*Active and Passive Voice*

• ENG
• Secondary Education
• Age 12

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

*Identify Active and Passive Voice

*Identify the change in tense in Active and Passive Voice

*Differentiate between active and passive voice.

*Make  sentences in the passive voice  

BIG QUESTION:
First, we need to know
what the voice of a verb is.

Ronaldo - hits- the ball.

Ronaldo: is the Subject (person/thing who did something)

hits: is the Verb (the action - what the subject did)

the ball: is the Object (the person/thing who received

In active sentences, we know and focus on the subject.

On the basis of the song heard, answer the following questions.

A sentence should have ________ to change it into its passive form.

1. subject and object
2. only subject
3. only object
4. doer

Which preposition do we introduce in the passive form?

1. at
2. by
3. on
4. in

I sing the song.

1. passive
2. active

Let's have fun. 

Change the given sentence into passive form.
Birds build nests.

1. Nests are built by birds.
2. Nests is built by birds.
3. Nests are build by birds.
4. Nests were built by birds.

I respect all elders.

1. Elders are respected by me.
2. All elders are respected by me.
3. All elders are respects by me.
4. All the elders are respected by me.

Mother is not making tea at present.

1. Tea is not made by mother at present.
2. Tea is not being made at present.
3. Tea is not being made at present by mother.
4. Tea is not make by mother at present.

Floods have destroyed crops.

1. Crops have been destroyed by floods.
2. Crops had been destroyed by floods.
3. Floods have been destroyed crops.
4. Crops have been destroyed.

Maria has locked the door.
The door _______ by Maria.

1. is locked
2. locked
3. was locked
4. has been locked

Bob is conducting the orchestra.
The orchestra _______ by Bob.

1. is conducted
2. is being conducted
3. was conducted
4. is been conducted

The Taylors are directing the school play this year.
Identify the 'object' in the above sentence.

1. this year
2. the school play
3. Taylors
4. play

Which sentence sounds least natural?

1. No, I've cleaned them.
2. No, they've been cleaned.
3. No, they've been cleaned by me.

*Identify Active and Passive Voice
*Identify the change in tense in Active and Passive Voice
*Differentiate between active and passive voice.
*Make sentences in the passive voice

1. Yes, I can.
2. Not sure.
3. Need help.
4. Need more practice.

THANK YOU