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    Lea presented the

    introduction to the talk.

    The introduction to the talk


    was presented by Lea.
    1
    VOICES of
    the VERB
    2
    What are Active and Passive voice?
    • Active and passive voice refers to
    whether the subject or the object in the
    sentence performs the action of the verb
    • In active voice the subject performs the
    action of the verb
    • In passive voice the object performs the
    action of the verb

    3
    Active Voice
    • The subject performs the action of the verb
    • Example:

    The student presented the talk.

    The subject
    The action of the verb

    4
    Active Voice
    • The subject performs the action of the verb
    • Example:

    The article summarized the research

    The subject
    The action of the verb

    5
    Passive Voice
    • The object performs the action of the verb

    The talk was presented by the student

    The action of the verb The object

    6
    Passive Voice
    • The object performs the action of the verb
    • Example:

    The research was summarized by the article

    The object
    The action of the verb

    7
    How do Active and Passive voice Differ?

    • The examples just shown are the same in


    terms of what actually happens
    • In both cases the student did the
    presenting
    • In both cases the article did the
    summarizing
    • So how are they different?

    8
    How do Active and Passive Voice
    Differ?
    • Active voice is direct
    – The subject directly acts on the object
    – The tone is clear and immediate
    – As if you throw a ball directly at a
    target
    – The target gets all the force of the ball

    9
    Active Voice

    10
    How do Active and Passive voice differ?

    • Passive voice is indirect


    – The subject is acted ON by the object
    – The tone is roundabout
    – As if you bounce a ball off a wall to hit a target
    – The wall and the target both get some of the force
    of the ball
    – So the impact is not as strong or clear

    11
    Passive Voice

    12
    Using Active and Passive Voice in
    Psychology Writing
    • Professionals recommend the use of active rather
    than passive voice
    • Good writing usually uses both active and passive
    voice
    • Active voice is very direct, so if you use it all the
    time, the reader may feel a bit like she is being
    hollered at
    • Passive voice is indirect, so if you use it all the time
    the reader will have a hard time following your
    argument
    13
    Why do we have passive voice then?

    • Use passive voice if the object is the


    emphasis rather than the subject.
    • The subject is unknown or irrelevant.

    14
    Active voice to passive voice exercises

    1.Shreya Ghoshal sings beautiful


    songs.
    2. Steve helps Bucky.
    3.The carpenter builds the desk.
    4.The woodcutter cut down the
    tree.
    5.The man dropped his axe into the
    river.
    15
    Active voice to passive voice exercises

    1.The woodcutter cut down the tree.


    2.The carpenter repaired the table and
    the chair.
    3. Sofia will bake the cookies for Friday.
    4. Wyne was finishing the homework
    when you called him.
    5. She had already sang her piece when
    the VIP arrived.

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