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The passive Voice by Kamran Wisal

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Mastering the Passive Voice

PASSIVE WITH TWO OBJECTS


 A transitive verb may have two objects: one direct and one indirect
 These kind of sentences are changed in the following way.

1. The teacher taught us the passive voice. (passive = direct, us indirect)


o The passive voice was taught to us by the teacher.
o We were taught the passive voice.

Tip: With is used for things instead of by with people.


o The broken piece of glass trimmed my finger.
• My finger was trimmed with the broken piece of glass.
• The note has been written with a pencil.
PASSIVE WITH QUESTIONS
 Yes/ No Questions
1. Did you study the book?  Was the book studied (by you?)
2. Do teachers teach English at RVA?  Is English taught at RVA?
3. Will you consider me?  Will I be considered?
4. Are you watching a movie?  Is a movie being watched by you?
5. Were they taking notes?  Were notes being taken by them?
6. Has she bought a phone?  Has a phone been bought (by her)?
7. Will the students have eaten dinner?  Will the dinner have been eaten? (By the students)
PASSIVE WITH QUESTIONS
 WH-Questions
1. What will you give me?  What will I be given (by you?)
2. Where does she teach grammar?  Where is English taught by her?
3. When will they tell you?  When will you be told?
4. What time are you watching a movie?  What time is a movie being watched by you?
5. Why are they taking notes?  Why are notes being taken by them?
6. How will your family treat me?  How will I be treated (by your family)?
7. Who will use my phone?  Who will my phone be used by?
• / By whom will my phone by used?
STATIVE PASSIVE
 Stative passive is used to describe an existing situation or state.
 Tips to notice while forming stative passive.
1. No action takes place. The action has happened earlier.
2. There is no by-phrase.
3. Many stative verbs are often followed by prepositions other than by. (in, with, to, of, about, etc.)
4. The past participle functions as an adjective.

o He is surprised.
o Afghanistan is located in Asia.
o He is known to me.
o She is lost.
o Sana is married to me.
o I am interested in grammar.
o We are done with passive voice.
o The window is broken.
• (Ali broke the window yesterday. The window was broken by Ali. Now the window is broken.)
IMPERATIVE PASSIVE
 Imperative passive an active imperative sentence to passive.
 Positive Imperative  Let + object + be + past participle + (by phrase).
1. Open the door.  Let the door be opened (by you).
2. Send me a message.  Let a message be sent to me.
3. Tell Ali the truth.  Let him be told the truth.

 Negative Imperative  Let + object + not be + participle + (by phrase).


1. Don’t open the door.  Let the door not be read (by you).
2. Don’t read the book. Let the book not be read.
3. Don’t tell Ali the truth. Let Ali not be told the truth.

 With imperative passive, we can also use:


• (You are + advised, asked, commanded, ordered, requested)
PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION

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