Active and Passive Voice The term voice refers to the form of a verb indicating whether the subject performs an action (active voice) or receives the action (passive voice).

Active VoicePassive Voice Mary smashed the ball over the net. The ball was smashed over the net by Mary.

Passive voice always has am, is, are, was, were, be, being, or been as a helping verb. Active VoicePassive Voice Bobby examined the bugs on the tree. The bugs on the tree were examined by Bobby.

Active voice shows more energy than passive voice. Active VoicePassive Voice The pirates hid the treasure quickly. The treasure was quickly hidden by the pirates.

Which one is active voice? ?? The ribbon was put on the package. She put the ribbon on the package.

?? Jeff caught the football. The football was caught by Jeff.

?? Chris has a new digital camera. The new digital camera belongs to Chris.

Transitive Verbs Transitive verbs are action verbs that have subjects or objects that receive the action. Transitive verbs can have a direct object or indirect object.

Every sentence needs a noun and a verb. "Henry plays" is a complete sentence.

If we add the word “baseball" to the sentence, the sentence now has a direct object. In the sentence "Henry plays baseball," the direct object is “baseball."

Direct Object Indirect Object Bob hit the ball. hit = transitive verb ball = direct object She gave her class homework. gave = transitive verb class = indirect object homework = direct object

An indirect object comes before the direct object. Direct ObjectIndirect Object The policeman gave a ticket to the speeder. The policeman wrote me a ticket.

Transitive verbs transmit action to an object. Indirect objects tell to or for whom the action is done. Direct ObjectIndirect Object He sent the letter. sent = transitive verb letter = direct object He sent Robert the letter. sent = transitive verb Robert = indirect object letter = object

Identify the direct object in the following sentences. Mary drove the car to the store. Jack married Jill last year. Mike rode the bike to school. Jeri bought food at the store. Mom cooked the peas for supper.

Answers Mary drove the car to the store. Jack married Jill last year. Mike rode the bike to school. Jeri bought food at the store. Mom cooked the peas for supper.

Identify the direct objects in the following sentences. In the story, James built a fire. A long time ago, settlers left home by horse. The policeman chased the crook down the street.

Answers In the story, James built a fire. A long time ago, settlers left home by horse. The policeman chased the crook down the street.

Identify the indirect object in the following sentences. Did your boyfriend send you flowers? John read his nephew an exciting story. Our father built the family a picnic table.

Answers Did your boyfriend send you flowers? John read his nephew an exciting story. Our father built the family a picnic table.

Identify the indirect object in the following sentences. The doctor sent me a bill for his services. We gave my mother a book for her birthday Will Jim get us tickets to the game?

Answers The doctor sent me a bill for his services. We gave my mother a book for her birthday Will Jim get us tickets to the game?

Intransitive Verbs Intransitive verbs can stand alone in a sentence and make sense. Intransitive verbs do not need a direct object. Examples: ◦ The plant grows. ◦ The mouse squeaked. ◦ The cat will run.

Transitive or Intransitive? 1. I wrote a letter. 2. I slept. 3. The sun rose. 4. I took the bus. 5. I understood her question.

Answers 1. I wrote a letter. transitive 2. I slept. intransitive 3. The sun rose. intransitive 4. I took the bus. transitive 5. I understood her question. transitive

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