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PASSIVE - Coggle Diagram
PASSIVE
PAST PASSIVE
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- S+wasn't/ weren't+ verb (participle).
Ex: That shirt was bought for my mother, for her birthday.
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BE GOING TO
+ S + am / are / is + going to be + V (participle)
Ex: The case is going to be investigated by the police.
- S + am not / aren't / isn't + going to be + V (participle)
Ex: The murder isn't going to be investigated by the police.
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In passive sentences, the subject does not perform the action of the verb but receives this action. We often use the passive when it isn't clear or important who does the action. To indicate the agent, we use by.