ENGLISH LANGUAGE TASK

PASIVE VOICE

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 PASSIVE VOICE

Passive voice is a type of sentence or clause in which the subject receives the action of the
verb. passive voice of the verb used when the subject of the verb refers to the person or object that
receives the action as described verbs. Only verbs that take an object that can be used as passive
voice. Passive voice is more commonly used English than other European languages such as German
or French. Passive voice is used extensively in official documents and papers.

Example:

Active : They buy a food everyday

Passive : A food is bought buy them

Subject + be + V3 + object+ modifier

According to the example, the pattern of the passive vioce is

2. WHEN DO WE USE PASSIVE VOICE?

Sometimes the passive voice is the best choice. Here are a few instances when the passive voice
is quite useful.

a. When the RECEIVER of an action is the EMPHASIS

Example:
Look! A mermaid is found by the fishermen!

What is the main message of the sentence?

As the emphasis is on the mermaid, we start the sentence with ‘A MERMAID’ to attract readers’
attention to the receiver of the action.

b. When it is NOT NECESSARY to mention the DOER of the action

Example:

I was born in August.

Is it necessary to mention WHO gave birth to you?

(Who else would it be if not your mom??!!)

As the doer of the action is understood, we can omit it and start the sentence with the receiver of
the action, i.e.‘I’
 c. When the DOER of an action is NOT KNOWN

Example:
Miss Leung’s diamond ring was stolen!!

Who stole the ring?

We do not know who stole the diamond ring. So, the doer is not known. Instead of starting the
sentence with ‘somebody’, i.e., ‘Somebody stole Miss Leung’s diamond ring’, we can omit the doer
of the action and start the sentence with the receiver of the action, i.e., ‘Miss Leung’s diamond
ring’.

3. STRUCTURE OF PASSIVE VERBS

Syntactic Structure

ACTIVE ----------------------- PASSIVE

e.g. eats ----------------------- is eaten

i.e. verb ----------------------- be + p.p./ V3

Subject + be + V3 + Object + Modifier

Note: “be” is changed according to

 the tense of the sentence

 the number (singular/plural) of the subject of thesentence.

Indicative Mood formation of Passive Voice

Tense Auxiliary Bentuk Verba

Simple Present am/is/are past participle

Present Continuous am/is/are being past participle

Present Perfect have/has been past participle

Present Perfect have/ has been past participle

 Continuous** being

Simple Past was/were past participle

Past Continuous was/were being past participle

Past Perfect had been past participle

Past Perfect
had been being past participle
Continuous**

Simple Future will (shall) be* past participle

Future Continuous** will (shall) be being past participle

Note:

* Other auxiliaries capital form as will and shall conjunctions.

** Present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, future continuous, future perfect and
continuous tenses of the passive voice complicated and rarely used. Only the simplest form tenses of
the passive voice will be discussed.

Examples of passive voice sentences:

1. Passive Voice [Simple Present Tense]

-Pattern = Subject + to be + V3

Example :

A : She bring the book everyday

P : The book is brough by her

2. Passive Voice [Present Continous Tense]

-Pattern = Subject + to be + being + V3

Example :

A : He is driving the car yesterday

B : The car is being driven by him yesterday

3. Passive Voice [Present Perfect Tense]

-Pattern = Subject + have/has + been + V3

Example :

A : We have done our homework

B : Our homework have been done by us

4. Passive Voice [Simple Past Tense]

-Pattern = Subject + to be (was – were) + V3

Example :

A : I watered the flowers yesterday

B : The flowers were watered by me

EXERCISES :

1. A : Jack plays game

P : Game is played by Jack
2. A: She makes a cup of tea
P: A cup of tea is made by her
3. A: My father built this house.
P : This house was built by my father
4. A : Spielberg derected the movie ET
P : The movie ET was derected by spielberg
5. A : A few well chosen words convey a great deal of meaning.
P : A great deal of meaning is conveyed by a few well chosen words.