Active
And Passive Verbs
The
queen was eating a jam sandwich.
Can you tell me what is the subject in this sentence?
The
queen
was eating a jam sandwich.
The queen is the subject of this sentence.
The
queen was eating a jam sandwich.
What is the verb in this sentence?
The
queen was eating
a jam sandwich.
The verb in this sentence is written in red.
This
is an active sentence. The subject-the queen is actively tucking into her jam
sandwich!
But we could change the sentence around.
The
jam sandwich was being eaten by the queen.
Which
is the subject in this sentence?
The jam sandwich was
being eaten by the queen.
The jam sandwich is the subject of this sentence.
What is the verb in this sentence?
The
jam sandwich was being eaten by
the queen.
The verb is written in red in this sentence.
The
jam sandwich was being eaten by the queen.
This is a passive sentence. The subject-the jam sandwich- is
‘passively’ having something done to it. It is being eaten!
Perhaps
this seems complicated!
Perhaps
this seems complicated!
But I bet you hear passive sentences all the time!
“This
ruler got broken, Miss.”
Is
this sentence active or passive?
Mark was eating an apple.
Mark
was eating an apple.
That’s right! This sentence is active. Mark is actively eating the
apple.
The
picture was painted by Tom.
Is this sentence active or passive?
Well
done! This sentence is passive.
The subject of the sentence is the picture. The picture is having
something done to it.
Now it is your turn!
See if you can work out which sentences are active and which passive.
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