Active and Passive Voice in Writing
Learn the difference between active and passive voice in writing, how to identify them, and how to convert passive voice to active voice in your own writing. Explore examples and explanations to grasp these concepts effectively.
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Objectives Articulate what passive and active voice are Recognize them in writing Change passive voice phrasing to active voice in your own writing 2
What are Active and Passive voice? Active and passive voice refers to whether the subject or the object in the sentence performs the action of the verb In active voice the subject performs the action of the verb In passive voice the object performs the action of the verb 3
Active Voice The subject performs the action of the verb Example: The student presented the talk. The subject The action of the verb 4
Active Voice The subject performs the action of the verb Example: The article summarized the research The subject The action of the verb 5
Passive Voice The object performs the action of the verb The talk was presented by the student The action of the verb The object 6
Passive Voice The object performs the action of the verb Example: The research was summarized by the article The object The action of the verb 7
How do Active and Passive voice Differ? The examples just shown are the same in terms of what actually happens In both cases the student did the presenting In both cases the article did the summarizing So how are they different? 8
How do Active and Passive Voice Differ? Active voice is direct The subject directly acts on the object The tone is clear and immediate As if you throw a ball directly at a target The target gets all the force of the ball 9
Active Voice 10
How do Active and Passive voice differ? Passive voice is indirect The subject is acted ON by the object The tone is roundabout As if you bounce a ball off a wall to hit a target The wall and the target both get some of the force of the ball So the impact is not as strong or clear 11
Changing Passive to Active Voice- Example Passive Voice Surveys were handed out to participants by research assistants. Active Voice Research assistants handed surveys out to the participants. Created by Alice Frye, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Lowell 13
Change the following sentences to Active Voice 1. The book was read by the students. 2. The brakes were slammed on by her as the car sped downhill. 3. Many varieties of grapes are grown in California by farmers. 4. My son was bitten by the neighbor s dog. 5. The printing press was invented by German inventor Johannes Gutenberg. 14
Identify the following as Active Voice or Passive Voice 1. Mr. Thomas took his plate to the table. 2. The lesson was taught by the teacher. 3. The election for class president was won by Jonah. 4. Mara cleaned all of the rooms in the house. 5. Engineering will be studied by all students next year. 15
Practice Write a summary of Animal Farm using events from Chapters 1-3. Write FIVE sentence using Active Voice and FIVE sentences using Passive Voice. 16
