Understanding the Passive Voice in English

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What is the structure of an active sentence?

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An active sentence has the subject first, followed by the verb, and then the object.

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In the sentence 'I drank two cups of coffee', identify the subject, verb, and object.

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Subject: 'I', Verb: 'drank', Object: 'two cups of coffee'.

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How do we form a passive sentence?

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We form a passive sentence by using the verb 'to be' in the appropriate tense and adding the past participle.

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What is the past participle of the verb 'play'?

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The past participle of 'play' is 'played'.

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Convert the active sentence 'I make a cake' into passive voice.

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A cake is made (by me).

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Convert the active sentence 'I am making a cake' into passive voice.

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A cake is being made (by me).

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Convert the active sentence 'I made a cake' into passive voice.

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A cake was made (by me).

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Convert the active sentence 'I was making a cake' into passive voice.

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A cake was being made (by me).

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What are some verbs that can have two objects and thus two passive forms?

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Verbs like 'give', 'ask', 'offer', 'teach', 'tell', 'lend', 'promise', 'sell', 'throw'.

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Convert the active sentence 'He gave me the book' into passive voice.

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I was given the book (by him).