ENGLISH 9

QUARTER 2
Making connections between text to
dispositions in real life
 Did you know
that a verb has
voices?
There are two voices
of the verb:

ACTIVE
PASSIVE
 SPOT
THE
ERRORS
Tell me whether the sentence is
grammatically correct or
wrong.
1. The lesson is taught by
the teacher.
1. The lesson is taught by
the teacher.
Yes, the verb form is correct.
2. Dinner is eaten by
them.
2. Dinner is eaten by
them.
Yes, the verb form is correct.
3. Dinner eat them.
3. Dinner eat them.
Nope! It should be “eats” instead
of “eat”. But isn’t it crazy to
think that dinner eats them?
4. Later will I call her.
4. Later will I call her.

The placement of words is

incorrect. It should be “I will
call her later.”
What have you noticed
in the sentences?
What is common
between sentence #1
and #2?
The lesson is taught by
the teacher.

Dinner is eaten by
them.
What is the
subject in each
sentence?
The lesson is taught by the teacher.
Dinner is eaten by them.
They ate dinner.
I will call her later.
What/Who is the
receiver of the
action in each
sentence?
The lesson is taught by the teacher.
Dinner is eaten by them.
They ate dinner.
I will call her later.
 TAKE NOTE
SUBJECT OBJECT
the doer of the the receiver of
verb the verb
 EXAMPLE

Jera wrote a
beautiful poem.
 EXAMPLE
is the action word or the verb

Jera wrote a
is the doer of the verb

beautiful poem.
 TAKE NOTE
EXAMPLE

Leo will give Karen a

love letter.
 TAKE NOTE
EXAMPLE
is the action word or the verb

Leo will give Karen

is the receiver of the verb

a love letter.
There are two voices
of the verb:

ACTIVE
PASSIVE
 ACTIVE VOICE
The voice of the verb is
active, when the subject
performs the action.
 ACTIVE VOICE
- Jera wrote a beautiful poem.
- Leo will give Karen a love letter.
 PASSIVE VOICE
The voice of the verb is passive,
when the subject is acted upon by
the object of the verb.
 PASSIVE VOICE
- A beautiful poem was written by
Jera.
- Karen will be given a love letter
by Leo.
 PASSIVE VOICE
- A beautiful poem was written by
Jera.
- Karen will be given a love letter
by Leo.
 STRUCTURE (ACTIVE EXAMPLE (ACTIVE AND
TENSE
AND PASSIVE) PASSIVE)
Present S + V1 I make a cake.
Simple S + AM/IS/ARE + V3 A cake is made by me.
S + V2 They restored the building.
Past
S + WAS/WERE + V3 The building was restored by
Simple
them.
S + WILL/SHALL + V1 My parents will take me to the
Future party.
(will) S + WILL BE + V3 I will be taken to the party by
my parents.
 STRUCTURE (ACTIVE AND EXAMPLE (ACTIVE AND
TENSE
PASSIVE) PASSIVE)
S + HAVE/HAS + V3 Someone has eaten my apple.
Present
S + HAVE/HAS BEEN + V3 My apple has been eaten by
Perfect
someone.
S + HAD + V3 He had delivered the pizzas.
Past
S + HAD BEEN + V3 The pizzas had been delivered by
Perfect
him.
S + WILL HAVE + V3 They will have completed the
Future project before the deadline.
Perfect S + WILL HAVE BEEN + V3 The project will have been
completed before the deadline.
It focuses on the function of
the subject being either the
doer/performer or the receiver
of the action.
They are classified as to active
and passive.
Active voice occurs when the
subject of the sentence acts as the
performer of doer of the action
while passive voice indicated that
the subject of the sentence is the
receiver of the action.
 DID I LEARN SOMETHING?
1. What are the voices of the verb?
2. Describe each voice of the verb.
3. How do you convert the active voice into
passive voice and vice versa?
ON YOUR OWN
Direction: Write active if the sentence is active
voice and passive if it is passive voice.
_____1. I ate a piece of chocolate cake.
_____2. The librarian read the book to the students.
_____3. The money was stolen by someone.
_____4. They are paid on Fridays by the company.
_____5. Karen has bought a ticket.
_____6. I had washed my car two weeks ago.
_____7. His hair has been cut by the
professional.
_____8. I will introduce you to my boss.
_____9. I did my research about that.
_____10. The national anthem was sung by
Jason this time.
ASSIGNMENT
Transform each sentence to its
passive or active voice.