MUBIN ALI

NOOR
DPT 1st Semester
CMS: 21262
English Presentation
April 3rd, 2017.
Riphah International University, G-7/4,
Islamabad.

Teacher: Mohammad Saqib Zafar

TOPIC: VOICE & THEIR
PRACTICAL LIFE
APPLICATION
 WHAT THEY ARE

a. I keep the butter in the fridge.

b. The butter is kept in the fridge by me.

a. The hunter killed the bear.

b. The bear was killed by the hunter.

The voice of a verb tells whether the subject of the

sentence performs or receives the action.
There are two types:
Active & Passive.
 ACTIVE VOICE

This is the direct relation between the subject and the object.
The therapist treated the patient.
This places the therapist as the subject hence more emphasis on
the therapist.
 PASSIVE VOICE

This is the indirect relation between the subject and the object.
The patient was treated by the therapist.
This places the patient as the subject hence more emphasis on the
patient.
 WHY THEY EXIST
&
WHEN TO USE THEM
ADVANTAGES OF ACTIVE VOICE ADVANTAGES OF PASSIVE VOICE

Active sentences are shorter and convey the same
meaning in less words.
Active sentences are more direct. (This ensures the
subject takes responsibility for the action.)
Active sentences are more engaging for the reader.
Active sentences are often less confusing and less
ambiguous.
Active sentences allow you to express an
authoritative tone.
Passive sentences allow the subject to avoid
responsibility for the action.
Passive sentences can show a neutral or objective
tone.
Passive sentences are used when the subject is
obvious, unimportant, or unknown.
Passive sentences allow you to shift the focus of the
subject.

Emphasis
Formality
 HOW TO IDENTIFY

1. Find the subject (the main character of the sentence).

2. Find the main verb (the action that the sentence identifies).
3. Examine the relationship between the subject and main verb.

If the subject performs the action of the main verb, the sentence
is active.
If the subject sits there while something else named or unnamed
performs an action on it, the sentence is passive.
 EXCEPTIONS

Some active sentences dont have a passive form

e.g.
Colorful parrots live in the rainforests.

Sentences with linking verbs are neither active

nor passive e.g.
The door was open.
She might have been very nice.
 REFERENCES

Education First: www.ef.com/english-grammar

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_(grammar)
Grammar Monster: http://www.grammar-
monster.com/glossary/voice.htm
 ANY QUESTIONS?

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PRESENTATION