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Handout 003 - Quarter I: Republic of The Philippines Department of Education

This document is a handout from Camp Crame High School in Quezon City on active and passive voice. It defines active voice as having the subject be the doer of the action and passive voice as having the subject be the receiver of the action. It provides examples of sentences in both voices and explains how to change sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa by making the receiver the subject. The handout is intended to teach students the proper use and formation of active and passive voice.

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Handout 003 - Quarter I: Republic of The Philippines Department of Education

This document is a handout from Camp Crame High School in Quezon City on active and passive voice. It defines active voice as having the subject be the doer of the action and passive voice as having the subject be the receiver of the action. It provides examples of sentences in both voices and explains how to change sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa by making the receiver the subject. The handout is intended to teach students the proper use and formation of active and passive voice.

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Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Capital Region
Schools Division of Quezon City
Camp Crame High School
Camp Crame Compound, Quezon City

HANDOUT 003 – QUARTER I

ACTIVE VOICE
The sentence is in Active Voice if the subject is the doer of the action. The
structure of the sentence must be: DOER – ACTION – RECEIVER.
Examples:
1. The old father gives the money to the boy.
D A R
2. The judge pounded the gavel.

D A R

PASSIVE VOICE
The sentence is in Passive Voice if the subject is the recipient of the action, and
the object or receiver is the focus of the sentence. The structure of the sentence must be:
RECEIVER – ACTION – DOER.

Examples:
1. The money was given to the boy by the old father.

R A D
2. The gavel was pounded by the judge.

R A D

School: Camp Crame High School


Address : Camp Crame Compound, Quezon City
Telephone No.: 8654-6292
Verbs in the passive voice are formed by using the correct be-verb form, together
with the past participle form of the main verb / given verb.
Examples:
1. These animals are owned by the farmer.
2. The fruits were sold by Cindy.

The passive voice is used:


1. when the doer of the action is unknown or not important;
2. when showing that the receiver of the action is more important than its doer;
and
3. when, for one reason or another, the writer or speaker prefers not to mention
the doer of the action.

CHANGING ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VOICE AND VICE VERSA


1. Place the receiver of the action as the subject and use the same verb tense of the
given verb in the passive voice.
2. If needed, place the doer preceded by the word by at the end of the sentence.

ACTIVE PASSIVE
 They spell words correctly. Words are spelled correctly by them.
 They spelled the words correctly. The words were spelled correctly by them.
 They will spell the words correctly. The words will be spelled correctly by them.
 They have spelled the words The words have been spelled correctly by
correctly. them.
 They had spelled the words The words had been spelled correctly by
correctly. them.
 They will have spelled the words The words will have been spelled correctly
correctly. by them.
 They are spelling the words The words are being spelled correctly by
correctly now. them.
 They were spelling the words The words were being spelled correctly by
correctly. them.

 They will be spelling the words correctly. not applicable


 They have been spelling the words correctly. not applicable
 They had been spelling the words correctly. not applicable

School: Camp Crame High School


Address : Camp Crame Compound, Quezon City
Telephone No.: 8654-6292

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