
Passive Voice
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Tannia Ocampo
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Passive Voice
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Poll
When do I use passive voice
Emphasis of the person or object that experiences the action.
When we don’t know how did the action.
Often used in formal writing.
To talk about everyday actions
To talk orally about possible situations
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Function
•Emphasis of the person or object that experiences the action.
•When we don’t know how did the action.
•Often used in formal writing.
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Structure
Subject + verb to be + verb in past participle + complement
EXAMPLE
The house is cleaned by me
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Multiple Choice
A passive voice sentence
The cake was eaten by the childen.
The children ate the cake.
The cake be eaten by them.
The children were eating the cake.
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Multiple Choice
Why should you use the Passive Voice?
You don´t want to say who or what did the action.
You don´t know who did the action.
The object is the most important part of the sentence.
all of them.
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Multiple Choice
In the passive voice:
The object is more important than the subject.
The action is the most important.
You must pay attention to the complement.
You have to conjugate the main verb.
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Multiple Choice
This is an active sentence:
We must to study.
Study must be by us.
The children eat the cake.
The cake must be eaten by children.
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Multiple Choice
You can use Passive Voice to:
speak about who was important in the sentence.
change the focus of your sentence.
change the meaning of the sentence.
write formal and informal speeches.
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Multiple Choice
Mum is going to prepare the food.
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Multiple Choice
Many people begin new projects in January
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Multiple Choice
This problem .... by your brother yesterday
a) was solved
b) will be solved
c) is solved
d) solves
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Multiple Choice
X: Harjo looks very happy today. He receives a new position
in the office.
Y: Don't you know he......to be the new general manager? The
final decision will be tomorrow.
has promoted
to be promoted
has to promoted
has been promoted
is being promoted
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Multiple Choice
One of the teachers rang the break bell to announce the student that it is break time, so the examination.....next time.
is cancelled
was cancelled
will cancelled
will be cancelled
has been cancelled
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