REPBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA UNIVERSIDAD YACAMBU FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS JURIDICAS Y POLITICAS DIRECCION DE ESTUDIOS VIRTUALES DERECHO PENAL

ACTIVE VOICE, PASSIVE VOICE

Participante: Lilibeth Camacaro

Barquisimeto, marzo 2014

ACTIVE VOICE, PASSIVE VOICE

THERE ARE TWO SPECIAL FORMS FOR VERBS CALLED VOICE: 1.ACTIVE VOICE 2.PASSIVE VOICE

THE ACTIVE VOICE IS THE "NORMAL" VOICE. THIS IS THE VOICE THAT WE USE MOST OF THE TIME. YOU ARE PROBABLY ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE ACTIVE VOICE. IN THE ACTIVE VOICE, THE OBJECT RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB:

ACTIVE

SUBJECT

VERB >

OBJECT

CATS

EAT

FISH.

The passive voice is less usual. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb: The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb:

PASSIVE

SUBJECT

VERB

OBJECT

<
FISH ARE EATEN BY CATS.

The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb:
SUBJECT ACTIVE PASSIVE EVERYBODY WATER VERB DRINKS IS DRUNK OBJECT WATER. BY EVERYBODY.

READ SOME EXAMPLES OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. (active) At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (passive) Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah. (active) The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes. (passive) We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active) A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive) I ran the obstacle course in record time. (active) The obstacle course was run by me in record time. (passive) Mom read the novel in one day. (active) The novel was read by Mom in one day. (passive) I will clean the house every Saturday. (active) The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday. (passive)

READ SOME EXAMPLES OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

The staff is required to watch a safety video every year. (active) A safety video will be watched by the staff every year. (passive) She faxed her application for a new job. (active) The application for a new job was faxed by her. (passive) Tom painted the entire house. (active) The entire house was painted by Tom. (passive)