JOBS4 Unit 5 Passive Voice

JOBS4 Unit 5 Passive Voice

The Passive Voice vs Active Voice

Active voice

They are common sentences:

• Example:

• a. She bakes a cake.

• b. The neighbors built a school.

• c. The principal has organized a party.

The passive Voice

• We use it when the object of the action is more important than the actor.

The passive Voice

• We use it when the object of the action is more important than the actor.

• SUBJECT + VERB BE + PAST PARTICPLE + (BY + ACTOR)

Past Particple Verbs

Each verb has its past particple form.

Regular verbs don't change from past to past participle. E.g.:

study -> studied ->studied

Multiple Select

COME (past participle verb)

• COME

• CAME

• COMED

Multiple Select

MAKE (past participle verb)

• MAKED

• MAKE

• MADE

Multiple Select

TAKE (past participle verb)

• TAKED

• TAKE

• TADE

• TAKEN

Multiple Select

BE (past participle verb)

• BEED

• WAS

• WERE

• BEEN

Multiple Select

CHANGE (past participle verb)

• CHANGED

• CHANGET

• CHONGED

The passive Voice

• We use it when the object of the action is more important than the actor.

• ACTIVE VOICE b. The neighbors built a school.

• SUBJECT + VERB BE + PAST PARTICPLE + (BY + ACTOR)

The passive Voice

• We use it when the object of the action is more important than the actor.

• ACTIVE VOICE b. The neighbors built a school.

• PASSIVE VOICE b. A school was built by the neighbors.

Multiple Choice

Selelect the passive voice sentence

• Last year, they cleaned up the river.

• The river was cleaned up last year.

Multiple Choice

Select the correct passive voice sentence:

• New facilities were built for the local residents.

• New facilities was built for the local residents.

Multiple Choice

Select the correct passive voice sentence:

• Was the project stopping due to lack of money?

• Were the project stopped due to lack of money?

• Was the project stopped due to lack of money?

Multiple Choice

Select the correct passive voice sentence:

• Old buildings have been turned into shops.

• Old buildings has been turned into shops.