Active Voice
Identify the voice: "The dog chased the ball."
Active Voice
Identify the voice: "The letter was written by Sam."
What is passive voice?
Identify the appeal: "According to the CDC, washing your hands reduces illness."
Logos or Ethos
Rewrite in active voice: "The cake was eaten by the children."
The children ate the cake.
Rewrite in passive voice: "The students read the book."
The book was read by the students.
Identify the appeal: "Statistics show that 90% of teens prefer texting."
Logos
True or False: In active voice, the subject performs the action.
True
True or False: In passive voice, the subject receives the action.
True
Identify the appeal: "If you care about your children’s safety, you’ll use this car seat."
Pathos
Change to active voice: "The homework was completed by Sarah before dinner."
Sarah completed the homework before dinner.
Change to passive voice: "Lightning struck the tree."
The tree was struck by lightning.
Identify the appeal: "As a firefighter with 20 years of experience, I know the importance of smoke detectors."
Ethos
Identify the subject and verb in this active sentence: "The teacher explained the lesson."
Subject: the teacher
Verb: explained
Identify the agent in this passive sentence: "The song was sung by the choir."
(Who is doing the action?)
The choir
Identify the appeal: "Studies show that students who read daily score higher on tests."
Logos