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PASSIVE - Coggle Diagram
PASSIVE
EXAMPLES
Simple present
A house is built by Peter
Simple past
A house was built by Peter
Present perfect
A house has been built by Peter
Will-future
A house will be built by Peter
Modals
A house can be built by Peter
WHEN WE USE?
When we are interested in the object or when we do not know who caused the action.
Other explication is to change the focus of the sentence
GRAMMAR STRUCTURE
To be + past participle
Object of the active sentence becomes subject in the passive sentence
Subject of the active sentence becomes object in the passive sentence
WHAT IS?
The passive voice is a verbal construction in some languages by which the subject is presented as passive