VOICE

CLASS – VIII - WORD FOR THE DAY – 16.08.21 – 20.08.
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1 Kindle Ignite, extinguish Little chips of wood were used to kindle the fire.
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inflame
1 Knavish Dishonest, Honest, The knavish system of the political world led to a
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deceitful noble lot of resentment among people.
1 Rebellious Maverick, Traditionalist It took courage and daring to print the theory
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eccentric conventionalis discovered by the rebellious scientist.
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1 Laconic Terse, Rambling, The commander was laconic and precise about the
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brief verbose planned mission.
1 Mercenary Greedy, Benevolent, His reasons were mercenary and not charitable.
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avaricious generous
NORMS TO ATTEND ONLINE SESSION
• Keep yourself on mute so that there is no disturbance.
• Please follow the instructions given by the teacher.
• Use chat window only to post your queries/questions.
 We will discuss the topic ‘Voice – Active and Passive’
today.
 Please be ready with your English notebook 2.
• After the session you are expected to complete the
written work as will be uploaded on Amitranet.
• Written work should be duly done by you in your
English notebook 2.
ACTIVE PASSIVE VOICE
SESSION-1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 To inculcate the capacity amongst students to integrate

knowledge of the grammatical concept being taught.
 To enable the students to identify the difference between

active and passive voice.
 To enhance proper sentence syntax amongst students.
 To involve the students in activities which would enable

them to understand the concept better.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Students will be able to:
 integrate the knowledge of the grammatical concept being

taught.
 identify the difference between active and passive voice.
 Frame proper sentence syntax.
 involve in activities which would enable them to

understand the concept better.
Active and Passive
Voice
WHAT IS VOICE IN GRAMMAR?
 In grammar, the voice of a verb describes the
relationship between the action (or state) that the verb
expresses and the participants identified by its
arguments (subject, object, etc.).
 When the subject is the agent or doer of the action, the
verb is in the active voice.
 When the subject is the target, undergoer or the
receiver of the action, the verb is said to be in the
passive voice.
What Is the Active Voice?
If the subject is performing the action, then the verb is
said to be in the active voice.
Look at this:
What Is the Passive Voice?
If the subject is having the action done to it, then the verb
is said to be in the passive voice.
Look at this:
LET’S WATCH A VIDEO
 https://youtu.be/vMzbiJyUnfY
Active Voice
Active voice is used to show that the
subject of the sentence is performing or
causing the action.
Example:
• The player threw the basketball before
the buzzer.
• The students were making a lot of
noise.
• I will score good marks.
Passive Voice
Passive voice is used when the subject
is the recipient of the action.
Example:
• The basketball was thrown by the
player before the buzzer.
• A lot of noise was being made by
the students.
• Good marks will be scored by me.
ACTIVE VOICE: Why does it
matter?
 Strong writing uses Active Voice

 Active voice is more direct and concise.
 Passive voice is usually verbose.
When would you WANT to use
passive voice?
 When intentionally trying to hide the subject of the
sentence.
• For example, “The mistake was made by someone.”
Hiding the subject helps him/her hide the blame.
 When intentionally trying to minimize the guilt of the

subject.
 When passive voice better emphasizes the main point

of the message, such as “Children were harmed by the
irresponsible driver.”
NOTEBOOK WORK – HANDOUT Ex - 1
 Change these active sentences to passive.
Choose if you need the agent or not.
 1) People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

 2) The Government is planning a new road near
my house .
 3) My grandfather built this house in 1943 .
 4) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time .
 5) The cleaner has cleaned the office .
 6) He had written three books before 1867 .

Online Activity Quizizz
https://bit.ly/3AmFvD8
ACTIVE PASSIVE VOICE
SESSION-2
LET’S RECAPITULATE
TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS
 LET’S WATCH A VIDEO

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6im8sM4kc4
TRANSITIVE –INTRANSITIVE VERBS AND
THE PASSIVE VOICE
 Any sentence of which the predicate
is a transitive verb followed by an
object may be changed from the
active to the passive form without
affecting the sense.
Active : Richard shot the bear.

Passive : The bear was shot by
Richard.
TRANSITIVE –INTRANSITIVE
VERBS AND THE PASSIVE VOICE
 Bear, the object of the active verb shot, becomes
the subject of the passive verb was shot.
 Richard, the subject of the active verb shot,

becomes by Richard, an adverbial phrase,
modifying the passive verb ‘was shot.’
Thus we have the rule….
The object of the active verb becomes the subject

of the passive.
Intransitive verbs are ordinarily

used in the active voice only.
1. The bystanders laughed.

2. The watchdogs bark.
3. Snow is falling.
 An intransitive verb followed by a preposition is often
used in the passive, the object of the preposition becoming
the subject of the verb.
Active Voice…….Passive Voice
1. Everybody laughed at him. …….He was laughed at by

everybody.
2. The attorney general has not yet passed upon this bill.
…….This bill has not yet been passed upon.
3. He has tampered with this lock. …….This lock has been

tampered with.
4. The cart ran over me. …….I was run over by the cart.
Form of Passive Voice Verbs
 The passive voice requires a "double verb"
and will always consist of a form of the
verb "to be" and the past participle
(usually the "en/ed/t" form) of another
verb.
 Example:
Active: John baked the bread.
Passive: The bread was baked by
John. (Was is a form of the verb
“be”.)
 Writers should be familiar with the

forms of "to be" , often called linking
verbs, so that they can easily identify
the passive voice in their work.
 Review the forms of "to be":

 am, is, are, was, were, be,
being, been
 Examples:
 Passive: The cookies were eaten by
the children.
 Active: The children ate the
cookies.
 Passive: The tunnels are dug by the

gophers.
 Active: The gophers dug the
tunnels.
ONLINE ACTIVITY: WORDWALL QUIZ
 https://wordwall.net/resource/3512727
NOTEBOOK WORK – HANDOUT Ex 1
7) John will tell you later.

8) By this time tomorrow we will have signed the
deal .
9) They are building a new stadium near the
station .
10) The wolf ate the princess .
11) I had cleaned all the windows before the storm
12) A workman will repair the computer tomorrow
13) By next year the students will have studied the
passive.
PROCESS WRITING (SOLVED EXAMPLE)
 Complete the following process writing using passive voice.
 1. How to Make Tea (Present Tense)
 Boil a cup of water in a kettle/teapot.
 When the water is still boiling, pour half a cup of milk into the boiling
water.
 Add tea leaves and sugar into the tea.
 Allow it to boil for another 1 minute.
 Stir the tea and serve hot.
 First, a cup of water is boiled (a) in a kettle or teapot. When the water is
still boiling, half a cup of milk is poured (b) into the boiling water. Tea
leaves and sugar are added (c) into the tea and it is allowed to boil
(d) for another one minute. Finally, tea is stirred (e) and served (f) hot.

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CLASS – VIII - WORD FOR THE DAY – 16.08.21 – 20.08.

 To inculcate the capacity amongst students to integrate

 To enable the students to identify the difference between

 To enhance proper sentence syntax amongst students.

 To involve the students in activities which would enable

 Students will be able to:

 integrate the knowledge of the grammatical concept being

 identify the difference between active and passive voice.

 Frame proper sentence syntax.

 involve in activities which would enable them to

 Strong writing uses Active Voice

 When intentionally trying to minimize the guilt of the

 When passive voice better emphasizes the main point

 1) People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

 3) My grandfather built this house in 1943 .

 4) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time .

 5) The cleaner has cleaned the office .

 6) He had written three books before 1867 .

 LET’S WATCH A VIDEO

Active : Richard shot the bear.

 Richard, the subject of the active verb shot,

Thus we have the rule….

The object of the active verb becomes the subject

Intransitive verbs are ordinarily

1. The bystanders laughed.

Active Voice…….Passive Voice

1. Everybody laughed at him. …….He was laughed at by

3. He has tampered with this lock. …….This lock has been

 Writers should be familiar with the

 Review the forms of "to be":

 Passive: The tunnels are dug by the

7) John will tell you later.

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