Active and Passive Voice - Writing the Beginning or Ending of a Science Fiction Story
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Active voice, passive voice, verb form, English grammar, writing technique, Science-Fiction, Primary 6 English, verb tense, simple past tense, simple present tense, simple future tense, writing
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Teaching resources on the active and passive voices for P6 English.
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[...] Uses of the Passive Voice 3. Obvious agent the identity of the agent is obvious or evident Example: The lesson on conjunctive adverbs was taught last week. (it is obvious that the teacher taught the lesson) Uses of the Passive Voice 4. Impersonality ● often used in formal context or situations ● when the author does not want to mention the agent ● when it would be inappropriate or embarrassing to mention the agent Example: Your application was rejected. Uses of the Passive Voice 5. [...]
[...] When the AGENT (doer of the action) is: unknown Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, was built in the 9th century. unimportan t The trash is collected daily in Jakarta. used to build suspense The windows were shattered during the night. Uses of the Passive Voice Uses of the Passive Voice 1. Change of focus when the object is more important than the agent Examples: The wireless remote control was invented by Nikola Tesla. Focus on the object The ice lolly was dropped by George. Focus on the object Uses of the Passive Voice 2. [...]
[...] (We/People avoided crowded places for the last two years.) Writing the beginning or ending of a Science Fiction story: Planning Week Day 3 Essential Planning Tools 1. Hook (Beginning) Purpose: Grabs the reader's attention immediately. Definition: A surprising, dramatic, or confusing opening sentence/event that makes the reader ask, "What is happening?" Example: The Model 7 android was perfect, but the reflection in its eye showed pure fear. Essential Planning Tools 2. Closing/Ending Style Purpose: Provides resolution or leaves the reader hanging. [...]
[...] Subject OBJECT of the verb George dropped the ice lolly. DOER VERB of the action RECEIVER of the action When the subject is the receiver of the action , the verb is in the PASSIVE VOICE . Subject OBJECT of the preposition “by” The ice lolly was dropped by George. RECEIVER of the action VERB (“be” verb + past participle) DOER of the action Let's study another example ACTIVE VOICE Subject OBJECT of the verb Peppa sings classical songs. DOER VERB of the action RECEIVER of the action PASSIVE VOICE Subject OBJECT of the preposition “by” The classical songs are sung by Peppa. [...]
[...] It “ties the circle” — giving the reader or viewer a sense of completion and cohesion. Example: In Avengers Endgame Starting point (problem): Thanos wipes out half of all life with “The Snap.” Ending (connective link): The Avengers defeat Thanos and reverse The Snap. In Aladdin Starting point (problem): Aladdin feels trapped by poverty and pretends to be someone else to fit in. Ending (connective link): He wins the princess's heart by being himself — proving he never needed to hide who he was. [...]
