PASSIVE VOICE
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Mariana reyes
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PASSIVE VOICE
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usage
We use the passive, rather than the active, to show that we are more interested in a certain part of the sentence. The passive is usually formed by the verb to be + past participle.
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Examples of Active andpassive voice
Here’s a passive sentence:
My room is being cleaned.
'My room' is the main focus of the sentence. The active form would be 'The cleaners are cleaning my room'. This sounds strange because it is obvious that, if you are in a hotel, cleaners would clean your room. So we sometimes use the passive to avoid stating the obvious.
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Are there any other uses?
use the passive when we don’t know who did something, or when it isn’t important.
It’s the biggest outdoor elevator in the world, so I’ve been informed.
It doesn’t matter who told me.
I think loads of films have been made there.
The important thing is the films, not the film-makers.
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Can you use a passive and also say who did the action?
We use by
For example:
Avatar was made by James Cameron.
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Is the passive formal?
No, not necessarily. It can be formal or neutral or informal.
I hope to find everything clean and tidy … you’ve been warned!
But we often avoid the passive in very informal spoken language, for example, by using they.
They based the scenery in Avatar on the landscape here.
We don’t know exactly who they are, but we can guess that it’s the people who made the film.
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what about the passive with get? Is that informal too?
when we’re speaking informally we also often use get rather than the verb be.
He was sacked from his job. = He got sacked from his job.
But be careful, not all verbs can be used in the passive with get - only verbs for talking about an action or a change.
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Another example is:
She was knocked off her bike by a bus. = She got knocked off her bike by a bus.
Charlie Chaplin was loved by millions. Charlie Chaplin got loved by millions.
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Multiple Select
1. We use the passive when we don't want or need to specify who did the action.
True
False
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2. We use the verb 'have' and the past participle to form the passive.
True
False
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3. You can't say who did the action when you're using the passive.
True
False
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4. The passive is not always formal.
True
False
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5. In some contexts we can say 'they' or 'you' instead of using the passive.
True
False
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6. We also use 'get' instead of 'be' to form the passive sometimes.
TrueFalse
True
False
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Acivity
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first, using the passive. You should choose the correct answer.
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Multiple Choice
1. The theatre has cancelled by the play.
has been cancelled
had cancelled
was cancelled
had had cancelled
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Multiple Choice
Did someone tell the students about the trip?
Have the students tell about the trip?
Were the students told about the trip?
Had the students tell about the trip?
Was the students told about the trip?
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Multiple Choice
They haven't announced the opening date yet.
The openning date hadn`t been announced yet.
The openning date wasn`t been announced yet.
The openning date hasn`t been announced yet.
The openning date haven`t been announced yet.
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Multiple Choice
4. A car hit my dog.
My dog get hit by a car
My dog has hit by a car.
My dog has been hit by a car.
My dog was hit by a car.
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Multiple Choice
5. Someone had burgled his house.
His house has been burgled.
His house was burgled
His house was burgle
His house have burgled.
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Multiple Choice
6. Students will organise the party themselves.
The party would be organized by the students themselves.
The party will be organized by the students themselves
The party could be organized by the students themselves.
The party can be organized by the students themselves.
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Multiple Choice
7. Clare didn't write that note.
That note hasn`t written by Claire
That note weren`t written by Claire
That note haven`t written by Claire
That note wasn`t written by Claire
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Multiple Choice
8. Someone is painting our classroom.
Our classroom was being painted.
Our classroom has being painted.
Our classroom is being painted.
Our classroom isn`t being painted.
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Multiple Choice
9. People saw a meteorite over the North Pole.
A meteorite has seen over the North Pole.
A meteorite was seen over the North Pole.
A meteorite will seen over the North Pole.
A meteorite can seen over the North Pole.
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Multiple Choice
10. The organisers will divide the prize money between the two winners.
The prize money was be divided between the two winners.
The prize money could be divided between the two winners.
The prize money won`t be divided between the two winners.
The prize money will be divided between the two winners.
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