Thursday, November 12, 2015

*ACTIVE vs. PASSIVE*

Write two sentences using the verb give.

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

8 comments:

Rajwah Alq said...

Maria gave my book to the librarian .
My book was given to the librarian by Maria.

ArzooA177 said...
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jocelynp said...

Active: My students gave me a lot of pomegranates, after I had mentioned how much I loved them.
Passive: A lot of pomegranates were given to me after I had mentioned how much I loved them.

jasminefo said...

Active: Frank gave Alice a puppy.
Passive: Alice was given a puppy by Frank.

Henry- Oluwafemi Agbaje said...

John ate my cookie.
My cookie was eaten by John.

Henry- Oluwafemi Agbaje said...


*sorry for the post above, I just noticed the instructions about the word 'give'

John gave me the cookie.
The cookie was given to me by John.

ArzooA177 said...

active: I will give my family many presents this holiday season.
passive: Many presents were given to me this holiday season.

Michael said...

Well done, everyone!