PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE Flashcards
is the form a verb takes to
indicate whether the subject of
the verb performs or receives
the action.
Voice
There are two types of voice
active voice and passive voice.
indicates that the
subject of the verb is acting
Active Voice
the subject and
object flip-flop. The subject becomes the
passive recipient of the action
passive voice sentence
what is the structure of active voice
Subject + Verb + Object
what is the structure of passive voice
Subject + be (in the appropriate tense) + Past Participle + (by + Agent)
The cat chases the mouse.
Active voice
A cake was baked for her birthday by him.
passive voice
She reads a book every night.
Active voice
They play soccer on weekends
Active voice
A movie was watched by the children yesterday.
passive voice
The museum was visited by us last week.
passive voice
