Grammar - Active and Passive Voice

 

If a sentence is in active voice, the subject performs the action.

 

The dog bit the intruder.

 

If a sentence is in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

 

The intruder was bitten by the dog.

 

 

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Notes, Practice, and Activity 1

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Activity 2:

Use your six new vocabulary terms from THE OUTSIDERS, chapter 4, and write a sentence using each term using the ACTIVE voice.

 

Underline the vocabulary term in each sentence.  Be sure to use the word correctly (pay attention to the part of speech).

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Activity 3

Choosing two vocabulary terms from chapter 5, write ONE sentence using ACTIVE Voice and ONE sentence using PASSIVE Voice.  Underline the term and be sure to identify the sentence as ACTIVE or PASSIVE.

 

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