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 is the passive voice formed in English?

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The passive voice is formed using a form of the verb 'to be' followed by the past participle of the main verb.

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Example of passive voice: 'The book was read by Mary.' What is the subject?

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The subject is 'the book', which is receiving the action of being read.

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What is the difference between active and passive voice?

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In active voice, the subject performs the action (e.g., 'Mary read the book'). In passive voice, the subject receives the action (e.g., 'The book was read by Mary').

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Identify the passive voice in this sentence: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'

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The passive voice is 'was eaten', where 'the cake' is the subject receiving the action.

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What is the past participle of the verb 'to steal'?

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The past participle of 'to steal' is 'stolen'.

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In the sentence 'The flowers were watered by John', what is the verb phrase in passive voice?

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The verb phrase in passive voice is 'were watered'.

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Convert this active sentence to passive: 'The teacher teaches the students.'

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The students are taught by the teacher.

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What is the structure of a passive sentence?

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The structure is: Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent).

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In passive voice, what happens to the object of the active sentence?

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The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.