Share A2.4 - Unit 11 - Lesson 3 - Passive voice
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What's important to keep in mind when we use "Passive Voice"? The object or the subject? Why?
The object --- The receiver of the action
How is the main verb conjugated in "Passive Voice"?
In Past Participle
What are the auxiliaries used in "Passive Voice"?
Present: Is & are / Past: Was & were
Say the structure of "Passive Voice" in Present.
Object + is/are + verb in PP + complement.
In Passive Voice, is the person who does the action relevant? Why?
No, it's not relevant at all. We can include or omit it.
In case we want to include the person who does the action, how do we do it in a sentence?
We use the preposition "BY" + the subject.
Can you create a sentence with Passive Voice in Past?
This leather jacket was designed yesterday by a popular fashion designer.
Transform this sentence into "Passive Voice": People reuse plastic bottles to grow plants.
Plastic bottles are reused to grow plants.
Transform this sentence into "Passive Voice": The community collected plastic bags during the clean-up campaign.
Plastic bags were collected (by the community) during the clean-up campaign.
Transform this sentence into "Passive Voice": Many families separate plastic from other waste.
Plastic is separated from other waste (by many families).
Transform this sentence into "Passive Voice": My neighbor transformed an old plastic bottle into a flowerpot.
An old plastic bottle was transformed into a flowerpot (by my neighbor).
Transform this sentence into "Active Voice": Plastic toys are donated to local community centers every year.
People donate plastic toys to local community centers every year.
Transform this sentence into "Active Voice": Reusable bags are carried by many shoppers at the supermarket.
Many shoppers carry reusable bags at the supermarket.
Can you create a sentence with Passive Voice in Past? Use the word "Rubber"
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Can you create a sentence with Passive Voice in Present? Use the word "Fleece"
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Can you create a sentence with Passive Voice in Past? Use the verb "Recycle"
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