Hello,dear learners!
This is the third lesson about the Passive voice. The previous ones are here #1, #2
Today we'll learn 5 important rules about the using the passive verb forms.
1.Some verbs take two objects in the active sentences. They are :
bring,tell,send,show,teach,promise, buy, write give,take ,etc. We can make two different passive sentences with them:
Ann showed me a wonderful picture.
1. I was shown a wonderful picture by Ann.
2.A wonderful picture was shown me by Ann.
2.The passive infinitive ( to be+ V3) is used after modal auxiliary verbs and other verbs which are followed by an infinitive.
1. You can do it yourself.(active) - It can be done by yourself. (passive)
2.They are going to paint the room . (active) - The room is going to be painted.
3. Let changes to be allowed to in the passive.
My parents let me invite friends to my birthday party. ( active)
I am allowed to invite friends to my birthday party.(passive)
4.The agent is often ommited in the passive sentence if the subject in the active sentence is one of the following words : people, one, someone, sombody, they, he, etc.
People cleaned the old park. (active) - The old park was cleaned. (passive)
5. For questions in the passive we follow the same rules as for the active sentences.
Has she read this book? (active) - Has this book been read?(passive)
When it is Who question we cannot ommit by:
Who wrote this book? (active) - Who was this book written by?
This is the third lesson about the Passive voice. The previous ones are here #1, #2
Today we'll learn 5 important rules about the using the passive verb forms.
1.Some verbs take two objects in the active sentences. They are :
bring,tell,send,show,teach,promise, buy, write give,take ,etc. We can make two different passive sentences with them:
Ann showed me a wonderful picture.
1. I was shown a wonderful picture by Ann.
2.A wonderful picture was shown me by Ann.
2.The passive infinitive ( to be+ V3) is used after modal auxiliary verbs and other verbs which are followed by an infinitive.
1. You can do it yourself.(active) - It can be done by yourself. (passive)2.They are going to paint the room . (active) - The room is going to be painted.
3. Let changes to be allowed to in the passive.
My parents let me invite friends to my birthday party. ( active)
I am allowed to invite friends to my birthday party.(passive)
4.The agent is often ommited in the passive sentence if the subject in the active sentence is one of the following words : people, one, someone, sombody, they, he, etc.
People cleaned the old park. (active) - The old park was cleaned. (passive)
5. For questions in the passive we follow the same rules as for the active sentences.
Has she read this book? (active) - Has this book been read?(passive)
When it is Who question we cannot ommit by:
Who wrote this book? (active) - Who was this book written by?
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