ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE ACTIVE VOICE STRUCTURE: SUB + VERB + OBJ u The active voice is when the person or thing performing the verb is also the subject of the sentence. u The subject always comes before the verb . u The active voice makes the subject the focus of the sentence . EXAMPLE: ➢His parents are always praising him. ➢Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated John F. Kennedy . u I love my students Passive Voice STRUCTURE: OBJ + HV + VERB(V3) + BY + SUB u By using the passive voice, we make the object the focus of the sentence . u When we not aware of subject. u When subject is not important. EXAMPLE: u He is always being praised by his parents . u John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald . u My students are loved by me. STEPS TO CONVERT u IDENTIFY SUB, OBJ, VERB. u SWAP SUB & OBJ u CONVERT VERB TO V3 FORM u ADD HELPING VERB BEFORE MAIN VERB u ADD BY BEFORE SUB. WHILE CHANGING SUBJECT TO OBJ u I CHANGE ...