Get Week 9: The Passive: Form(s) And Function(s)

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.

What is active voice, what is passive voice, and what's the difference? In the active voice, the sentence's subject performs the action on the action's target. In the passive voice, the target of the action is the main focus, and the verb acts upon the subject.

Forms of Active And Passive Voice For All Tenses Active SentencesPassive Sentences Has he done the work? Has the work been done by him? Have they left the apartment? Has the apartment been left by them? He created this masterpiece This masterpiece is created by him He read the newspaper The newspaper is being read by him Aug 17, 2020

Active VoicePassive Voice I ate the strawberry pie The strawberry pie was eaten by me I bought a Honda car A Honda car was bought by me The sun rises from the east East is where the sun rises from Reema can do skydiving Skydiving can be done by Reema

Active and Passive Voice Rules: Doer in Action: In active voice, the person or thing doing the action (the doer) comes first. "The cat chased the mouse." Receiver in Action: In passive voice, the receiver of the action comes first. "The mouse was chased by the cat."

If a sentence is in active voice, the subject performs the action. The dog bit the intruder. The subject, the dog, performs the biting. If a sentence is in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

The Most Common Uses of the Passive Form The Cathedral was built in the 14th Century. The roads are cleaned once a week. The grapes are picked in September.

Voice is a term used to describe whether a verb is active or passive. If the subject is performing the action, then the verb is said to be in the active voice. In simple terms the active voice indicates that the subject is performing the action.