1. Passive and Active Voice and the Truncated Passive
Final Review
Passive and Active Voice and the Truncated Passive

2. Active and Passive Voice
State Standard W1.2 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, appropriate modifiers, and the active rather than the passive voice.

3. Active and Passive Voice
transitive verb—a verb that requires a direct object

4. Active and Passive Voice
transitive verb—a verb that requires a direct object Example: John raised …

5. Active and Passive Voice
transitive verb—a verb that requires a direct object Example: John raised the flag.

6. Active and Passive Voice
transitive verb—a verb that requires a direct object
Example:
subject
John raised the flag.

7. Active and Passive Voice
transitive verb—a verb that requires a direct object
Example:
transitive verb
John raised the flag.

8. Active and Passive Voice
transitive verb—a verb that requires a direct object
Example:
Direct Object
John raised the flag.

9. Active and Passive Voice
Voice is the form a transitive verb takes to indicate whether the subject of the verb performs or receives the action.

10. Active and Passive Voice
Voice is the form a transitive verb takes to indicate whether the subject of the verb performs or receives the action. When the subject of a verb performs the action, the verb is in the active voice.

11. Active and Passive Voice
Voice is the form a transitive verb takes to indicate whether the subject of the verb performs or receives the action. When the subject of a verb performs the action, the verb is in the active voice. Example: John raised the flag.

12. Active and Passive Voice
When the subject of the verb receives the action, the verb is in the passive voice.

13. Active and Passive Voice
When the subject of the verb receives the action, the verb is in the passive voice. Example: The flag was raised by John. (passive voice)

14. Active and Passive Voice
The grammatical form of a passive voice verb is be + the past participle. The performer of the action usually appears in a preposition phrase that begins with by.

15. Active and Passive Voice
The grammatical form of a passive voice verb is be + the past participle. The performer of the action usually appears in a preposition phrase that begins with by. Example: The flag was raised by John.

16. Active and Passive Voice
The recipient of the
action is now the
subject.
The flag was raised by John.

17. Active and Passive Voice
The passive construction
of the verb consists of
be + the past participle.
The flag was raised by John.

18. Active and Passive Voice
The performer of the
action is expressed in
a prepositional phrase
that begins with by.
The flag was raised by John.

19. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 1) Every day lunch is prepared by the boys.

20. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice.
Every day lunch is prepared by the boys.
Every day the boys prepare lunch.

21. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 2) The aluminum cans were crushed by boy scouts.

22. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 2) The aluminum cans were crushed by boy scouts. Boy scouts crushed the aluminum cans.

23. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 3) Final grades will be submitted by me next week.

24. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 3) Final grades will be submitted by me next week. I will submit final grades next week.

25. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 4) The periodic assessments were administered by the English teachers.

26. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 4) The periodic assessments were administered by the English teachers. The English teachers administered the periodic assessments.

27. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 5) The paper is completely consumed by the fire.

28. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 5) The paper is completely consumed by the fire. The fire completely consumes the paper.

29. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 6) A gift was given to Mary by her parents.

30. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following passive voice sentences into active voice. 6) A gift was given to Mary by her parents. Her parents gave Mary a gift. -or- Mary’s parents gave her a gift.

31. Active and Passive Voice
In the passive voice, the performer of the action can be left out of the sentence.

32. Active and Passive Voice
In the passive voice, the performer of the action can be left out of the sentence. Here is an active voice sentence: The blazing fire destroyed the outside walls.

33. Active and Passive Voice
In the passive voice, the performer of the action can be left out of the sentence. Here is its passive voice transformation: The outside walls were destroyed by the blazing fire.

34. Active and Passive Voice
In the passive voice, the performer of the action can be left out of the sentence. Here is its passive voice transformation: The outside walls were destroyed by the blazing fire. Do we need by the blazing fire in the sentence for it to be grammatical?

35. Active and Passive Voice
In the passive voice, the performer of the action can be left out of the sentence. Here is its passive voice transformation without the performer of the action: The outside walls were destroyed.

36. Active and Passive Voice
In the passive voice, the performer of the action can be left out of the sentence. Here is its passive voice transformation without the performer of the action: The outside walls were destroyed. This is called truncated passive voice.

37. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice. 1) I walk my dog every day.

38. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
I walk my dog every day.
Every day my dog is walked by me. (non-truncated)
Every day my dog is walked. (truncated)

39. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
2) Frank planted corn last summer.

40. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
2) Frank planted corn last summer.
The corn was planted by Frank last summer. (non-truncated)
The corn was planted last summer. (truncated)

41. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
3) Tomorrow volunteers will clean the streets.

42. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
3) Tomorrow volunteers will clean the streets.
Tomorrow the streets will be cleaned. (truncated)

43. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
4) Mrs. Johnson announced the winners.

44. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
4) Mrs. Johnson announced the winners.
The winners were announced. (truncated)

45. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
5) Students decorated the auditorium for the assembly.

46. Active and Passive Voice
Transform the following active voice sentences into truncated passive voice.
5) Students decorated the auditorium for the assembly.
The auditorium was decorated for the assembly. (truncated)