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    This document provides examples of active and passive voice and instructions for converting sentences between the two forms. It begins by analyzing sample sentences in active and passive voice. It then provides questions to identify subjects and objects. Next, it explains when it is important or not to mention the subject in a passive sentence. The document concludes with exercises to practice changing sentences between active and passive voice and forming questions in the passive voice.

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    This document provides examples of active and passive voice and instructions for converting sentences between the two forms. It begins by analyzing sample sentences in active and passive voice. It then provides questions to identify subjects and objects. Next, it explains when it is important or not to mention the subject in a passive sentence. The document concludes with exercises to practice changing sentences between active and passive voice and forming questions in the passive voice.

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    This document provides examples of active and passive voice and instructions for converting sentences between the two forms. It begins by analyzing sample sentences in active and passive voice. It then provides questions to identify subjects and objects. Next, it explains when it is important or not to mention the subject in a passive sentence. The document concludes with exercises to practice changing sentences between active and passive voice and forming questions in the passive voice.

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    NAME:______________________________________ GROUP 4 TH____ DATE_____________

    ACTIVE vs PASSIVE VOICE

    Analyze the following sentences.

    ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE


    1. They sell tickets the day of 8. Tickets are sold the day of
    the show. the show.
    2. People grow delicious 9. Delicious apples are grown
    apples in this country. in this country.
    3. They speak English in that 10. English is spoken in that
    restaurant. restaurant.
    4. They check your tickets at 11. Tickets are checked at this
    this door. door.
    5. They repaired computers in 12. Computers were checked in
    their office. their office.
    6. People manufactured hats 13. Hats were manufactured in
    in the workshop. the workshop.
    7. People caused pollution to 14. Pollution was caused to our
    the planet. planet.

    Answer the following questions.

    a) What is the subject in sentence 1? ________________________________


    b) What is the object in sentence 1? ________________________________
    c) In sentence 5, what is “computers”? An object or a subject ? _______________________
    d) What question do you ask to get the subject of a sentence? ______________________
    e) What question do you ask to get the object of the sentence? _________________________
    f) In what tense are sentences 1 – 4? ________________________________
    g) In what tense are sentences 5-7? ________________________________

    Analyze the following sentences.

    ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE


    1. Mexican people produce Tequila. 7. Tequila is produced by Mexican
    2. French people produce people.
    champagne. 8. Champagne is produced by
    3. Rosie sells candies outside her French people.
    house. 9. Candies are sold by Rosie outside
    4. Leonardo Da Vinci painted the her house.
    Mona Lisa. 10. The Mona Lisa was painted by
    5. Marconi invented the radio. Leonardo Da Vinci.
    6. Michael Angelo painted The 11. The radio was invented by
    Sistine Chapel. Marconi.
    12. The Sistine Chapel was painted
    by Michael Angelo.
    NAME:______________________________________ GROUP 4 TH____ DATE_____________

    ACTIVE vs PASSIVE VOICE

    Now analyze the structure.

    ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE


    WHEN IT IS NOT IMPORTANT TO MENTION THE SUBJECT.

    THEY PRODUCE CORN IN MEXICO. CORN IS IN MEXICO.


    PRODUCED

    subj. + verb + object complement obj. + verb + complement


    + (OPTIONAL) (OPTIONAL)

    WHEN IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THE SUBJECT WE INCLUDE "BY”

    LEONARDO PAINTED THE VERY LA WAS BY VERY


    DA VINCI MONA LONG AGO. MONA PAINTED LEONARDO LONG AGO.
    LISA LISA DA VINCI
    complement
    subj. + (OPTIONAL)
    verb + object complement obj. + verb + subj. +
    (OPTIONAL)
    +

    How do you change from active to passive?

    1. Identify the subject and object of the sentence.


    2. Identify the tense of the sentence.
    3. Write the object in the place of the subject.
    4. If it is NOT necessary to mention the subject, just continue with the complement, if there is
    any. If it is necessary, write it in the object place with the particle “BY” before it.
    5. Check previous examples.

    Let’s practice

     Identify the SUBJECT and OBJECT.


    WHO WHAT/WHO
    a) My mother bakes delicious cookies on weekends. ____________ ____________
    b) The carpenter designs fabulous furniture. ____________ ____________
    c) The students presented an interesting project. ____________ ____________
    d) Teachers prepare students for their future. ____________ ____________
    e) People speak English all over the world. ____________ ____________

     Identify the TENSE.


    a) My mother bakes delicious cookies on weekends. _______________________
    b) The carpenter designs fabulous furniture. _______________________
    c) The students presented an interesting project. _______________________
    d) Teachers prepare students for their future. _______________________
    e) People speak English all over the world. _______________________
    NAME:______________________________________ GROUP 4 TH____ DATE_____________

    Practice changing tenses.

    VERB PRESENT PAST


    3er. SINGULAR PLURAL 3er. SINGULAR PLURAL
    1. cause
    2. damage
    3. hold
    4. include
    5. invite
    6. make
    7. overtake
    8. show
    9. translate
    10. write

     Write the sentences.


    a) ___________________________________________________________________________
    b) ___________________________________________________________________________
    c) ___________________________________________________________________________
    d) ___________________________________________________________________________
    e) ___________________________________________________________________________

    PRACTICE
    Use the verbs from the table above to fill in the following sentences in passive voice,
    present of past. (Some hints are marked in bold type).

    1. Many accidents ____are caused_____ by dangerous driving.


    2. Cheese ___________________________ from milk.
    3. The roof of the building ___________________________in a storm a few days ago.
    4. There’s no need to leave a tip. Service ___________________________in the bill.
    5. You ___________________________to the wedding. Why didn’t you go?
    6. A cinema is a place where movies ___________________________
    7. In the United States, elections for President ___________________________every four years.
    8. Originally the book ___________________________in Spanish and, a few years ago, it
    ___________________________into English.
    9. We were driving along quite fast, but we ___________________________by lots of other cars.

    Write questions using passive, present or past.

    1. Ask about the telephone. (when/invent?) ________When was the telephone invented?
    2. Ask about glass. (how/make?) _____________________________________
    3. Ask about Australia (when/discover?) _____________________________________
    4. Ask about silver (what/use for?) _____________________________________
    5. Ask about television. (when/invent?) _____________________________________

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