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.
Q: What is the capital city of Argentina?
BUENOS AIRES
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.
Q: If you mix blue and yellow paint, what color do you get?
green
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.
Q: Which planet in our solar system has the shortest day, completing a rotation in just under 10 hours?
Jupiter
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.
Q: In literature, who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia series?
C. S. Lewis
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.
Q: A recipe calls for ¾ of a cup of sugar, but you want to make only half the recipe. How much sugar should you use?
A: ⅜ of a cup (or 6 tablespoons)