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PASSIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE. IES Gerardo Molina March 2013. STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE (2). USE. To highlight the ACTION instead of the DOER / PERSON: They have shot the policeman ! >The policeman has been shot ! To place the most important element at the very beginning of the sentence :

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PASSIVE VOICE

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  1. PASSIVE VOICE IES Gerardo Molina March 2013

  2. STRUCTURE

  3. STRUCTURE (2)

  4. USE • To highlight the ACTION instead of the DOER / PERSON: • They have shot the policeman! >The policeman has been shot! • To place the most important element at the very beginning of the sentence: • They offered Harry a good job > A good job was offered to Harry. • A huge audience watched the royal wedding > The royal wedding was watched by a huge audience.

  5. By + agent • By is the correct preposition in the P.V. • The door was closed by the headmaster. • We can omit /by” + the agent when... • We don’t know who does the action: • My bag has been stolen. (I don’t know by whom) • When the doer is not important: • The thief has been arrested. (by the police, obviously) • We don’t want to name the doer on purpose: • Mario has been kissed many times.

  6. Verbs with 2 objects… • We may have a DIRECT OBJECT + an INDIRECT OBJECT in the same sentence: Someone sent Jenny a love letter. (IO) (DO) GIVE / LEND / OFFER / PAY / PROMISE / REFUSE / SHOW / SEND / TEACH / TELL ... Examples: 2 POSSIBILITIES: Someone sent Jenny a love letter. • A love letter was sent to Jenny. • Jenny was sent a love letter. Helen’s fiance gave her a diamond ring. • A diamond ring was given to Helen by her fiance. • Helen was given a diamond ring.

  7. The Passive with Reporting Verbs… 1. Marriageisvery positive. • Itissaidthatmarriageisvery positive. • Marriageissaidto be very positive. 2. Veniceis a romanticcity. • ItisconsideredthatVeniceis a romanticcity. • Veniceisconsideredto be a romanticcity. 3. Peoplethoughtthat Peter wasfrom Australia. • Itwasthoughtthat Peter wasfrom Australia. • Peter wasthoughtto be from Australia. 4. Peoplesupposethatthis film isgood. • Itissupposedthatthis film isgood. • This film issupposedto be good. BELIEVE – CONSIDER – EXPECT – KNOW – MEAN – SUPPOSE - THINK

  8. Have / get something done • We don’t do the action, but other people do it for us: HAVE / GET + OBJECT + 3rd COLUMN Examples: • She’s having / getting her hair cut. • I’m having / getting my flat redecorated this summer. • Yesterday I had / got my navel pierced. • How often do you have /get your car serviced? • He might have / get his head shaved. • Also for unpleasant situations: • Gary had his nose broken in a fight. • Have you ever had your passport stolen? • I had my ankle twisted during the match. • We had our windows broken during the demonstration.

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