Active and Passive
Active and Passive
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Overview
Overview
Active: The children saw the movie.
Passive: The movie was seen by the children.
subject verb object by "agent" => subject becomes agent
Compare active and passive. The object of the active sentence (movie) is the subject of the passive sentence.
If the agent of the action (the person who performs the action) is mentioned, it follows "by".
Different thenses
Different thenses
Passives with Two Objects
Passives with Two Objects
When an active sentence has two objects, the passive sentence can begin with either object. Notice that if the direct object (an award) becomes the subject of the passive sentence, to is used before the indirect object.
Example:
Active: They gave Spielberg an award.
Passive 1: Spielberg was given an award.
Passive 2: An award was given to Spielberg.
Spielberg = Indirect Object
an award = Direct Object
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Most active verbs are followed by an object. They can be used in the active and passive voice. These verbs are called transitive verbs.
Example:
Active: McCay created the first animated film.
Passive: The first animated film was created by McCay.
Some verbs have no object. We cannot use the passive voice with these verbs:
agree, arrive, be, become, come, die, fall, go, happen, live, look, occur, rain, recover, remain, seem, sleep, stay, walk, work
These are called intransitive verbs.
Example of active Only:
Disney lived in Hollywood most of his live.
He became famous when he created Mickey Mouse.
He worked with many artists.
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