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    The document discusses active and passive voice in sentences. It provides examples of sentences written in active voice using the subject-verb-object structure compared to passive voice which focuses on the receiver of the action as the subject. It explains how to form passive voice sentences using a form of "be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are given of when to use passive voice, such as when the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant. The document concludes with an exercise changing active voice sentences to passive voice.

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    The document discusses active and passive voice in sentences. It provides examples of sentences written in active voice using the subject-verb-object structure compared to passive voice which focuses on the receiver of the action as the subject. It explains how to form passive voice sentences using a form of "be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are given of when to use passive voice, such as when the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant. The document concludes with an exercise changing active voice sentences to passive voice.

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    PASSIVE

    VOICE
    Prepare 5
    ACTIVE VOICE
    It’s used when the subject of the sentence is who or what did the action.

    Active verb
    Subject (doer) (diff. tenses) Object (receiver)

    SEL FLOWER
    MY MOM
    LS S.

    PASSIVE VOICE
    It’s used when we focus on the action rather than who or what did the action.
    We put the receiver of an action as the subject and the doer as the object .

    Passive verb
    Subject (receiver) (diff. tenses) Object (doer)

    FLOWER ARE
    BY MY MOM.
    S SOLD
    PASSIVE VOICE
    We use the correct form of ‘be’ followed by the past participle of the main verb.

    Active Voice Passive Voice


    PAST
    WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE?
    BE PARTICIPLE

    We feed our cat twice a day. Our cat is fed twice a day.

    They built our school in 2007. Our school was built in 2007.
    https://play.blooket.com/host?id=6421a8d5b181940ae20a4f79

    PASSIVE VOICE
    We use passive verbs when we are more interested in who or what is affected by the action of
    the verb rather than who or what does the action.
    We don’t know who did the action.
    When who or what did something is obvious.

    My phone was made in China. The focus is on my phone rather than the
    workers or the company that made it.

    You were given a lot of homework to do on Who is the focus, not the homework or the
    teachers who gave the homework.
    the holidays.
    My bike was stolen yesterday. I don’t know who stole it.

    We know that the firefighters did it, so we


    The fire was finally put out. needn’t mention them.

    This opera was composed by Mozart. Mozart is the person who did the action.

    *To say who or what did the action we can add a ‘by’ phrase.
    LET’S PRACTICE!
    1. People speak Chinese in Singapore. 6. Nothing was sent to me.
    Chinese is spoken in Singapore. They sent me nothing.

    2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. 7. Stories were read to children.


    Hamlet was written by Shakespeare. They read the children stories.

    3. Someone owes me $5. 8. A new job was offered to me.


    $5 are owed to me. They have offered me a new job.

    4. People play cricket in Australia. 9. English is taught to us by T. Paula.


    Cricket is played in Australia. T. Paula teaches us English.

    5. My father taught me how to sing. 10. A lot of lies were told to me by my bf.
    I was taught how to sing by my father. My bf told me a lot of lies.
    https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/6216a2088cecfc001e34c471/present-and-past-passive-voice

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