Active and Passive Verbs and Conjunctive Adverbs

• The subject is the doer of the action.

  Active Voice
• The subject becomes the receiver of the action.

  Passive Voice
• What kind of voice is used in the sentence "Ana washes the dishes every day."?

  Active voice-Present tense
• What kind of voice is used in the sentence "The dishes are washed by Ana every day."?

  Passive voice-Present tense
• What kind of voice is used in the sentence "The dishes were washed by Ana yesterday."?

  Passive voice-Past tense
• What kind of voice is used in the sentence "Ana washed the dishes yesterday."?

  Active voice-Past tense
• What kind of voice is used in the sentence "Ana will wash the dishes later."?

  Active voice-Future tense
• What kind of voice is used in the sentence "The dishes will be washed by Ana later."?

  Passive Voice-Future tense
• What is the pattern of Active voice?

  Subject-Verb-Object
• What is the pattern of Passive voice?

  Object-Verb-Subject
• What is used when the actor is unknown, irrelevant, or not important: when emphasizing the person or thing acted on: or when talking about a general truth?

  Passive Voice
• What comes from (verb be + past participle of the main verb) depending on the tense?

  Passive Voice
• What are also called transition words that connect main clauses and ensure a smooth transition from one idea to another?

  Conjunctive Adverbs
• The conjunctive adverb "however" is used to show _?

  Contrast
• The conjunctive adverb "nevertheless" is used to show _?

  Contrast
• The conjunctive adverb "therefore" is used to show _ and _?

  Cause and Effect
• The conjunctive adverb "meanwhile" is used to show _?

  Simultaneous actions