition)
I like to go hiking.
Active- subject is the one going
She was left behind by her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend left her behind.
I found the treasure map.
The treasure map was found.
What city did Jane Austen make famous by writing many of her novels there?
How would you define Active voice?
A sentence in which the subject is PERFORMING the action
Hiking is one of the most fun activities.
Active- hiking is the one performing the action of being
The dog was kept by a loving family.
A loving family kept the dog.
The pirates sailed around the globe.
The globe was sailed around.
What was Thagenes' statue convicted of?
Murder, he fell on an athlete
How would you define Passive voice?
A sentence in which the subject is RECIEVING the action
The dog was brought inside.
Passive- the subject, dog, is receiving the action of being brought
The children were lost.
The parent lost the children.
Ships dock in ports.
Ports are docked in by ships.
What was George Lucas' first film called?
American Graffiti
How do we change active voice into passive voice?
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
The end of the book was changed in post-edits.
Passive- the subject (the end) was the thing that was changed not the thing doing the changing
Hiking is considered a healthy activity.
Experts consider hiking a healthy activity.
Hiking is one of my favorite activities.
Hiking is considered one of my favorite activities.
What does Sacagawea's name mean?
Bird Woman or Boat Pusher
narrative= passive= creativity
academic= active= clarity
Traveling is considered a life-changing act.
Passive- traveling is the thing being considered
Traveling is thought to make one more well-rounded.
Everyone thinks traveling makes one more well-rounded.
She left the party to go home early.
The party was left.
Name three ways the English caused the Irish Potato Famine
answers may vary: limiting potato types, forcing crop exports, land grabs by English lords, British Poor Law, not allowing external trade until after famine started, seeing situation as a solution to poverty, prejudice against the Irish, land ownership restrictions etc.