Karidgewood School of Caloocan, Inc.: Lesson Plan - English 7
Karidgewood School of Caloocan, Inc.: Lesson Plan - English 7
Active, Passive?
Directions: Analyze the cartoon scenario of a teacher and a student. What do you think are they
talking about?
B. DISCUSSION / CONTENT
In every sentence, you need to identify the verb whether it is in the active or passive voice. When
the subject does or “acts upon” the verb, the sentence is said to be in the active voice. When the
subject receives the action of the verb, the sentence is said to be in the passive voice.
Look closely at the given sentences. Notice that they follow the given pattern in forming active
and passive sentences.
What do we mean by "voice"? A voice of a verb tells us whether the subject of a sentence does
the action (= the active voice) or is affected by it (= the passive voice).
Examples:
Given this sentence, "Yaell climbed the tree”, the verb "climbed" is in the active voice. In
other words, the form "climbed" shows that the subject (Yaell) did the active voice. This what
makes the sentence "Yaell climbed the tree" in the active voice.
While in this sentence, "The tree was climbed by Yaell," the verb "was climbed" is in the
passive voice. In other words, the form "was climbed" shows that the subject (The tree) was
affected by the action. This what makes also the sentence "The tree was climbed by Yaell"
in the passive voice.
The active voice is commonly used in writing. It occurs when the subject comes first before the
verb and the subject is the one doing the action of the sentence. The passive voice, however,
focus attention on the person or thing affected by the action. When a passive voice takes two
objects, an indirect or direct object, the indirect object becomes the subject, but we can also use
the direct object as the subject. Both two forms are possible.
Let us examine again these examples. Notice that the subject is doing the action. These sentences
are in the active voice.
Here are other set of sentences. The subject of the sentence this time receives the action of the
verb. These sentences are in the passive voice.
Remember: A sentence emphasizing the subject performing an action is in active voice while a
sentence emphasizing the action or the object of the sentence is in passive voice.
Once you have identified which voice a sentence is in, you can follow several steps to revise it into
the other voice.
C. MAIN ACTIVITY / APPLICATION
Directions: Read the paragraph below. Rewrite the sentences that are written in the passive voice
to the active voice.
My Idol I look at my older brother, KuyaNoli, as my hero. He was given a medal for Outstanding
Coach of the Year. His basketball team was recognized by the Council of Mayors. All of KuyaNoli‘s
team players are inspiring role models. These players are always reminded by KuyaNoli to play fair
and to play hard. The team has been guided by KuyaNoli with dedication and heart. In turn, I saw
how every game was played with utmost dedication by these young men. Indeed, a team will
definitely be a story of success if they are led by a great leader like KuyaNoli.
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III. ASSESSMENT
Directions: Using the Venn diagram, differentiate how statements are formed for both active
and passive voice.
Performance Task:
Directions: With your own group mates, create a 5-minute dialogue about the common scenario
happening in each of the public place below. The dialogue must employ active and passive
voice in the sentences.
The leaders will choose one place which will serve as the setting of their dialogue:
REMARKS
SUBJECT TEACHER: HEAD TEACHER: