Prayer

The ball and the

teacher
What happened?

Start the sentence

with
Sir Ramil…
What happened?

Start the sentence

with
The ball…
 Our goal today:
Identify the
voice of the
verb in each
sentence.
GROUP ACTIVITY
Make/construct
sentences based
on the given
picture.
 Rubric
• Sentence Structure
• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Neatness
• Relevance
throw
What tense of the
verb is used in
your sentences?
What form of the
verb is used in
your sentences?
 ACTIVE and
PASSIVE
VOICE of VERB
 ACTIVE VOICE
• When the subject does
or “acts upon” the verb,
the sentence is said to
be in the active voice.
These examples show
that the subject is doing
Examples:
1. The old father
(subject) gives (verb)
the money to the boy.
2. Carlos Bulosan
(subject) revealed
(verb) the reality about
3. The rich man (subject)
accused (verb) the poor
family of stealing the spirit
of his family’s food by
smelling.
4. The judge (subject)
pounded (verb) the gavel.
5. My brothers (subject)
 PASSIVE VOICE
• When the subject
receives the action of
the verb, the sentence is
said to be in the passive
voice. These examples
show how the subject-
Examples:
1. The money is
given by the old
father to the boy.

(active verb – gives:

2. The reality about
social discrimination
was revealed by
Carlos Bulosan in the
text.

(active verb –
3. The poor family was
accused by the rich man
for stealing the spirit of
his family’s food by
smelling.
(active verb – accused:
4. The gavel was
pounded by the
judge.

(active verb –
pounded: passive
5. A small change was
thrown by my
brothers in a straw
hat.

(active verb – threw:

passive verb – was
 Because the
subject is being
“acted upon” (or
is passive), such
sentences are said
Let’s do this
TOGETHER!
!!
 How does
Active Verb
differ from
Passive Verb?
Quiz… Quiz…
Quiz…
DIRECTIONS: Identify the voice
of the verb in each sentence.
1. Raul presented an
interesting report.
2. Baseball was played by
Joseph.
3. Martin removed the old
paint.
4. The national budget was
Let us check your work!
 Answer Key
1. Active
2. Passive
3. Active
4. Passive
5. Active