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PASSIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE. ( PRESENT SIMPLE). the model. the photographer. photographs. The photographer. photographs. the model. the model . The photographer. photographs. subject. Verb. Direct object. ACTIVE VOICE ( the subject performs an action ). SUBJECT. VERB. DIRECT OBJECT.

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PASSIVE VOICE

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  1. PASSIVEVOICE (PRESENT SIMPLE)

  2. themodel thephotographer photographs Thephotographer photographs themodel

  3. themodel. Thephotographer photographs subject Verb Directobject ACTIVE VOICE (thesubjectperformsanaction)

  4. SUBJECT VERB DIRECT OBJECT Thephotographer photographs themodel. Themodel isphotographed bythephotographer. subject Verb passiveagent PASSIVE VOICE (thesubjectsufferstheaction)

  5. PASSIVE VOICE RULES • Theobjectbecomesthesubject • Thesubjectbecomesthepassiveagent • Auxiliaryverb “to be” (am, is, are) + mainverbinthepastparticiple

  6. Whoperformstheactionofkissing? Thegirlkissestheboy. ACTIVE VOICE (thesubjectperformsanaction) Who “suffers” theaction? Theboyiskissedbythegirl. PASSIVE VOICE (thesubjectsufferstheaction)

  7. PASSIVE VOICE RULES (negative) • (Thesameexcept for theverb) Auxiliary verb “to be” (am, is, are) + not (or -n’t) + main verb in the past participle Example: Themodelisn’tphotographedbythephotographer.

  8. PASSIVE VOICE RULES (interrogative) • Auxiliaryverb “to be” (am, is, are) beforethesuject Examples: Isthemodelphotographedbythephotographer? Howoftenis a modelphotographedbythephotographer?

  9. SPECIAL CASES • A) Wedon’t use thepassiveagentwhenthesubjectofthe active sentenceis : • people, one, someone, somebody, they B) Whenthesubjectofthe active sentenceis a subjectpronounyoumustchangeit to anequivalentobjectpronoun as thepassiveagent.

  10. IT’S YOUR TURN NOW 1. Sandra wears fine clothes. 2. I readfashion magazines. 3. Peoplebuy a lotofclotheshere. 4. Lucydoesn’twearskirts. 5. Theyhireyoungmodelshere.

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