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ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE, Instructional Goals:, Performance Problems:,…

- - - - The subject of the sentence is the one doing the action
        
        Students need good study skills to succeed in college.
    - - The subject of the sentence is now being acted upon.
        
        Good study skills are needed to succeed in college
- - - - Active Voice:
        A committee chooses the winner
      - Passive Voice:
        The winner is chosen by a
        committee.
  - - - Active Voice:
        They announced the winner’s name.
      - Passive Voice:
        The winner’s name was announced.
  - - - Active Voice:
        They will pick the best movie.
      - Passive Voice: The best movie will be picked.
  - - - Active Voice:
        They are presenting an award now
      - Passive Voice:
        An award is being presented now.
  - - - Active Voice:
        They were interviewing the
        winners.
      - Passive Voice:
        The winners were being interviewed.
  - - - Passive Voice:
        The best movie has been chosen.
    - - Active Voice:
        They have chosen the best movie.
  - - - Active Voice:
        You can see the movie on DVD
      - Passive Voice:
        The movie can be seen on DVD.
- - - - Active: They gave Spielberg (I.O) an award (D.O).
        
        Passive 1: Spielberg was given an award.
        
        Passive 2: An award was given to Spielberg.
- - - - Active: The first Oscar ceremony took place in 1929.
      - Passive: It was attended by 250 people.
    - - Active: Steven Spielberg has made
        many movies.
      - Passive: Many movies have been made by Steven Spielberg.
    - - Active: Steven Spielberg directed Star Wars, didn’t he?
      - Passive: No. Star Wars was directed by George Lucas
    - - The dress was designed by Vera Wang.
      - The music was composed by Bob Dylan.
    - - The song was written by Randy Newman.
  - - - Active: You can rent DVDs at many stores.
      - Passive: DVDs can be rented at many stores.
    - - Active: Someone stole my wallet.
      - Passive: My wallet was stolen last week.
    - - Oscar night has been televised since 1953.
        
        It is obvious that TV stations have
        televised Oscar night.
    - - The invitations have been sent out
- - - - Active: McCay created the fi rst animated fi lm.
      - Passive: The first animated film was created in 1914.
  - - - Disney lived in Hollywood most of his life.
      - He became famous when he
        created Mickey Mouse.
  - - - Disney left Kansas City in 1923.
        
        leave means “go away from.” It is an intransitive verb.
      - The DVD was left in the DVD player
        
        leave means “not taken.” It is a transitive verb.
    - - Cartoons have changed a lot
        over the years.
      - The light bulb was
        changed by the janitor
    - - In a cartoon, it looks like the characters are moving, but they are not.
      - The chairs were moved
        to another room