The issue about racial discrimination was argued by Mandela.( active verb – throws: passive verb – is thrown ) The money is thrown in the garbage can.These sentences are in the passive voice. The subject of the sentence this time receives My brothers threw a small change in a straw hat.(subject) (verb) family’s food by smelling. The old man accused the poor family of stealing the spirit of his.Carlos Bulosan revealed the reality about social discrimination.John gives a present to the little boy.Notice that the subject is doing theĪction. When a passive voice takes two objects, an indirect orĭirect object, the indirect object becomes the subject, but we can also use theĭirect object as the subject.

The passive voice, however, focus attention on the person or thingĪffected by the action. It occurs when the subjectĬomes first before the verb and the subject is the one doing the action of the The active voice is commonly used in writing. This what makes also the sentence 'The tree was climbed by Yaell' in In other words, the form 'wasĬlimbed' shows that the subject (The tree) was affected by the action.  While in this sentence, 'The tree was climbed by Yaell,' the verb 'wasĬlimbed' is in the passive voice. 'Yaell climbed the tree' in the active voice. In other words, the form 'climbed' shows that the  Given this sentence, 'Yaell climbed the tree”, the verb 'climbed' is in The subject of a sentence does the action (= the active voice) or is affected by W hat do we mean by 'voice'? A voice of a verb tells us whether The entire house was painted by Rick.Īnswered by the students. Subject + verb + object Object + verb + subject Notice that they follow the given pattern Of the verb, the sentence is said to be in the passive voice. Sentence is said to be in the active voice. When the subject does or “acts upon” the verb, the In every sentence, you need to identify the verb whether it is in theĪctive or passive voice. The Japanese pursuit planes were destroyed by the pilot. Many men, both Filipinos and Americans, fought for our freedom.ġ0. The order about informing the people of the attack was given byĩ. The news about the attack was published by The Herald.Ĩ. People evacuated from the part of the city which was destroyed.ħ. President Quezon ensured an efficient and effective government.Ħ. The wounded were healed by the Filipino doctors.ĥ. The Americans helped the Filipinos in this war.Ĥ. The Filipinos were attacked by the soldiers.ģ. The Japanese soldiers attacked the Philippines.Ģ. Identify whether the sentence is an active or passive. Office Address: Purok Farmers, Olingan, Dipolog Cityĭr. Quarter 1 – Module 1 – W eek 3: Active and Passive Voicesĭepartment of Education – Region IX- Dipolog City Schools Division Support Material for Independent Learning Engagement (SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING ENGAGEMENT)Ī Joint Project of SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DIPOLOG CITY Active and Passive Voice Quarter 1- Module 3

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