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Passive Voice, Lizbet Guadalupe Gómez Rodríguez 5° A - Coggle Diagram
Passive Voice
Often used
When talk about
Art
Science
Literature
To explain
Directions
Instructions
In
News reports
Academic writing
Example
Affirmative
Active
They make cookies here.
Passive
Cookies are made here.
Negative
Active
Ben doesn't walk the cat
Passive
The cat isn't walked by Ben
Questions
Active
How do they make the cake?
Passive
How is the cake made?
Voice
Active
Used
When the subject of the sentence does the action.
My mom sings that song.
Passive
Used
When focus on the object of the sentence.
That song is sung by my mom
Important
Who does the action
Use
by
Then we use a noun
Agent
This book is readed by Sergio
When the agent is unknown
Don't use
by
This sweater is made in China.
Structure
Passive
Be
+ Past participe
3rd form of the verb.
Present simple
Am/ are/ is + Past participe
3rd form of the verb.
Past participle (3rd form)
Simple past
Base form
Solve
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Solved
Ate
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Solved
Eaten
Cut
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