Unit 05 / 06: Grammar- Passive Voice

 

Active Voice: The thief stole the money.

Passive Voice: The money was stolen.

When do we use the Passive Voice?

1.When we want to focus more on the action or the object than the subject.

2. When we don’t know who did the action (Example: A man was killed in Ourzazate yesterday.)

3. Show irresponsibility. (Example: The window was broken.)

How to form the Passive Voice:
1. The object of active voice (The money ).à The subject of passive voice.
2. Add the verb “to be” ==== the tense of the active sentence Verb (was).
3. Add the past participle of the main verb (stolen).
4. (optional) Sometimes we add by + the subject of the active sentence (by the thief). 

 

    Passive voice is a grammatical construction in which the subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action, rather than the doer of the action. In other words, the focus is on the object of the sentence, rather than the subject.

    In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is usually preceded by the auxiliary verb "to be" and followed by the past participle form of the main verb. For example:

    Active Voice: The dog chased the cat. Passive Voice: The cat was chased by the dog.

    In the active voice, the subject (dog) is doing the action (chasing), while in the passive voice, the subject (cat) is receiving the action (being chased).

    Passive voice can be useful in some cases, such as when the focus of the sentence is on the object, rather than the subject, or when the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant. However, overuse of passive voice can make writing sound weak, indirect, and less engaging. It's often better to use active voice to create more concise and engaging sentences.