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PASSIVE VOICE - Coggle Diagram
PASSIVE VOICE
Steps to Change Active to Passive
Step 1: Identify subject, verb, object
Step 2: Move object to the subject position
Step 3: Identify the tense of the active verb
Step 4: Conjugate “be” to match the tense
Step 5: Add the past participle of the main verb
Step 6: Decide if the original subject is necessary
Purpose of the Passive Voice
Shift Focus: Emphasize the object rather than the subject
Avoiding Responsibility: Useful when not specifying the doer of an action
Unknown Subject: Effective when the subject is unknown or irrelevant
Common Uses: Journalism, scientific reports, legal documents
Examples of Passive Voice
Past Simple: “The house was built in 1893”
Future: “The car will be sold by the weekend”
Present Perfect: “The neighbor's car has been stolen”
Common Passive Expressions: “Be born,” “be called/named”
Form and Structure of the Passive Voice
Structure: “Be” verb + past participle
Identification: Look for “be” followed by a past participle
Transformation from Active to Passive
Example: “The children ate the cake” becomes “The cake was eaten (by the children)”
Introduction to the Passive Voice
Passive voice is often misunderstood as formal but is used in both formal and informal English
Practice with Examples
Active to Passive Transformations
“We made lots of money” → “Lots of money was made by us”
“I will clean the house” → “The house will be cleaned by me”