ACTIVE SENTENCE

 Voice
 is the form of a verb that shows wether the subject is
performing the action.

 Active Voice
 Is when the subject performs the action.
Ex: The School celebrated their anniversary.
-the subject, the school performed the action celebrated.
ACTIVE SENTENCE

 It is a sentence that has a subject that acts upon its verb.

 When the subject of a sentence performs the verbʼs
action, we say that the sentence is in the active voice.
Sentences in the active voice have a strong, direct, and
clear tone
 Is the opposite of a passive sentence
Examples:
 The witch cast a spell on her
- the example above is an active sentence, where the subject, the
witch performs the action described by cast.
 The cashier counted the money.
- the subject cashier performs the action describe by counted.
 Monkeys love bananas.
- The subject Monkeys perform the action describe by love.
 You noticed that the subject is always doing, doing, doing— they
take action in their sentences.
Let’s try these sentences!

 Identify wether the sentences are active or not.

1. The teacher gave instruction to the group leaders.

2. To save the children, the window was broken down by the
fireman.
3. Carie was shocked from the news.
Active Vs. Passive

ACTIVE PASSIVE
 The cat ate the mouse.  The mouse was eaten by
the cat.
 Some weasel removed the
cork from my lunch.  The cork was removed from
my lunch by some weasel.

 Milo introduced the new

manager.  The new manager was
introduced by Milo.
CHANGING PASSIVE TO ACTIVE
 To change passive voice to active voice make the agent of
the sentece of the sentence into the subject, and turn the old
subject into the object.
Example:
“The article is being read by most of my class”. (Passive voice)
- the agent is most of my class, and the subject is the article
“Most of my class is reading the article.” (Active voice)
- Here the new subject is most of my class, and the object is the
article
Let’s Try!

 Change the passive sentence to an active sentence.

1. The piano was broken by Alison.

2. The houses were destroyed by the typhoon.

Answer:
1. Alison broke the piano.
2. The typhoon destroyed the houses.
 Why do we use active sentence
1. Active sentence are shorter.
Ex: He ate the pie
(This active sentence has four words)
The pie was eaten by him
(This passive version has six words)
2. Active sentence are more direct.
Ex: I shot the sheriff.
(The active sentence makes it clear who shot the sheriff)
The sheriff was shot
(With this passive version we don’t know who shot the sheriff)
3. Active sentence Is more informative(and therefore potentially
less ambigous)
Ex: Mike adores Liz.
(This sentence is more clear and informative)
Liz is adored
(This passive-sentence leaves us wondering who adores Jill)
4. Active sentence are generally more authoritative.
Ex: We passed the law to ensure patient safety
(This active sentence sounds more authoritative than the passive
sentence below)
The law was passed to ensure patien safety.
5. More engaging to the reader.
Ex: The Foreign Office advised me to apply for a work
permit.
(This active sentence, the information is absorbed as you
encounter it)
I was advised to apply for a work permit by the Foreign
Office.
(This passive sentence version is pretty clear, but it takes a
few more time to take it in)
When do we use An Active sentence?
 Use the active voice whenever possible.
 To focus reader’s attention to the actor, not what is being acted
upon on.
 When it is important that readers know who did(or said) what to
whom.
 Use active voice in the topic sentences and the opening
sentences of paragraphs—that way the topic of the paragraph
is clearly anounce:
• Crustal rocks contain an interesting historical record. First they
reveal
 How do we compose an Active sentence
 An active sentence is compose of a transitive or intransitive verb.
 All verbs are either transitive or intransitive depending on wether or not they transfer action to
another word in a sentence.
 Transitve Verb
- An action verb that directs action toward someone or something named in the
same sentence.
- Has an object of the verb.
Note: You can determine wether a verb has an object by asking Whom? or What?. If
there is an answer, the word is the object.
Example:
- The outfielder caught the ball.
(The ball is the object of the verb caught)
- The townspeople took a siesta each afternoon.
(The siesta is the object of the verb took)
 Intransitive Verb
- Is a verb that does not direct action toward someone or something
named in the same sentence.
- Does not have object of the verb
Example:
- The little child shouted loudly.
(The verb shouted is just done. Nothing receives the action shouting)
- Elizabeth slept in the hammock.
(The verb slept is just done. Nothing receives the action sleeping)
Let’s try these Exercise!

 Identify wether the sentences are transitive or intransitive.

1. The mother smiled at her daughter.

2. The crew played chess as a pass time.
3. Time stretch before us.
Conclusion

 An active sentence has a subject that perform its action.

 An active sentence is shorter, more direct and gives authority.
 Use active sentence whenever possible.
 It composes of transitive and intransitive verbs.
Group 1
Bacayan, Sharon Faith
Ballao, Ma. Glenda Amor
Busaiya, Zyra
Dagacan, Visiam
Sanchez, Russly

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