Passive Voice

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.

Refer Textbook page 83

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Sally slices the onions thinly

(Active)

The onions are sliced thinly by Sally

(Passive)

When I was visiting Paris, somebody bumped into me.

Change the underlined sentence to passive voice sentence

Somebody = Subject

Bumped = Verb

Me = Object

Answer : I was bumped into

Jasmine risked her life to safe a bus of kindergarten children. She was celebrated across the country. The king awarded Jasmine the medal for bravery.

We want to focus on Jasmine in this paragraph

Ans: Jasmine was awarded the medal for bravery by the King.

To promote the flow and organization of the sentence

Turn to page 83

Complete the questions 1 to 6

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Continuous Tenses

My bike is being fixed this week, so I have to walk to school.

The students were being shown around the museum when the guide realized that someone was missing.

The children are chasing the dog.

Ans: The dog is being chased by the children.

Man encroaching into their living space

Ans: Their living space is being encroached by the man.

They are renovating their house for Christmas.

Ans: Their house is being renovated for Christmas.

Turn to page 85

Complete the question 1 to 5

Grammar section

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Additional task : Make 2 sentences of Passive Voice sentence (In your exercise book)