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Unit 3 Emphasizing facts Language Information L.E.L.I. Yaz mín Vanessa Barrera

E nglish V. Unit 3 Emphasizing facts Language Information L.E.L.I. Yaz mín Vanessa Barrera. Passive voice is used in English to focus the attention on the action. For example: The telephone was invented in 1876.

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Unit 3 Emphasizing facts Language Information L.E.L.I. Yaz mín Vanessa Barrera

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  1. EnglishV Unit 3 Emphasizingfacts Language Information L.E.L.I. Yazmín Vanessa Barrera

  2. Passive voice is used in English to focus the attention on the action. For example: The telephone was invented in 1876. Note that we are not mentioning who invented the telephone but the action itself. Passive voice

  3. + a form of vb. to be + past participle Example: A letter was written. A form of verb be is used in passive statements. It’s singular or plural to agree with the subject, and it also tells the tense of the passive construction. Form of passive voice

  4. Checkthistabletomakeclearthedifferencesbetween active voice and passivevoice. • Active Voice

  5. To rewrite active voice sentences take into account these: The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped).

  6. Passive with by + agent The agent of the a verb is the person, people or thing which performs the action. If it is necessary to mention it, use the preposition by. For example: The paper was invented by the Chinese.

  7. REFERENCES http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive • Patricia K. Werner (2007) Mosaic 1 Grammar McGraw-Hill Sue Kay & Vaughan Jone (2000) Inside Out Intermediate Macmillan • Sue Kay & Vaughan Jone (2000) Inside Out Upper Intermediate Macmillan

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