VOICE

• the quality of a verb that shows

whether the subject is the doer
or the receiver of the action.
ACTIVE VOICE
AND
PASSIVE VOICE
Prepared by: Jaycel P. Andres
Active voice
• Active Voice is used to
indicate that the subject of
the sentence is the doer of
the action.
• Example:
S V O
The teacher gave the chocolate to
Maria.
ANOTHER EXAMPLES:
• Alexander Graham Bell invented
the telephone.
• The chef prepared a delicious
meal.
• A student wrote the winning
essay.
PATTERN FOR ACTIVE VOICE
• The pattern of an active voice is
subject (doer) +verb +object
(receiver)
PASSIVE VOICE
• Passive Voice is formed by
combining some form of the
verb be ( be, am, is, are, was,
were, being, been) with the
past participle of a given verb.
EXAMPLE:
• The chocolate was given to
Maria by the teacher.
ANOTHER EXAMPLES
• The winning essay was written by a
student.
• The Telephone was invented by
Alexander Graham Bell.
• A delicious meal was prepared by the
chef.
 APPLICATION
• Rewrite the sentence changing the
voice from active to passive and
vice versa.
ACTIVE VOICE – PASSIVE VOICE
• Jamie bakes a lot of cookies.
• Many people admired Celine Dion.
• The pretty girl served the dress.
• The Doctor examines the patient.
• She will sponsor the education of many
poor students.
PASSIVE VOICE – ACTIVE VOICE
• The decision will be made by my boss.
• The change was proposed by us last
week.
• A message is delivered by John.
• The meeting shall be coordinated by
Dan in Paul’s absence.
• The shells were collected by James.
Evaluation
Write A in the blanks before the
number if the sentence is Active
and P if Passive.
_____1. Rommel presented an interesting
report.
_____2. He submitted the annual report of
the organization.
_____3. The town was destroyed by fire.
_____4. That skyscraper was built in 1934.
_____5. The new product design has been
finished.
____
____6. The acid has eaten away the metal.
____7. A piece of meat was roasted by
Mother.
____8 . A big stone was rolled down the
hill of Aristo.
____9. Music calms the broken hearted.
____10. The hammock was hung between
two trees.
____11. The speaker soon won his
audience.
____12. The river has been swollen by
rain.
____13. The big dog knocked a vase off
the table.
____14. Can you give me something to
eat.
____15. The pupils have been kept busy
by their teacher.
 ASSIGNMENT
• Write a brief description of art
that you or one of your friends
created. Use both active and
passive voice verbs. Circle each
verb and identify its voice.