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Impersonal and personal passive voice

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  • What is the AGENT in passive voice?
    The doer of the action.
  • Change this sentence to PERSONAL and IMPERSONAL passive voice: People think the company stole over a million dollars.
    It is thought that the company stole over a million pounds. - IMPERSONAL The company is thought to have stolen over a million pounds. - PERSONAL
  • Say an IMPERSONAL sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? It + PV + that-clause
  • Say an IMPERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? It + PV + that-clause
  • Say a PERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? S + PV + to-infinitive or perfect infinitive + C
  • Say an IMPERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? It + PV + that-clause
  • Say an IMPERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? It + PV + that-clause
  • Change this sentence to PERSONAL and IMPERSONAL passive voice: We expect the train strike will begin tomorrow.
    It is expected that the train strike will begin tomorrow - IMPERSONAL The Train Strike is expected to begin tomorrow - PERSONAL
  • Say a PERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? S + PV + to-infinitive or perfect infinitive + C
  • Say a PERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? S + PV + to-infinitive or perfect infinitive + C
  • Say an IMPERSONAL sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? It + PV + that-clause
  • Say an IMPERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? It + PV + that-clause
  • Change this sentence to PERSONAL passive voice: People say that children are afraid of ghosts.
    Children are said to be afraid of ghosts.
  • For what do we use BY in passive voice sentences?
    To say who is responsible for the action.
  • Change this sentence to IMPERSONAL passive voice: People believe that he lied in court.
    It is believed that he lied in court.
  • Say a PERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? S + PV + to-infinitive or perfect infinitive + C
  • Say an IMPERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? It + PV + that-clause
  • Say a PERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? S + PV + to-infinitive or perfect infinitive + C
  • Say a PERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? S + PV + to-infinitive or perfect infinitive + C
  • Say a PERSONAL passive voice sentence about the picture.
    Did you use the correct structure? S + PV + to-infinitive or perfect infinitive + C
  • Name at least 4 of the common verbs used in personal and impersonal passive voice constructions.
    Think, believe, say, report, know, expect, consider, understand.
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