Active and Passive Voice

   1. Active Voice

Active voice verbs  are used when the subject is acting in a sentence.

Example:

- Cindy writes the novel.

“writes” is an active verb because it allows the subject to undertake an action.

2. Passive Voice

Passive voice verbs are used when the subject is being acted upon in a sentence.

Example:

- the novel is written by Cindy.

“is written” is considered as passive because they indicate that the subject (novel) is receiving an action.

Patterns 

1. Active voice

Subject + verb

Andi lands English book to Mira

Mr.Robert bought the ticket yesterday

2. Passive voice

Subject + be + past participle (verb 3)

The English book is landed to Mira by Andi

The ticket was bought by mr.Robert yesterday

What is the difference between active and passive voice?

Although both constructions are grammatically correct, the active voice is usually more effective in academic and business writing because it is simpler and more direct. The passive construction is effective only when the doer of the action is unknown or irrelevant.

Examples

◦The paper was torn by the child .

◦The ball was thrown to the beach.

◦The town was visited by foreigners.

Review

Active voice verbs: Verbs that indicate the sentence’s subject as actively acting:

◦Davin hits the dog.

Passive voice verbs: Verbs that indicate the sentence’s subject as being acted upon:

◦The dog was hit by Davin