Using Active Verbs Passive vs. Active Voice. Active and Passive Voice.
Active and passive
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Active And Passive Verbs
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The queen was eating a jam sandwich.
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The queen was eating a jam sandwich.
Can you tell me what is the subject in this sentence?
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The queen was eating a jam sandwich.
The queen is the subject of this sentence.
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The queen was eating a jam sandwich.
What is the verb in this sentence?
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The queen was eating a jam sandwich.
The verb in this sentence is written in red.
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This is an active sentence. The subject-the queen is actively
tucking into her jam sandwich!
But we could change the sentence around.
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The jam sandwich was being eaten by the queen.
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The jam sandwich was being eaten by the queen.
Which is the subject in this sentence?
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The jam sandwich was being eaten by the queen.
The jam sandwich is the subject of this sentence.
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The jam sandwich was being eaten by the queen.
What is the verb in this sentence?
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The jam sandwich was being eaten by the queen.
The verb is written in red in this sentence.
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The jam sandwich was being eaten by the queen.
This is a passive sentence. The subject-the jam sandwich- is ‘passively’ having something done to it. It is being eaten!
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Perhaps this seems complicated!
But I bet you hear passive sentences all the time!
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“This ruler got broken, Miss.”
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Is this sentence active or passive?
Mark was eating an apple.
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Mark was eating an apple.
That’s right! This sentence is active. Mark is actively eating the apple.
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The picture was painted by Tom.
Is this sentence active or passive?
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Well done! This sentence is passive.
The subject of the sentence is the picture. The picture is having
something done to it.
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Now it is your turn!
See if you can work out which sentences are active and which
passive.