Active and Passive Voice
What describes the voice of a verb in grammar?
It’s relationship with the subject, object, etc.
When should we use passive voice?
Cause you don’t want to say who or what did the action or you don’t know who did the action.
Change the sentence to active voice:
“My friends were suspended by the principal”
what does mean to think outside the box?
Think in a different way
What does mean fo nothing ventured, nothing gained?
If you dont take risks you dont succes.
When is the verb in active voice?
When the subject is the doer of the action.
What’s the most important part of the sentence in passive?
The object
What happens to the verb in active sentences in present when we talk about a 3rd person pronoun?
We add an “s” or “ies” to the verb
What is the meaning of movers and shakers
A person who progress, by its own
What is the meaning of to get off the ground?
To begin to operate or procesed succesfuly.
What is the structure of a sentence in active voice?
subject+ verb+ object receiving the action.
What is the verb tense in the active sentences?
Present or past simple.
How do you write a question in passive?
Verb to be+ object+ participle verb+ by+ subject.
What does mean of to take the plunge?
To make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time
What does mean of Bite the bullet?
To get something over with because it is inevitable
What is the structure of a sentence in passive voice?
Subject receiving the action+ verb to be+ past participle verb+ by+ object doing the action.
How is the active voice considered?
It’s considered the normal form of sentence.
What’s the most important part of an active sentence?
The subject doing the action
What is the meaning of to get a break?
To rest
What is the meaning of Better late than never?
Better to arrive late than not to come at all
Why do we use passive voice?
Because we want to express that the subject is the receiver of the action.
Change the sentence to passive voice:
“Lillian washes the dishes after dinner”
What is the needed preposition in active voice?
“By”
What does mean of to make a go of it?
Try to reach success
What does mean of Call it a day?
Stop working on something