Mastering Voices: Active and Passive
Mastering Voices: Active and Passive
Learning objective
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Mastering Voices: Active and Passive
Learning objective
Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson, you will identify active and passive voice and revise sentences to switch between them.
What do you already know about active and passive voice?
What is Active Voice?
Active voice means the subject performs the action. Example: 'The cat chased the mouse.'
What is Passive Voice?
Passive voice means the subject receives the action. Example: 'The mouse was chased by the cat.'
Identifying the Voice
To identify the voice, find the subject and determine if it performs or receives the action.
Revising to Active Voice
To change passive to active, make the subject perform the action. Example: Change 'The ball was thrown by John' to 'John threw the ball.'
Revising to Passive Voice
To change active to passive, make the subject receive the action. Example: Change 'John threw the ball' to 'The ball was thrown by John.'
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
