Objective I7

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Objective I-7

• Identify Active and Passive Use of Voice

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Voice

• Voice indicates whether the subject is
• acting or being acted upon.

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Active Voice

• Active voice indicates that the subject of the
  verb is, has been, or will be doing something.
• Example
• For years, Spencer held the football rushing
  record.
• Active Voice makes your writing more
• direct and lively.

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Passive Voice

• Passive voice indicates that the subject of the
  verb is being, has been, or will be acted upon.
• Example
• For years, the rushing record was held
• by Spencer.

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WARNING

• With a passive verb, the person or thing creating
  the action is NOT always stated.
• The dart was thrown. (Who did the
• throwing?)

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Lets Make It Simple!

• To decide if a verb is active or passive,
• follow these steps.
• Locate the subject of the sentence.
• Ask yourself is the subject performing the action
  (verb)?
• Ask yourself is the subject having the action
  (Verb) performed on it/him/her?

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Lets Try Our Method

• Ann served the tennis ball to her
• opponent.
• What is the subject of the sentence?
• What is the action (verb)?
• Is the subject performing the action or verb?

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Lets Try Our Method

• Ann served the tennis ball to her
• opponent.
• What is the subject of the sentence? Ann is the
  subject of the sentence.
• What is the action (verb)? Served is the verb.
• Is the subject performing the action or verb? Ann
  is performing the action of serving.
• The voice of the verb is ACTIVE.

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Lets Try Our Method

• The ball was caught by Delane.
• What is the subject of the sentence?
• What is the action (verb)?
• Is the subject performing the action or verb?

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Lets Try Our Method

• The ball was caught by Delane.
• What is the subject of the sentence? Ball is the
  subject.
• What is the action (verb)? Caught is the action.
• Is the subject performing the action or verb? No.
  Ball has the action (caught) performed on it.
• The sentence is passive.

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Let's Practice
If a sentence on the following slide is in the
passive voice, rewrite it in the active voice.
If it is already in the active voice, write
active.
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• The announcement was heard by only half the
  students.
• My geometry textbook has been lost.
• The student council is considering action on the
  proposal.
• Most of the class is going to the afternoon
  assembly.
• Winners names will be published in the next
  issue of The Bugle.
• The new menu was tested last week by the cooks.

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• Answers
• Only half of the students heard the announcement.
• I lost my geometry textbook.
• Active
• Active
• The Bugle will publish winners names in the next
  issue.
• The cooks tested the new menu last week.

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How would a question about effective use of
voice look on the AHSGE?
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• Choose the sentence written in the active voice.
• A. A nap is being taken by the dog.
• B. In the morning I will cook breakfast.
• C. Many were struck by the honesty in the poem.
• D. The campaign for governor was run by Janet
  Smith.

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• Identify the sentence that is written in the
  passive voice.
• A. Jason toured Europe with a national boys
  choir.
• B. Jamie recruited seven students to work in
  the art gallery.
• C. John H. Jones, noted author, was recognized
  by an alert fan.
• D. David is studying computer-assisted drafting
  at the technical school.

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• Choose the sentence that is written in the active
  voice.
• A. Her coat was left in the cabin overnight.
• B. The janitor will be missed by the teachers.
• C. At 0, The water freezes on the lake.
• D. A smile was noticed on Mr. Grays usually
  stern face.

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• Select the sentence that is written in the
  passive voice.
• A. The key ring also held a small flashlight.
• B. The ancient clock chimed only at midnight.
• C. The lamp turned on when she clapped her
  hands.
• D. The telephone was designed to look like a
  sports car.

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• Identify the sentence that is written in the
  active voice.
• A. My aunt gave me a sweater.
• B. I was given a sweater by my aunt.
• C. A sweater was given to me by my aunt.
• D. A sweater was given by my aunt to me.

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Answers
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• Choose the sentence written in the active voice.
• A. A nap is being taken by the dog.
• B. In the morning I will cook breakfast.
• C. Many were struck by the honesty in the poem.
• D. The campaign for governor was run by Janet
  Smith.

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• Identify the sentence that is written in the
  passive voice.
• A. Jason toured Europe with a national boys
  choir.
• B. Jamie recruited seven students to work in
  the art gallery.
• C. John H. Jones, noted author, was recognized
  by an alert fan.
• D. David is studying computer-assisted drafting
  at the technical school.

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• Choose the sentence that is written in the active
  voice.
• A. Her coat was left in the cabin overnight.
• B. The janitor will be missed by the teachers.
• C. At 0, The water freezes on the lake.
• D. A smile was noticed on Mr. Grays usually
  stern face.

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• Select the sentence that is written in the
  passive voice.
• A. The key ring also held a small flashlight.
• B. The ancient clock chimed only at midnight.
• C. The lamp turned on when she clapped her
  hands.
• D. The telephone was designed to look like a
  sports car.

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• Identify the sentence that is written in the
  active voice.
• A. My aunt gave me a sweater.
• B. I was given a sweater by my aunt.
• C. A sweater was given to me by my aunt.
• D. A sweater was given by my aunt to me.