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Passive voice

In this presentation we will get familiar with the Passive voice in English.

GRAMMAR 7

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What is the passive voice?

We don't know who vandalized the monument, we've just founded in that state.

Governments are the ones in charge of passsing laws, it's obvious who is responsible.

We live in the same city, we all know there was an earthquake, what is new is what happened to the house.

Explanation:

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The real subject is unknown

The monument was vandalized with spray paint.

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Explanation:

The real subject is obvious

The law was passed by the Government.

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The real subject isn't relevant

That house was destroyed by the earthquake.

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Why do we use the passive voice when we can express the same in the active?

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We normally start the sentence with something important, that means that there are three main reasons:

How do we form the Passive Voice?

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Compare Spanish and English...

Are this sentences active or passive?