This document discusses the passive voice in English grammar. It defines the passive voice and differentiates it from the active voice. The passive voice is used when the object of the sentence is the topic of interest or when the subject performing the action is unknown. The document provides examples of active and passive sentences and explains how to form sentences in the present simple, past simple, and future passive forms using auxiliary verbs like "be", "was", and "will be" plus the past participle of the main verb.

1. Thepassivevoice
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2. Voice
•Voice:istheformaverbtakestoindicatethesubject
oftheverbperformsorreceivestheaction.
•Therearetwotypes ofvoice:activevoiceandpassive
voice

3. Active–use
•Weusetheactivevoicewhen thepersonoragency
that’sactingisthesubjectofthesentence.
•E.g.:Peoplesellgoodluckflowers.

4. Passive–Use
•Weonlyusethepassivewhenweareinterestedinthe
objectorwhenwedonotknowwhocausedtheaction.
•Whentimeisnotimportant.
•Toavoidasentencewithsubject.
•E.g.:Goodluckflowers aresoldbypeople.

5. Passive–Form
•tobe+pastparticiple
•Howtoforma passivesentencewhenanactivesentenceisgiven:
1. objectoftheactivesentencebecomessubjectinthepassivesentence
2. subjectoftheactivesentencebecomesobjectinthepassivesentence
(orisleftout)

6. Presentsimplepassive -form
•Inthepresentsimple,thepassiveis:am/is/are+past
participle(3rdformoftheverb).
Simple Present
Active: Rita writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by Rita.

7. Examples

8. Pastsimplepassive-form
•Thepastsimplepassiveisformedbyusing'was'
or'were'plusthepastparticiple
Simple Past Active: Rita wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by Rita.

9. Examples

10. Futurepassive-form
•AffirmativeForm:Object+will+be+verb3(past
participle)
Affirmative Form Object + will + be + verb3 (past participle)
Question Form Will + object + be + verb3 (past participle)

11. Examples