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The Passive
This 76-slide presentation on passive forms, passive verbs, and passive tenses is meant to give students a lot of practice in this important area of literacy. There are dozens of examples for students to consider, and an interactive...
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Passive Voice and Grammar Checkers
This handout gives an overview of the passive and active voices as well as pointing out that the grammar checkers in word processing programs mark sentences written in the passive voice as incorrect. While this is not an interactive...
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Business English at Work: Verb Tense, Voice and Mood-Verbals
Demonstrate the various tenses of irregular and regular verbs. The verbs be, do, and have are charted out for the present tense, past tense, and past and present participles. Likewise, many regular verbs are conjugated into present,...
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Passive Voice Exercises
What is the difference between the active voice and the passive voice? Focus on the latter with your middle schoolers to help them strengthen their writing. First, they identify which sentences are written in the passive. Then, they...
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Active and Passive Voice Practice
Active or passive? Young grammarians identify the voice in a series of sentences and then rewrite those in passive voice.
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Using Words: Verbal Communication
Written and verbal communication is the topic for today. The class goes over various facets of verbal communication, such as plain English, active voice, passive voice, cliché, and jargon. They then use those devices as they discuss...
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Active and Passive Voice: Finding Examples Online
Incorporate technological fluency with a search for examples of active and passive voice in online resources. Discuss how use of active or passive voice influences mood or tone and contributes to author's purpose. List of...
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Time Expressions Active Voice
Can you recall the six verb tenses? Review the six verb tenses with this informational handout. While there is no practice opportunity provided, several examples, and clue words are shown for each tense. Walk through this guide with your...
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Passive Voice
The definition of passive voice is given along with tips to identify whether a sentence is written in this form. With one slide for the title and one for the end, the remaining four slides include the definition and a different tip on...
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Active/Passive Voice Recognition Practice
Practice the active and the passive voice with this worksheet. Print this sheet for your class, and they can practice identifying the verb and deciding whether the verb is in the active or passive tense.
Verb is the Word
Passive Exercise 1
Sam really likes coffee, but it's unclear whether Sam drinks the coffee or if the coffee is drunk by Sam. Move from active to passive voice in 12 sentences about Sam's coffee habits. Learners will have to change an irregular verb to the...
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Passive Voice Exercises
In this passive voice online worksheet, students identify if each of 5 sentences is in the active or passive voice. They rewrite 5 sentences in the active voice and 5 more in the passive voice. They write the correct passive forms in the...
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Passive Voice Worksheet 1
In this grammar activity, students identify the passive voice constructions in two paragraphs and change the passive voice sentences to active voice.
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Rewriting Sentences in Active Voice
In this active voice worksheet, learners rewrite a set of 7 sentences in the active voice. A web site for additional resources is given.
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Old Information Before New Information
Help your writers streamline their sentence structure with this handout. This resource provides information about sentence organization including definitions and models of the active voice and the passive voice. In addition to reading...
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The Passive Voice Exercise
A clear example of a sentence in both active and passive voice is shown at the top of this resource and gives writers a clear example to follow. For the next 12 sentences, they change the voice from active to passive.
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Verbs
Help your learners make their writing more meaningful and lively. They review the ways verbs are used in a sentence, describe passive and active types, and discuss techniques for improving their writing. This resource could be a...
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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
Can your class tell the difference between passive and active writing? Use this lesson in your writing conventions unit. The lesson prompts middle schoolers to create essays, demonstrating understanding of an active versus passive voice...
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The Passive/Active Form
In this passive and active voice learning exercise, students rewrite 18 sentences changing the verb in each one from an active voice verb to a passive voice verb.
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Verbs
Show your class the importance of verbs in a sentence. Verbs can be passive or active, contributing to voice. Examples of action words are given and sentences are written out in the active and passive voice. Helpful clues are included to...
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Eliminating Wordiness
Teach your class how to write concisely and edit writing. The slide show covers be verbs, active voice, passive voice, repetitive wording, and more. Complete with numerous examples and images, it is a comprehensive resource that could be...
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Active Voice and Passive Voice
In this identifying active voice and passive voice worksheet, students review definitions and examples, label sentences, and rewrite sentences changing the voice from passive to active. Students write seven answers.
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The Passive Voice with se
Are your Spanish speakers learning about the passive voice? They need this helpful reference tool! These examples will surely help with their sentence construction.
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The Passive Voice in Questions
In this recognizing the active and passive voice worksheet, students read interrogative sentences in the active voice and rewrite them in the passive voice. Students write 12 answers.
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