The document discusses the passive voice, including when and why it is used, its structure, and examples of it in different tenses. It is used to emphasize the object or recipient of the action, when the actor is unknown or unimportant, or to be discreet. There are two main rules for forming the passive voice: adding a form of "be" and using the past participle of the main verb. Additional rules apply for continuous/progressive and perfect tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate passive constructions in various tenses.
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2. Passive Voice
Why use the Passive?
• To emphasize the object or party receiving the action
– Rebekah was selected for a free gift.
• To emphasize the action instead of the actor
– Our car was repaired by our neighbor.
• When the agent (doer) is unknown
– Her house was broken into last night.
• When the agent (doer) is unimportant
– Gas prices were raised again last week.
• To be discreet or tactful by not naming the agent
– The keys were misplaced again!
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3. Passive Voice
Structure
• There are two main rules to all Passive Voice forms
1. Add the verb “Be” in the same tense as the sentence in
its active voice form
2. Use the Past Participle form of the main verb
• There are two additional rules for the Passive Voice
1. In Continuous/Progressive tense sentences add the
continuous form of “Be” which is “being”
• Ex: More homes are being built this year.
2. In all Perfect tenses and Perfect Modals use the Past
Participle form of “Be” which is “been”
• Ex: Gifts have been given out already.
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4. Passive Voice
Simple Present
Active
• I walk the dogs
everyday.
• Millions of people
watch the Super Bowl.
• People write many
letters to the President.
Passive
• The dogs are walked
everyday.
• The Super Bowl is
watched by millions of
people.
• Many letters are written
to the President.
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5. Passive Voice
Present Continuous
Active
• I am walking the dogs.
• Millions of people are
watching the Super
Bowl.
• People are writing
many letters to the
President.
Passive
• The dogs are being
walked.
• The Super Bowl is being
watched by millions of
people.
• Many letters are being
written to the President.
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6. Passive Voice
Simple Past
Active
• I walked the dogs.
• Millions of people
watched the Super
Bowl.
• People wrote many
letters to the President.
Passive
• The dogs were walked.
• The Super Bowl was
watched by millions of
people.
• Many letters were
written to the President.
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7. Passive Voice
Present Perfect
Active
• I’ve walked the dogs
already.
• Millions of people have
watched the Super
Bowl.
• People have written
many letters to the
President.
Passive
• The dogs have been
walked already.
• The Super Bowl has
been watched by
millions of people.
• Many letters have been
written to the President.
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8. Passive Voice
Modals
Active
• I should walk the dogs
everyday.
• More people should
have watched the
Super Bowl.
• People should write
letters to the President.
Passive
• The dogs should be
walked everyday.
• The Super Bowl should
have been watched by
more people.
• Letters should be
written to the President.
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9. Ready to put it into practice?
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10. Active or Passive?
Tell whether the sentence is Active or Passive
• The man was hunted by the police.
• The great battle was fought in 1814.
• The soft grass cushioned my fall.
• The doughnuts were made by the new baker.
• A car ran over my cat.
• The clown’s funny antics reduced us to
laughter!
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11. Active or Passive?
Tell whether the sentence is Active or Passive
• A number of horses had been stolen by
thieves.
• The fire burned the house to the ground.
• The kidnappers stole John’s baby.
• Everyone received presents at the party..
• You shouldn’t have been stressed out by this
quiz.
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12. Recent News
Rewrite the news story using the
passive voice or active voice where
appropriate
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13. Apple Fights Back Against Virus
Think your Apple computer is immune? Think
different.
A nasty malware called Flashback has infected
approximately 600,000 Macintosh computers
worldwide. It used a Java security flaw. Apple is
hard at work on a fix, the company said Tuesday.
The company said that Apple is developing
software that will detect and remove the
Flashback malware.
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14. Apple Fights Back Against Virus
Think your Apple computer is immune? Think
different.
Approximately 600,000 Macintosh computers
worldwide have been infected by a nasty
malware called Flashback. A Java security flaw
was used by the virus. Apple is hard at work on a
fix, the company said Tuesday.
Software that will detect and remove the
Flashback malware is being developed by Apple.
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15. North Korea Fuels Rocket
North Korea fueled up a rocket Wednesday in
preparation for an imminent launch.
North Korea named Kim Jong Un the Worker’s
Party top official and gave his late father the title
of “Eternal General Secretary.”
Chief of Command, Paek Chang Ho, said the
rocket is ready for liftoff as soon as he gives the
green light to the engineers. The rocket launch
has raised tensions internationally.
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16. North Korea Fuels Rocket
North Korea fueled up a rocket Wednesday in
preparation for an imminent launch.
Kim Jong Un was named the Worker’s Party top
official and his late father was given the title of
“Eternal General Secretary.”
Chief of Command, Paek Chang Ho, said the
rocket is ready for liftoff as soon as the green
light is given. International tensions have been
raised.
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17. Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma –
Kills 5 people
A tornado ripped through a northwestern
Oklahoma town Saturday. The tornado killed at
least 5 people. The tornado killed a man and his
two daughters: ages 5 & 7. The tornado
destroyed the trailer park where they lived.
The other victims were another man and his 10
year-old daughter who lived in a town about 2
miles away. And a helicopter flew another man
to a nearby hospital in Texas.
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18. Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma –
Kills 5 people
A tornado ripped through a northwestern
Oklahoma town Saturday. At least 5 people were
killed. A man and his two daughters: ages 5 & 7
were killed. The trailer park where they lived
was destroyed.
The other victims were another man and his 10
year-old daughter who lived in a town about 2
miles away. And another man was flown by
helicopter to a nearby hospital in Texas.
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