Active vs. Passive Voice Movie Quotes Name______
Please convert these famous movie quotes from passive to their original active voice. Bonus Mark if you can get the title of the classic and not so classic movies.
1. He is going to be made an offer by me that can't be refused by him. http://youtu.be/SeldwfOwuL8
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2. A bigger boat is going to be needed by you. http://youtu.be/8gciFoEbOA8
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3. Houston, a problem is had by us. http://youtu.be/y30VxhWQdsM
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4. On Wednesdays, pink is worn by us.
http://youtu.be/6E85eO6lqQ8
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5. Badges? No badges are had by us! No badges are needed by us! No stinking badges need to be shown to you by us! http://youtu.be/nsdZKCh6RsU
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6. What she's having will be had by me. http://youtu.be/F-bsf2x-aeE
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7. The need for speed is felt by me. http://youtu.be/CUpwLhZh66A
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8. A census taker once tried to test me. His liver was eaten by me with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. http://youtu.be/99Ptctl5_qQ
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9. The love we think we deserve is accepted by us, Charlie. http://youtu.be/qGCzvyPD9Ek
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10. My twin was eaten by me in the womb.
http://youtu.be/ngzoQrn0Tn8
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11. You, my pretty, and your little dog too, will be gotten by me! http://youtu.be/PW_02k7LRMo
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12. The truth can't be handled by you!
http://youtu.be/5j2F4VcBmeo
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13. Frankly, my dear, a damn is not given by me. http://youtu.be/xLnTWxpTQt4
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Read the following quotes and be prepared to discuss them:
French Saying: “In love there is always one who kisses and one who is being kissed.”
“We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice--that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it."
Sydney J. Harris, adult development
“So there you are with your active verbs being gnawed away. Little by little and only occasionally at first, you start saying things like: “I am told that . . .” and “This letter is being written because . . .” This habit has subtle effects. For one thing, since passives always require more words than actives, anything you may happen to write is longer than it would have been before the attack of the worm. You begin to suspect that you have a lot to say after all and that it’s probably rather important. The suspicion is all the stronger because what you write has begun to sound–well, sort of “official.” “Hmm,” you say to yourself, “Fate may have cast my lot a bit below my proper station,” or, more likely, “Hmm. My lot may have been cast by Fate a bit below my proper station.” Richard Mitchell
Answers
1. He is going to be made an offer by me that can't be refused by him. (The Godfather) http://youtu.be/SeldwfOwuL8
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2. A bigger boat is going to be needed by you. (Jaws) http://youtu.be/8gciFoEbOA8
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3. Houston, a problem is had by us. (Apollo 13) http://youtu.be/y30VxhWQdsM
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4. On Wednesdays, pink is worn by us. (Mean Girls)
http://youtu.be/6E85eO6lqQ8
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5. Badges? No badges are had by us! No badges are needed by us! No stinking badges need to be shown to you by us! (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) http://youtu.be/nsdZKCh6RsU
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6. What she's having will be had by me. (When Harry Met Sally) http://youtu.be/F-bsf2x-aeE
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7. The need for speed is felt by me. (Top Gun) http://youtu.be/CUpwLhZh66A
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8. A census taker once tried to test me. His liver was eaten by me with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. (Silence of the Lambs--but no silence of dangling modifiers, apparently) http://youtu.be/99Ptctl5_qQ
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9. The love we think we deserve is accepted by us, Charlie. http://youtu.be/qGCzvyPD9Ek
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10. My twin was eaten by me in the womb. (Pitch Perfect)
http://youtu.be/ngzoQrn0Tn8
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11. You, my pretty, and your little dog too, will be gotten by me! (The Wizard of Oz) http://youtu.be/PW_02k7LRMo
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12. The truth can't be handled by you! (A Few Good Men)
http://youtu.be/5j2F4VcBmeo
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13. Frankly, my dear, a damn is not given by me. (Gone with the Wind) http://youtu.be/xLnTWxpTQt4
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Read the following quotes and be prepared to discuss them:
French Saying: “In love there is always one who kisses and one who is being kissed.”
“We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice--that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it."
Sydney J. Harris, adult development
“So there you are with your active verbs being gnawed away. Little by little and only occasionally at first, you start saying things like: “I am told that . . .” and “This letter is being written because . . .” This habit has subtle effects. For one thing, since passives always require more words than actives, anything you may happen to write is longer than it would have been before the attack of the worm. You begin to suspect that you have a lot to say after all and that it’s probably rather important. The suspicion is all the stronger because what you write has begun to sound–well, sort of “official.” “Hmm,” you say to yourself, “Fate may have cast my lot a bit below my proper station,” or, more likely, “Hmm. My lot may have been cast by Fate a bit below my proper station.” Richard Mitchell