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Active_and_Passive_Voice_Presentation

This document provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and using active and passive voice in writing. It explains the structure of both voices, when to use passive voice, common mistakes, and includes practice exercises for conversion between the two forms. Mastery of these concepts enhances writing clarity and flexibility.

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Active and Passive Voice

A Comprehensive Guide to
Understanding and Using Active &
Passive Voice
Introduction
• Active and passive voice are two ways of
expressing actions in a sentence.

• • Active Voice: The subject performs the


action.
• • Passive Voice: The subject receives the
action.

• Understanding both forms improves writing


clarity and flexibility.
Sentence Structure: Active vs
Passive
• • Active Voice: Subject + Verb + Object
• Example: The chef cooked the meal.

• • Passive Voice: Object + Verb (to be + past


participle) + Subject
• Example: The meal was cooked by the chef.
Examples: Active vs Passive
• • Active: The teacher explains the lesson.
• Passive: The lesson is explained by the
teacher.

• • Active: She wrote a letter.


• Passive: A letter was written by her.
When to Use Passive Voice
• 1. When the doer of the action is unknown or
unimportant.
• Example: The window was broken.

• 2. In formal or scientific writing.


• Example: The experiment was conducted
successfully.

• 3. To emphasize the action rather than the


Tense Conversion: Active to Passive
• • Present Simple:
• Active: She writes a book.
• Passive: A book is written by her.

• • Past Simple:
• Active: They built a house.
• Passive: A house was built by them.

• • Future Simple:
Common Mistakes in Passive Voice
• 1. Using incorrect verb forms.
• ❌ The work is complete by him. (Incorrect)
• ✅ The work is completed by him. (Correct)

• 2. Keeping unnecessary agents.


• ❌ The cake was eaten by someone. (Better:
The cake was eaten.)

• 3. Overusing passive voice in writing.


Practice Exercises
• 1. Convert these sentences into passive voice:
• a) The manager approved the report.
• b) They are painting the house.
• c) She will announce the results tomorrow.

• 2. Convert these sentences into active voice:


• a) The road was repaired by the workers.
• b) A song was sung by the choir.
• c) The decision has been made by the board.

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