The document discusses the differences between active and passive voice and provides examples. In active voice, the subject performs the action and is important. In passive voice, the subject is not important and is acted upon by the verb. Examples are given such as "My bicycle was stolen (by Luis)" and "America was discovered by Columbus" to illustrate how the passive voice restructures sentences by using forms of the verb "to be" plus the past participle.

2. ACTIVE: THE SUBJECT IT IS IMPORTANT: Luis stole my bicycle. PASSIVE VOICE: THE SUBJECT IT IS NOT IMPORTANT. My bicycle was stolen (by Luis).

3. Columbus discovered America. America was discovered by Columbus.

4. Object + was/were + verb past participle + by + agent/subject America was discovered by Columbus. TIP: Was: singular Were: plural

5. THE LAST CAKE WAS EATEN BY JOSEPH . JAPAN WAS DESTROYED BY THE TSUNAMI. THE CAR WAS STOLEN BY THE THIEF. INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE EAT ATE EATEN DESTROYED DESTROYED DESTROYED STEAL STOLE STOLEN