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How are you, guys. Welcome back to our subject today still in online teaching learning process.
I hope it will not reduce your spirit to study our lesson which is talking about structure
In this topic we will discuss about how to make a sentence using passive voice.
I shared the explanation from other resources. I also shared the video to support and help you to
understand and make some sentences using passive voice easily.
Pay attention with the explanation after that you may do the exercise from the module of lesson 7.
Thank you....
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Passive voice
Functions of the passive voice
The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.
Examples
- The passive voice is used frequently. (= we are interested in the passive voice, not in who uses it.)
- The house was built in 1654. (= we are interested in the house, not in who built it.)
- The road is being repaired. (= we are interested in the road, not in the people who are doing the repairs.)
Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not want to express who performed the action.
Examples
- I noticed that a window had been left open.
- Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads.
- All the cookies have been eaten.
- My car has been stolen!
The passive voice is often used in formal texts. Switching to the active voice will make your writing clearer and easier to read.
Passive Active A great deal of meaning is conveyed by a few well-chosen words. A few well-chosen words convey a great deal of meaning. Our planet is wrapped in a mass of gases. A mass of gases wrap around our planet. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways. The city disposes of waste materials in a variety of ways. If we want to say who or what performs the action while using the passive voice, we use the preposition by. When we know who performed the action and are interested in him, it is always better to switch to the active voice instead.
Passive Active "A Hard Day's Night" was written by the Beatles. The Beatles wrote "A Hard Day's Night". The movie ET was directed by Spielberg. Spielberg directed the movie ET. This house was built by my father. My father built this house. Forming the passive voice
The passive voice in English is composed of two elements:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participleAffirmative Negative Interrogative Negative interrogative The house was built in 1899. The house wasn't built in 1899. Was the house built in 1899? Wasn't the house built in 1899? These houses were built in 1899. These houses weren't built in 1899. Were these houses built in 1899? Weren't these houses built in 1899? To clean, passive voice
Subject + to be (conjugated) + past participle + rest of sentence Simple present The house is cleaned every day. Present continuous The house is being cleaned at the moment. Simple past The house was cleaned yesterday. Past continuous The house was being cleaned last week. Present perfect The house has been cleaned since you left. Past perfect The house had been cleaned before they arrived. Future The house will be cleaned next week. Future continuous The house will be being cleaned tomorrow. Present conditional The house would be cleaned if they had visitors. Past conditional The house would have been cleaned if it had been dirty. Inifinitive The house must be cleaned before we arrive. -
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Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
- John collects money. -
- Anna opened the window. -
- We have done our homework. -
- I will ask a question. -
- He can cut out the picture. -
- The sheep ate a lot. -
- We do not clean our rooms. -
- William will not repair the car. -
- Did Sue draw this circle? -
- Could you feed the dog? -
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