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Passive

Use the passive when you are not interested in who does the action, or it isnt important who does it, or you dont know who does it They make fresh bread every morning. Fresh bread is made every morning. (It isnt important who makes them.) They make !" cars in #ermany. !" cars are made in #ermany. (It isnt important who makes them.) $omeone sto%e my watch. !y watch was sto%en. (&ou dont know who sto%e you watch.) 'a (inci painted the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa was painted by da (inci. The Mona Lisa was painted in )*+,. ("e are more in the action than the person that did the action.) 1.1 Modal verbs in the passive &ou can buy stamps at any post office. $tamps can be bought at any post office. $omebody wi%% c%ean the room %ater. The room wi%% be c%eaned %ater. The situation is serious. $omething must be done before its too %ate. - mystery is something that cant be e.p%ained. 1.2 The passive: verbs with two objects (for example: give, send, show, lend, tell, offer The nurse gives the patient a s%eeping pi%%. - s%eeping pi%% is given to the patient. The patient is given a s%eeping pi%%. $he gave her sister the car. /er sister was given the car. The car was given to her sister. "hen we use these verbs in the passive, most often we begin with the person. "e were to%d a%% the detai%s. /e was offered a 0ob. The men were paid 12++ to do the work. /e was given p%enty of time to decide. 1.! "erbs which cannot be #sed in the passive $ome verbs cannot be passive, for e.amp%e be, belong, exist, fit, have, lack, resemble, seem, suit . They have a nice house. (not3 - nice house is had by them.) !y shoes dont fit me 4 they are too tight. $y%via resemb%es a #reek goddess. /e %acks tack.