the noun, noun phrase or pronoun that does or is the main verb in the active voice

a spoken or written voice in which the subject does the verb in a sentence

a spoken or written voice in which the subject is acted upon by the verb

the noun, noun phrase or pronoun that receives the action of the main verb in the active voice

Identifying the active and passive voice

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In this unit, pupils learn the difference between the active voice and the passive voice.

In 'Three tense forms and modal verbs', pupils learnt to use modality whilst maintaining the correct tense. In this unit, pupils will learn the difference between the active voice and the passive voice.

In this unit, pupils review the simple, progressive and perfect present tenses as well as modal verbs for use in persuasive writing and speech sentences. They learn the rules for the perfect past and future tenses for the first time as well as learning about the active and passive voice.

Three tense forms, modality, active voice and passive voice

Which word in the following sentence is the subject? 'She gave the ball to me.'

Which word in this sentence is the object? 'Jun threw the ball to Laura.'

Select the sentences that have an object. 

What would normally be the object becomes the subject. 

Which of these are true for the passive voice? 

Which is the correct passive voice version of the following active sentence? 'A loud noise broke the silence.'

Place these sentences in order from least certain to happen to most certain to happen.

Match the types of modal verb to the correct modal verb examples.

Match the type of modal verb to the example. 

Miss O'Neill asked, 'Will we all be ready to go in five minutes?'

Which of these speech sentences use a modal verb?

Which words in the following persuasive speech sentence are modal verbs? 'We have to play more aggressively, or we will lose this competition.'

Which modal verbs could come at the start of the following rhetorical question? '__________ this situation be allowed to continue?'

Starter Quiz