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Topic/Objective:
Name:
Forming and using verbs in active and passive voice.
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Date: September 15, 2015
Essential Question: How can I recognize verbs being used in active or passive voice?
Questions:
Notes:
1. What is voice?
______________ is the form a verb takes to indicate whether the __________________
of the verb performs or receives the action.
There are two types of voice: _________________ voice and ___________________ voice.
2. How does active voice
Active voice is used to show that the ___________________ of the sentence is
function in a sentence?
______________________ or causing the action.
Examples:
Lebron threw the basketball before the buzzer.
Lebron shot the basketball from the free throw line.
Lebron scored three points.
3. How does passive voice
Passive voice is used when the _________________________ is the recipient of the action.
function in a sentence?
Examples:
The ball was thrown by Lebron.
The basket was shot by Lebron.
The score was made by Lebron.
4. Why does active vs.
passive voice matter?
Summary:
____________________________________ uses ________________________________.
Questions:
Notes:
Active voice is more _______________________ and _______________________.
Passive voice is usually _______________________.
Active voice is like __________________________________________________________.
Passive voice is like watching __________ stuck on the bleachers in the _______________.
Most of the time, you want to use ____________________________________.
5. When is passive voice
-When intentionally trying to __________________ the subject of the sentence.
appropriate to use?
For example, a politician might say, “The mistake was made by someone” to hide the blame.
-When intentionally trying to ______________________ the ______________ of the subject.
For example, a cheating boyfriend might say, “Cheating was committed by me.”
-When passive voice better ____________________ the ___________ point of the message.
For example, “Children were harmed by the drunk driver.”
6. How do you form
The passive voice requires a __________________________ and will consist of a form of
verbs in the passive voice?
the verb “to be” and the past participle of another verb.
Active: John baked the bread.
Passive: The bread was baked by John. (Was is a form of the verb “be”
The forms of “to be” are often called _____________________ verbs.
The forms of “to be” are _________, _________, _________, _________, _________, _________,
_________, _________.
More examples:
Active: The children ate the cookies
Passive: The cookies were eaten by the children.
Summary: