Friday, November 28, 2014

*ACTIVE vs. PASSIVE*

Write two sentences using the word speak.

In the first sentence, use the word in the active voice; in the second sentence, use it in the passive voice.

5 comments:

AliochaENGL177 said...

Active:
The Queen will not speak to the servants

Passive:
The servants are not spoken to by the Queen.

Liudmila177 said...

1. Active: A polyglot can speak several languages.
2. Passive: Several languages can be spoken by a polyglot.

Sarah K ENGL 155 said...

Active:The cat jumped over the gate.
Passive:The gate was jumped by the cat.

Sarah K ENGL 155 said...

Active: The doctor will speak to the patient now.
Passive: The patient spoke with the doctor.

Michael said...

Well done, Aliocha and Liudmila.

But, Sarah, your first answer does not use the word "speak" as required, and you second answer uses the past tense rather than the passive voice.