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Passive Voice

Passive Voice. Why use it ? What for?. Unknown or unimportant author Focus on the action. This photo was taken by him. He took this photo. The person or thing performing the action is not important. Too many films have been made about the Second World War.

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Passive Voice

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  1. Passive Voice Why use it? What for?

  2. Unknown or unimportant author • Focus on the action

  3. This photo was taken by him. • He took this photo.

  4. The person or thing performing the action is not important. Too many films have been madeabout the Second World War.

  5. How is the passive formed? be + past participle The form of be shows the tense.

  6. How is the passive formed? Be + past participle sell - sold - sold / build – built – built • Original paintings ______ for lots of money. • Those pyramids ________ around 400 AD. aresold were built

  7. Theagent If you want to name those who perform (ed) the action we use a by-phrase. “Sunflowers” was painted by Van Gogh.

  8. The form of be shows the tense. Which tense are they in? • The portrait wasdrawn by a street artist. • The portrait is being drawn by a street artist. • The portrait will bedrawn by a street artist.

  9. Which one is the most adequate? The portrait was drawn by a street artist. The portrait is being drawn by a street artist. The portrait will be drawn by a street artist.

  10. Passive voice tenses  ACTIVE > PASSIVE + be +past participle • Present simple - give - am / is /are given • Past simple - gave - was / were given • Pres. Perfect - has/have given - has/ have been given • Pres. Continuous - is/ are giving- is / are being given • Future - will give - will be given • Going to be Future – is going to give - is going to be given • Modal verbs - can give - can be given

  11. Is it passive oractive? • Speakers would be hidden beneath the wallpaper. • Portable touch pads would control everything. • Visitors to his house are surveyed. • The house is bigger than the average American home. • Much of Gates house is built underground.

  12. Can I turnitinto passive voice? • Bill Gates family lives in Medina, Washington. • Bill Gates organized a party at his private mansion. • Police locked down Lake Washington area. • The room looks smaller than it is. A party was organized by Bill Gates at his private mansion Lake Washington area was locked down by the police.

  13. + be + pastparticiple + by ... Active Passive - be - pastparticiple - by ...

  14. Four basic rules • Askwhatorwhom to theverb. • Insertverbto bein thesametenseofthemainverb • Putthemainverb in the pp (pastparticiple) • Auxiliariesdon’tchange (onlyadapt to singular or plural)

  15. Twoobjects = two passives American universities offer young scientists the best opportunities for research. What ? Whom? Thebestopportunites for research are offered to youngstudentsbyAmericanuniversities. Youngstudents are offeredthebestopportunites for research byAmerican universities.

  16. Exercisespage 109

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