Passive Voice

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What is the passive voice?

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The passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action.

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How do you form the passive voice in the present tense?

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Use the verb 'to be' in the present tense + past participle of the main verb. Example: 'The book is read by the student.'

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How do you form the passive voice in the past tense?

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Use the verb 'to be' in the past tense + past participle of the main verb. Example: 'The book was read by the student.'

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form that typically ends in -ed for regular verbs and is used in perfect tenses and passive voice.

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Convert to passive voice: 'The chef cooks the meal.'

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'The meal is cooked by the chef.'

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Convert to passive voice: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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'The lesson is explained by the teacher.'

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Convert to passive voice: 'The dog chased the cat.'

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'The cat was chased by the dog.'

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What is the structure of a passive voice sentence?

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Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent). Example: 'The cake was eaten (by the children).'

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When is it appropriate to use passive voice?

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Use passive voice when the doer of the action is unknown, unimportant, or when you want to emphasize the action itself.

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Convert to passive voice: 'The artist painted the mural.'

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'The mural was painted by the artist.'