The document discusses the passive voice and how to transform sentences from active to passive. It explains that the passive voice emphasizes the action over the subject and places the most important idea at the beginning of the sentence. It also demonstrates how to identify the direct object in an active sentence and make it the subject in a passive sentence while using the same verb tense and including the original subject as the agent if needed. Finally, it provides examples of transforming active sentences into their passive counterparts.

2. Use of the passive voice
the passive is used when we want to emphasize the action rather than the person
who performs
to put the most important idea in the beginning of the sentence

3. Form of the passive verb

4. Active to passive transformation
For example: Adidas is manufacturing many new designs
Identifies the direct object of the active sentence-> many new designs
Make it the subject of the passive sentence-> Many new designs…
Identifies the tense of the active sentence-> is manufacturing
Uses the same tense of the verb be with the past participle of the main verb-> are
being manufactured
Decide whether you need to use by + agent (adidas) -> Many new designs are being
manufactured by Adidas

5. Sentences active -> passive
A Canadian invented Buy Nothing Day-> Buy Nothing
Day was invented by a Canadian
John is going to write the letter->The letter is going to
be written by John
Mary was given a present by him-> a present was given
to Mary by him
People think you are guilty-> it is tought that you are
guilty
I eat an apple-> an apple can be aeten by me