Passive voice

The passive voice focuses more in the object or the action than in the subject.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. it is not important who or what is performing the action.

To use the passive, it's necessary to have ________ in the active sentence.

• a subject

• 
  

  an object

Answer explanation

The object of an active voice sentence becomes the subject of the sentence in passive

To form the passive, we need a form of verb be and the _________ of the main verb.

• Past simple

• Present simple

• Past participle

• Gerund

Answer explanation

Present: Subject + am /is / are + verb in past participle

Past: Subject + was / were + verb in past participle

The agent is....

• 
  Who/what performs the action

• Who/what receives the action

Answer explanation

If in the passive we mention the subject who completed the action (subject agent), this subject is normally introduced in the passive with the preposition “by”.

When we use passive voice, the agent is always needed.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Use an

AGENT

is optional

Write the missing words to make the passive:
Vincent Van Gogh painted "The Starry Night" in 1889.

"The Starry Night" ____________ by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889.

Answer explanation

Subject + was / were + verb in past participle

Write the missing words to make the following sentence into the passive:

Maria Beasley patented the life raft in 1882.

The life raft ________ by Maria Beasley in 1882.

Answer explanation

Subject + was / were + verb in past participle

Thousands of videos _______ to YouTube every day.

• were uploaded

• are uploaded

• be uploaded

• are upload

Answer explanation

Subject + am /is / are + verb in past participle

Orchids ______ in the South region of the State.

• 
  are produced

• were produced

• 
  

  are produce

Answer explanation

Subject + am /is / are + verb in past participle

Write the passive sentence

Mel cooked dinner yesterday