{"id":5700,"date":"2024-01-18T22:26:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/?page_id=5700"},"modified":"2024-12-12T14:51:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T22:51:48","slug":"quick-start-guide-active-and-passive-voice-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2024\/01\/18\/quick-start-guide-active-and-passive-voice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Active and Passive Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Welcome!<\/h3>

Welcome to the Learning Commons Quick Start Guide on active and passive voice!<\/strong><\/p>

Active and passive voice are two fundamental ways of writing that you should understand if you would like to be an effective writer in any discipline.<\/p>

This guide will explain:<\/span><\/p>

  • \u00a0 \u00a0 What voice is\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00a0 \u00a0 How to determine voice in a sentence<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00a0 \u00a0 When to use active and when to use passive voices<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
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    Active and Passive Voice 101<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    Course Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>

    Course Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Beginner<\/p>

    Time to Complete:\u00a0<\/strong>15 mins<\/p>

    Perfect for:<\/strong>\u00a0Students in WRTG100\/101, ENGL103, or anyone who needs a refresher.<\/p>

    Guide Creator:<\/strong>\u00a0Kieran Wear<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    This video is an introduction to grammatical voice:<\/p>

    In this mini-course, we explore this in more detail:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>

    1. Tell whether a given sentence is in passive or active voice.<\/li>
    2. Determine the best instances to use passive and active voices.<\/li>
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      Topic 1: Basic Rules and Definitions<\/span><\/h2>

      In relation to grammar, \u201cvoice\u201d is all about the subject and the action in a sentence. Throughout the following lesson, then, we will be covering how subjects can be best related to verbs. Verbs have many attributes, but among these, voice is key. There are two grammatical voices in English: active and passive. When the verb in a sentence has a certain voice, the whole sentence is changed, meaning that a sentence with a passive-voice verb is itself in passive voice.\u00a0<\/p>

      Put simply: A sentence is in active voice when the subject is also the agent (the \u201cdoer\u201d) of the action in the sentence.\u00a0<\/p>

      Examples:<\/p>

      Shakespeare wrote\u00a0Hamlet<\/i>\u00a0in his prime.<\/p>

      In\u00a0Hamlet,\u00a0<\/i>the protagonist attempts to avenge his father\u2019s death.<\/p>

      In the above examples, first \u201cShakespeare,\u201d then the \u201cprotagonist\u201d are the subjects. The subjects, in both of the examples, are doing the verb. In the first example, Shakespeare \u201cwrote\u201d\u00a0Hamlet<\/i>. In the second example, the protagonist attempts to \u201cavenge\u201d his father. These are, then, both in active voice.<\/p>

      A sentence is in passive voice when its subject has the action of the sentence \u201cenacted\u201d upon it. That is, when the verb of the sentence acts on the subject, the sentence is in passive voice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

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      Hamlet\u00a0<\/i>was written by Shakespeare when he was in his prime.<\/p>

      In\u00a0Hamlet,\u00a0<\/i>an attempt at revenge is made by the protagonist.\u00a0<\/p>

      In both of the above examples, the subject (\u201cHamlet\u201d\u00a0<\/i>in both sentences) has the verb (\u201cwritten\u201d and \u201cattempt,\u201d respectively) enacted upon it, making them both passive.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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      Your Turn: Test Your Understanding<\/span><\/h5>

      Think you have a grasp of the information above? Test yourself!<\/p>