The Passive Voice (Voce Passiva - Lingua INGLESE - Spiegato BENISSIMO)

The video tutorial explains the concept of passive voice, contrasting it with active voice. It provides a formula for converting active sentences to passive ones, using examples to illustrate the process. The tutorial covers various tenses in passive voice and discusses how to handle sentences with two objects. It concludes with a recap and an exercise for learners to practice converting sentences into passive voice.

What happens to the object of an active sentence when it is transformed into a passive sentence?

• It becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

• It remains the object in the passive sentence.

• It becomes the verb in the passive sentence.

• It is removed from the sentence.

Which of the following is the correct structure for forming a passive sentence?

• Subject + Verb + Object

• Subject + Verb to be + Past Participle + Object

• Object + Verb + Subject

• Object + Auxiliary Verb + Verb to be + Past Participle + Subject

In the present continuous tense, how would you transform 'He is making dinner' into a passive sentence?

• Dinner is made by him.

• Dinner is being made by him.

• Dinner was made by him.

• Dinner has been made by him.

How is the passive voice formed in the future perfect tense?

• Object + will have been + Past Participle + Subject

• Object + will be + Past Participle + Subject

• Subject + will have + Past Participle

• Subject + will have been + Verb

When a sentence has two objects, what can you do in the passive voice?

• Use both objects as subjects.

• Remove one of the objects.

• Choose either object to be the subject of the passive sentence.

• Always use the first object as the subject.

Which of the following sentences correctly demonstrates the passive voice with two objects?

• Homework has been given by me to my students.

• My students have been given homework by me.

• Homework has been given by my students.

• My students have given homework to me.

Why might one choose to use the passive voice in a sentence?

• To emphasize the subject of the sentence.

• To give more importance to the object of the sentence.

• To make the sentence shorter.

• To avoid using auxiliary verbs.