The Passive Voice
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The document discusses the passive voice in English grammar. It explains that the passive voice is used when the actor is unknown or unimportant, and includes the verb "be" plus the past participle form of the main verb. It also notes that in the passive, the subject receives the action and the object of the active sentence becomes the subject. Finally, it lists the different tenses that use the passive voice, formed with combinations of "be" and the past participle.
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The document discusses the passive voice in English. It is formed using the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. The passive voice places more emphasis on the action rather than the subject performing the action. It is used when the subject performing the action is unknown or less important. The passive transforms sentences by making the direct object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence.
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The document discusses the differences between active and passive voice in sentences. It explains that the active voice focuses on the subject performing the action, while the passive voice focuses on the object that is receiving the action. It provides examples of changing sentences from active to passive voice by making the object the subject, using a form of "be" as the main verb, and changing the original verb to the past participle. The document also discusses how to form passive voice sentences for different tenses, including questions and sentences with modal verbs.
Active to passive voice basic rules
The document discusses the differences between active and passive voice in sentences. It provides examples of changing sentences from active to passive voice by making the object the subject and adding "be" verbs and "by" phrases. The rules covered include how to change various tenses like simple present, past, future. Yes/no and wh- questions are also discussed and examples shown of changing them to passive voice. Imperative and "let" structures are addressed as well.
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- The passive voice focuses on the object that receives the action of the sentence rather than the subject performing the action. It is formed by using some form of "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb.
- There are several uses of the passive voice including when the agent/doer is unknown, unimportant, or obvious from context. The passive voice can also be used to emphasize the recipient of the action.
- The document provides examples and explanations of how to form the passive voice for various English tenses including simple past, present continuous, present perfect, future, and future perfect. Modal verbs can also be used in the passive voice by placing the modal before "be" and
Passive voice
This document discusses the passive voice in English grammar. It defines the passive voice as emphasizing the object of the action over the subject. The passive is formed with a form of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are given of changing active sentences to the passive voice in different tenses by making the direct object the subject and including the original subject after "by" if the agent is known.
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Transformation of Active sentences into Passive. Students and teachers can use the slide to guide and learn about Active and Passive Voice. This presentation aims at providing students with all necessary passive forms and their rules as per the tense and sentence types. The slide is divided into three sections where the reader can start with basic passive rules, and level up to the advanced grammar rules for passive structures. This presentation also shows examples that the readers can relate to the rules.
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The document discusses the passive voice in English grammar. It explains how the passive is formed using the verb "to be" and the past participle. It provides examples of when the passive voice is used, such as when the subject is unknown or unimportant, or when the subject can be inferred from context using clues like prepositions. It also contrasts the passive voice with the simple, continuous, and perfect tenses.
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- 1. The Passive: be + past participle We often use the passive when it’s not clear or important who does an action. My bike has been stolen. (Somebody has stolen my bike. I don’t know who.) If you want to say who did the action, use “by”. When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following: the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle) the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped) People speak English all around the world. Subject Verb Object English is spoken all around the world (by people). Subject Verb Present Simple Tense: am/is/are + past participle (V3) Present Continuous: am/is/are + being + past participle (V3) Past Simple Tense: was/were + past participle (V3) Past Continuous: was/were + being + past participle (V3) Present Perfect: have/has + been + past participle (V3) Future Tense: will + be + past participle (V3) Be going to: am/is/are + going to + be + past participle (V3) Have/Has to: Have/Has to + be + past participle (V3)