Active vs. Passive Voice
Passive Voice
A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb. For example, in "The ball was thrown by the pitcher," the ball (the subject) receives the action of the verb, and was thrown is in the passive voice. The same sentence cast in the active voice would be, "The pitcher threw the ball."
Wayne joined his first hockey team at the agge of six.
Active
Active Voice
a set of verbs in which the subject is the person or thing performing the action and which can take a direct object (e.g. she loved him as opposed to the passive form he was loved)
After winning their fourth championship, the Oilers hocked the hockey world by trading Wayne to the Los Angles Kings.
active
By the time he turned 17, Wayne had realized his goal of playing professional hockey.
active
During his years in the NHL, Wayne held or shared 50 NHL records.
active
He always wore the number 9 in honor of his hero Howe, but he changed to 99 as a professional player.
active
Wayne finished his career with the NY Rangers, retiring in 1999 at age 38.
active
All over Canada the news was spread.
passive
Fifty goals had been scored by Wayne in a tournament!
passive
Hockey fans have been amazed by his outstanding play for 21 years.
passive
Record after record was shattered by this young boy.
passive
That same year he was also awarded the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanlike conduct.
passive
The HartTrophy was given to Wayne after his rookie season with the Oilers.
passive
