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Passive voice

Passive voice. Rules and examples. Passive voice – trpno stanje. Subject and object switch places , putting the focus on the action itself . It is not important who is performing the action .  Th e y play football F ootball is played ( by the m ) .

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Passive voice

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  1. Passivevoice Rulesandexamples

  2. Passivevoice – trpno stanje Subjectandobjectswitchplaces, puttingthefocus on theactionitself.It is notimportantwho is performingtheaction.They playfootballFootball is played(bythem). ? Do theyplayfootball?Is footballplayed(bythem)?  They don’t play football Football is not played (by them).  ? Do they not play football? Is football not played (by them)? Auxiliary verbshave/be(in the original tense) Past participle of the main verb(worked, been, done, seen, put…) +

  3. PASSIVE OF VARIOUS TENSES

  4. The use of passive Focus on the action or result, rather than the subject behind it Polite or diplomatic statements, with the agent left out(no responsibility indicated). - He was arrested by the police- The victim was found early in the morning- Poverty will be eradicated.- A great advancement has been made.- Venus can be seen early in the morning- Crime was halved after radical measures had been introduced. - A mistake has been made.- Flashy and loud advertisements are made to attract attention.- Many tears were shed.- Ozone layer is being destroyed.Note that in any of these cases, the subject may be omitted because it is already familiar*

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