Active Voice versus Passive Voice by Gianna Manzo https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh en-us 2022-03-26 16:48:08 UTC 2025-05-30 10:22:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f60a.png Active Voice giannamanzo1 https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114970965 The Active Voice of the verb means that the subject is performing the action of the sentence.]]> 2022-03-26 16:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114970965 Active Voice giannamanzo1 https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114971930 When used in a sentence, the active voice will sound/look like this:

  • Billy eats lunch everyday at noon.
  • Miss Manzo drives to school.
  • The student cleans her bedroom on Saturdays.
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  • The Passive Voice means that the subject is NOT performing the action of the sentence.

    • The passive voice= form of to be + past participle

    ]]>     2022-03-26 17:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114972722     Passive Voice giannamanzo1 https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114973378 For example, the passive voice verbs might look like this:
    • Is run
    • Was given
    • Were thrown
    • Are created
    ]]>     2022-03-26 17:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114973378     Passive Voice giannamanzo1 https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114974112 When used in a sentence, the passive voice will sound/look like this:
    • The bus was started by the driver.
    • The football was thrown down the field by the quarterback.
    • The portrait was painted by Pablo Picasso.
    ]]>     2022-03-26 17:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114974112     Active Voice versus Passive Voice giannamanzo1 https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114975003 Writing that incorporates the passive voice…

    Is considered weaker than writing that incorporates the active voice
    ]]>     2022-03-26 17:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114975003     Active Voice versus Passive Voice giannamanzo1 https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114976804 2022-03-26 17:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/giannamanzo1/tq0rk9llfw8h8tqh/wish/2114976804