The document provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. In the active voice, the subject performs the action, while in the passive voice the subject is acted upon. The examples demonstrate how changing a sentence from the active to passive voice involves moving the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence and using a form of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb.
The document provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. In the active voice, the subject performs the action, while in the passive voice the subject is acted upon. The examples demonstrate how changing a sentence from the active to passive voice involves moving the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence and using a form of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb.
The document provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. In the active voice, the subject performs the action, while in the passive voice the subject is acted upon. The examples demonstrate how changing a sentence from the active to passive voice involves moving the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence and using a form of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb.
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil by the people. ● My grandfather built this house in 1943. The house was built in 1943 by my grandfather. ● The cleaner has cleaned the office. The office was cleaned by the cleaner. ● He had written three books before 1867. Three books had been written before 1867 by him. ● The traffic might have delayed Jimmy. Jimmy has been delayed by the traffic. ● They are building a new stadium near the station. The new stadium is being built near the station. ● I had cleaned all the windows before the storm. All the windows had been cleaned before the storm by me. ● A workman will repair the computer tomorrow. The computer will be repaired tomorrow by a workman. ● By next year the students will have studied the passive. The passive voice will be studied ● Somebody must have stolen my wallet. The wallet had been stolen by someone.