4L PASSIVE VOICE

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Today, we'll focus on the passive voice!

What is the passive voice in English?

Functions of the 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.

EXAMPLES:

The house is built . (= we are interested in the house, not in who builds it.)The road is repaired. (= we are interested in the road, not in the people who repair it.)

Sometimes...

Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not want to express who performed the action:''Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads.'' ''My car is stolen!''

Remember:

If we want to say who or what performs the action while using the passive voice, we use the preposition by. The cake is made by Lucy. The movie ET is directed by Spielberg.

FORMING THE PASSIVE VOICE

How do we form it?

The passive voice in English is composed of two elements: the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle: It is + written It is + called It is + known

INTERROGATIVE

NEGATIVE

AFFIRMATIVE

THE SCHOOL IS BUILT.

THE SCHOOL ISN'T BUILT.

IS THE SCHOOL BUILT?

Active-Passive:

PRESENT SIMPLE: I make a cake. A cake is made (by me). I call a friend. A friend is called (by me). They steal a car. A car is stolen (by them). She makes a surprise! A surprise is made (by her).

PASSIVE VOICE WITH INFINITIVES:

The infinitive passive voice is used after modal verbs and other most verbs normally followed by an infinitive:You have to be tested on your English grammar. John might be promoted next year. She wants to be invited to the party.

Informal Language

Formal Language

VS

The passive voice is often used in formal language: Our planet is wrapped in a mass of gases. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways.

If you want to make the text easier to read, then you use the active voice:A mass of gases wrap around our planet. The city disposes of waste materials in a variety of ways.

TRY TO MAKE THE PASSIVE FORM OF THESE VERBS:

MAKECALL BUILD BREAK WRITE GIVE PREPARE INTERRUPT

Now,match the correct verb with the sentence:

MAKECALL BUILD BREAK WRITE GIVE PREPARE INTERRUPT

A plan _____ by Josh.

The window _______ by the thief.

The doctor ________ by me.

The lesson _______ by the students.

Correct answers

A plan is made by Josh. The window is broken by the thief. The doctor is called by me. The lesson is interrupted by the students.

Exercise:

Look at the pictures and describe them using the passive voice of the correct verb and word:

Cake - Bag- by the man- burn- steal-by the woman-

Correct sentences:

The bag is stolen by the man.

The cake is burned by the woman.

Describe the pictures using the passive form of the Present simple. Choose the correct words to form each sentence:

Dinner - write- letter-by me- prepare-by the man

Correct Answers:

The letter is written by me.

The dinner is prepared by the man!

See you guys!