please dont laugh at me for being dense!!! Urgent help needed for DSs homework.

[poppiesinaline]

He has to write an account of fireworks night using PASSIVE VERBS. He doesnt know what they are and nor do I We have looked it up on the net and neither of us understand!!!

Anyone able to explain it to us very simply

The boy was bitten by the dog

as opposed to

the dog bit the boy

The sky was lit up by a shower of sparks

as opposed to

a shower of sparks lit up the sky.

i think

I am being licked by a dog . Passive
The dog is licking me. Active

Seems a bit advanced tbh !

errrrm ..... we both still have blank faces!

so what about the sentence..

the noisy people entered the building or

the people entered the building noisily. The first one is

correct yes???

or am I missing it completely???

errrmmmm

neither ! I think it has to use a derivative fo the verb to be ! ie The building was being entered by some noisy people.

so, passive verb is something that has happened

active verb is happening in the present. Yes?

the noisy people entered the building is ACTIVE

The building was entered by the noisy people is PASSIVE

The building was entered....

What sort of things do you want to say?

am I just being dense but I think this is a bit difficult for a 9 year old..... or is it just me??

Not necessarily, it can still be in the present but the subject/object reverse.

An active verb is someone doing something
a passive verb is something being done to someone

Passive - the subject of the verb is affected by the action rather than DOING it

The dog is being stroked by John rather than John is stroking the dog

Think of Active as you are doing something whereas Passive is where something is being done to you.

ahhhh the mud is becoming clearer....

"Fireworks night was spent by us at the display at school. The display was visited by 100s of people with hats and scaarves being worn by all. The display was started with a loud bang as the sky was lit up by a rocket."

it's actually very difficult!

i thikn of passive verbs as what kids do to avoid telling the truth......

you: where are the sweets?
them: the sweets were eaten......

you: what happened to my favourite vase?
them: it was broken....

passive verbs 'hide' the 'do-er' of the action..

LOL popsycal

Well DS has got as far as ...... the date!! I have a feeling I am in for a loooong evening

I am year 5 teacher if that helps....

An active verb is whren the 'subject' of the sentence is DOING the verb, a passive verb is when the subject of the sentence has the verb done to them.

So:
My Mum and I were chilled by the cold air. The sky was illuminted by the fireworks, and luckily our toes were warmed by our thick socks.

Do this in 'word' and the green wriggly line will tell you to consider revising it as it is passive - stylistically not very interesting to read!

oooo yes DS is in year 5. He is struggling with this one I can tell you... as is his mummy !

DS says he likes advocateofthedevils write up... can she do his homework please !!

thanks everyone for all your help.... he seems to be scribbling away now... whether its correct or not is another matter!!!

if the subject of the sentence does the action in the sentence, it is an 'active' verb.

the dog (subject) bit the boy.

if the object of the sentence did the action then the verb is said to be 'passive' - since the subject did nothing.

the boy was bitten by the dog (object)

passive sentence usually have the word 'by' in them.

passive make for very boring reading as the mind likes the subject of sentences to do the action.