Voices of the Verbs

1. I ACED THE EXAM
THE EXAM WAS ACED BY
ME.

2. ACTIVE
and
PASSIVE VOICE

3. At the end of the discussion, the student
are expected to:
Define what voices of verb are,
Differentiate active voice from passive voice,
Convert an active voice sentence to passive
voice sentence, and
Convert a passive voice sentence to an
active voice sentence.
OBJECTIVES

4. What is VOICE?
“Voice” is a characteristic of verbs
which indicates the relation of the
verb’s action to its subject.
-The voice of a verb may be either
“active” or “passive.”

5. Two types of VOICE?
The voice of a verb
may be either
“ACTIVE” or
“PASSIVE.”

6. What is an
Active
Voice?

7. ACTIVE VOICE
-The active voice is the "normal" voice.
This is the voice that we use most of the
time.
-active voice is used when the subject
performs the action; the object receives
the action of the verb

8. example:
-The head of the department
provided copies.
-“provided” is an active verb because it
allows the subject to undertake an
action

9. example:
-Mike ate the pancakes.
-“ate” is an active verb because it allows
the subject to undertake an action

10. What is a
passive
voice?

11. PASSIVE VOICE
-In passive voice, the subject
receives the action of the verb.
- A by-phrase indicates the doer of
the action

12. example:
-Copies were provided by the head
of the department.
-“were provided” is considered
passive because it indicates that
the subject (copies) is receiving an
action

13. example:
-The pizza was eaten by Mike.
-“was eaten” is considered passive
because it indicates that the
subject (copies) is receiving an
action

14. Steps on how to
convert
ACTIVE to
PASSIVE VOICE

15. 1. Move the active sentence's direct object
into the sentence's subject slot.
ACTIVE VOICE The head of the
department provided copies.
direct object
PASSIVE VOICE Copies …………
Subject

16. 2. Turn the subject of the sentence in active
voice to the object of the by-phrase.
ACTIVE VOICE The head of the
department
subject
(does the action)
PASSIVE VOICE Copies ….by the head
provided copies.
of the department.
object of the preposition
d (does the action)

17. 3. Take note of the tense form. If the verb form is
in simple past form, the be-verb must show the
same tense.
ACTIVE VOICE The head
of the department provided copies.
PASSIVE VOICE Copies were provided
by the head of the
department.

18. Transforming
Sentences in
Active Voice into
Passive Voice

19. Active Voice Passive Voice
Mythological creatures
resemble other monsters
from Western stories.
Fictional creatures
possessed amazing
supernatural powers.
Myths and legends will
reveal a development across
the world.
Legendary writers wrote
amazing stories.

20. Active Voice Passive Voice
Mythological creatures
resemble other monsters
from Western stories.
Other monsters from Western
countries are resembled by
mythological creatures.
Fictional creatures
possessed amazing
supernatural powers.
Myths and legends will
reveal a development across
the world.
Legendary writers wrote
amazing stories.

21. Active Voice Passive Voice
Mythological creatures
resemble other monsters
from Western stories.
Other monsters from Western
countries are resembled by
mythological creatures.
Fictional creatures
possessed amazing
supernatural powers.
Myths and legends will
reveal a development across
the world.
Legendary writers wrote
amazing stories.

22. Active Voice Passive Voice
Mythological creatures
resemble other monsters
from Western stories.
Other monsters from Western
countries are resembled by
mythological creatures.
Fictional creatures
possessed amazing
supernatural powers.
Amazing supernatural powers
were possessed by fictional
creatures.
Myths and legends will
reveal a development across
the world.
Legendary writers wrote
amazing stories.

23. Active Voice Passive Voice
Mythological creatures
resemble other monsters
from Western stories.
Other monsters from Western
countries are resembled by
mythological creatures.
Fictional creatures
possessed amazing
supernatural powers.
Amazing supernatural powers
were possessed by fictional
creatures.
Myths and legends will
reveal a development across
the world.
Amazing stories were written
by legendary writers.

24. Active Voice Passive Voice
Mythological creatures
resemble other monsters
from Western stories.
Other monsters from Western
countries are resembled by
mythological creatures.
Fictional creatures
possessed amazing
supernatural powers.
Amazing supernatural powers
were possessed by fictional
creatures.
Myths and legends will
reveal a development across
the world.
A development across the world
will be revealed by myths and
legends.
Amazing stories were written
by legendary writers.

25. Active Voice Passive Voice
Mythological creatures
resemble other monsters
from Western stories.
Other monsters from Western
countries are resembled by
mythological creatures.
Fictional creatures
possessed amazing
supernatural powers.
Amazing supernatural powers
were possessed by fictional
creatures.
Myths and legends will
reveal a development across
the world.
A development across the world
will be revealed by myths and
legends.
Legendary writers wrote
amazing stories.

26. Active Voice Passive Voice
Mythological creatures
resemble other monsters
from Western stories.
Other monsters from Western
countries are resembled by
mythological creatures.
Fictional creatures
possessed amazing
supernatural powers.
Amazing supernatural powers
were possessed by fictional
creatures.
Myths and legends will
reveal a development across
the world.
A development across the world
will be revealed by myths and
legends.
Legendary writers wrote
amazing stories.
Amazing stories were written by
legendary writers.

27. Steps on how to convert
PASSIVE to ACTIVE VOICE

28. 1. Turn the object of the by-phrase into
the subject of the sentence.
PASSIVE VOICE Phone calls
were received by the Student Assistants.
object of the
preposition
ACTIVE VOICE The Student Assistants..
Subject

29. 2. Make the subject of the sentence the
direct object in the active voice.
PASSIVE VOICE Phone calls were received by
The student assistants
subject
(receives the action)
ACTIVE VOICE The student assistants
……….. ...phone calls.
direct object
(receives the action)

30. 3. Change the tense form of the verb.
Consider the tense indicted in the be-verb.
PASSIVE VOICE Phone calls were
received by the students
ACTIVE VOICE The student assistants
received the phone calls. assistants

31. Transforming
Sentences in
Passive Voice into
Active Voice

32. Passive Voice Active Voice
Myths and legends are retold
by storytellers all over the
world.
A creature’s feature is
changed by some writers.
Stories will be printed by
schools soon.
Myths were written by
ancient storytellers.

33. Passive Voice Active Voice
Myths and legends are
retold by storytellers all
over the world.
Storytellers all over the
world retell myths and
legends.
A creature’s feature is
changed by some
writers.
Stories will be printed by
schools soon.
project was finished in
eight hours.
Myths were written by
ancient storytellers.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.

34. Passive Voice Active Voice
Myths and legends are
retold by storytellers all
over the world.
Storytellers all over the
world retell myths and
legends.
A creature’s feature is
changed by some
writers.
f
Stories will be printed by
schools soon.
A project was finished in
eight hours.
Myths were written by
ancient storytellers.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.

35. Passive Voice Active Voice
Myths and legends are
retold by storytellers all
over the world.
Storytellers all over the
world retell myths and
legends.
A creature’s feature is
changed by some
writers.
Some writers change a
creature’s feature.
f
Stories will be printed by
schools soon.
A project was finished in
eight hours.
Myths were written by
ancient storytellers.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.

36. Active Voice Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finish three projects
in eight hours
Three projects are finished
in eight hours
I finished a project in
eight hours.
A project was finished in
eight hours.
I finished three
projects in eight hours.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.
Passive Voice Active Voice
Myths and legends are
retold by storytellers all
over the world.
Storytellers all over the
world retell myths and
legends.
A creature’s feature is
changed by some
writers.
Some writers change a
creature’s feature.
f
Stories will be printed by
schools soon.
A project was finished in
eight hours.
Myths were written by
ancient storytellers.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.

37. Active Voice Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finish three projects
in eight hours
Three projects are finished
in eight hours
I finished a project in
eight hours.
A project was finished in
eight hours.
I finished three
projects in eight hours.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.
Passive Voice Active Voice
Myths and legends are
retold by storytellers all
over the world.
Storytellers all over the
world retell myths and
legends.
A creature’s feature is
changed by some
writers.
Some writers change a
creature’s feature.
f
Stories will be printed by
schools soon.
Schools will print stories
soon.
Myths were written by
ancient storytellers.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.

38. Active Voice Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finish three projects
in eight hours
Three projects are finished
in eight hours
I finished a project in
eight hours.
A project was finished in
eight hours.
I finished three
projects in eight hours.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.
Passive Voice Active Voice
Myths and legends are
retold by storytellers all
over the world.
Storytellers all over the
world retell myths and
legends.
A creature’s feature is
changed by some
writers.
Some writers change a
creature’s feature.
f
Stories will be printed by
schools soon.
Schools will print stories
soon.
Myths were written by
ancient storytellers.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.

39. Active Voice Passive voice
I finish a project in
eight hours.
A project is finished in
eight hours.
I finish three projects
in eight hours
Three projects are finished
in eight hours
I finished a project in
eight hours.
A project was finished in
eight hours.
I finished three
projects in eight hours.
Three projects were
finished in eight hours.
Passive Voice Active Voice
Myths and legends are
retold by storytellers all
over the world.
Storytellers all over the
world retell myths and
legends.
A creature’s feature is
changed by some
writers.
Some writers change a
creature’s feature.
f
Stories will be printed by
schools soon.
Schools will print stories
soon.
Myths were written by
ancient storytellers.
Ancient storyteller wrote
myths.

40. Classify the following sentences whether
they are in active voice or passive voice.
If the sentence is in active voice, change
it into passive voice and vice versa.
1.The basketball players greet their fans.
2. The last shot was made by Kobe Bryant.
3. Mother bought a cake.
4. The termites were killed by the representatives
from the Anti-Termite company.
5. Polar bears wear jackets.

41. When can we be like
active voice and when
can we belike passive
voice?

42. If you are going to sum
up our lesson for today
using either active or
passive, what will it be?
Why?