Active and Passive Voice 19 When a sentence

Active and Passive Voice 19 • When a sentence is written in active voice, the subject performs the action of the verbs. • EX. Mr. Sanchez painted the house. • When a sentence is written in passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. • EX. The house was painted by Mr. Sanchez. • Ms. Holcomb’s Tip: • If you want to avoid passive voice (which makes for boring writing) but can’t tell the difference, insert “by zombies” after the verb. If the sentence makes sense, you have passive voice and should re-write the sentence. • EX: • Passive voice: The door was opened (by zombies). • Active Voice: Zombies opened the door (by zombies).

Active and Passive Voice Practice 1) Thomas feeds his dog. active / passive ______ 2) The dog is fed by Thomas. active / passive ______ 3) The family went to the beach. active / passive ______ 4) The letter was written by Marshall. active / passive ______ 5) The game had been won by the blue team. active / passive ______ 6) The problem was solved. active / passive ______ 7)The stunt man risked his life. active / passive ______ 8) The fire was extinguished. active / passive ______ 9)The car was being cleaned by its owner. active / passive ______ 10) It gets cold here during the winter. active / passive ______ Directions: Rewrite the passive voice sentences as active voice sentences. 1) The dog was hit by the car. 2) The house will be built by the construction crew in five months. 19